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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for March 6, 2009 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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1986 Ford F-250 XL 5.0L No Start VIN: 1FTEF26N4G No-Start condition and can not use front tank. Customer stated that the vehicle had started to lose power and barely made it back to their house. Vehicle died and has not started since. Fuel tank has a cut filler neck where someone has siphoned gas. As you c... Trouble codes: 21 (Coolant Temp. Sensor out of range), 24 (Intake Air Temp. out of range), 31 (EGREVP/EPT Ckt out of range), 67 (PNP or Clutch switch ckt failure), 18 (No TACH Input or SPOUT Ckt open) |
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1993 Ford Taurus SHO 3.0L No Start VIN: 1FALP54Y5P This car seems to be possesed. Any help on this one would be greatly appreciated. I know that the sho taurus is a mess with commen problems. Car came in with codes 543,211,542 with intermentant no restart after driving car. Cranks over fine. Ran pinpoint test ... Trouble codes: 543 (fuel pump open batt to eca), 542 (fuel pump circuit fault), 211 (ign pickup circuit fault), 556 (fuel pump relay fault) |
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1997 Ford F-150 4.2L lights/heater VIN: 2FTDX172XC with truck running turn on blower switch, lights start clicking, turn signal/high beam light indiacators on dash lit up,shut off blower switch, turn on turn signal then head lights turn signals stop working turn off lights turn signals work, turn signal/ high ... |
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1999 Ford F-150 4.2L Misfire VIN: 1FTZY1726X Skips on all cylinder on right bank.rechecked spark.injector pluse,pulled injectors to check.compression test 180 psi Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303 |
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2000 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP34P9Y Hello everyone, I have this Focus that is kicking my butt.It sets a P0304 and is misfiring noticeably when in high gear/lockup.At the shop when in park or in gear it idles smooth unless you put it in drive and rev to about 1500 then slowly release the gas peda... Trouble codes: 0304 (cyl 4 misfire) |
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2001 Ford Ranger XL 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTYR10C11 After all previously listed work and lots of time spent looking at data stream and tech bulletins, this truck will still set code and engine light after a few days driving. It runs ok but trim numbers show that it wants more fuel both at idle and driving. this... Trouble codes: P0171 |
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2004 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP56274 Hello I need a proper procedure how to align the Cam Synchronizer we replaced the Cam Sensor and the synchro that was damaged and aligned it on tdc just like it says on alldata and used the otc aligning tool but still keep getting that code I have checked all ... Trouble codes: P0340 (cam sensor sygnal problem) |
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2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Mechanical VIN: 1FTPW14564 costomer complaint of whistle under hood at normall driving conditions in cold weather. whistle will respond with throttle. fuel millage has dropped. can not duplicate in shop. suspect intake gaskets but thought i would ask before tear down. thanks for your ad... |
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2005 Ford Five Hundred SEL 3.0L oil VIN: 1FAHP27185 I am using mitchel repair info and what i dont have is a proper descripton for servicing the rear diferental. It is two parts the front uses volvo fluid the rear is gear oil. I have two plugs next to eachother on the left side these may be the fill plugs is th... |
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2006 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Fuel Gauge VIN: 1FTPX14V06 When the key is turned on the needle moves but further towards the E side down below it as if voltage was applied backwards. Everthing is new, wires to cluster ohm out.I do not get 10 volts to circuit 705,fuse 24 is good but ohm tests indicate that wire is goo... |
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1999 Lincoln Town Car Executive 4.6L Park/Tail Lights VIN: 1L1FM81W7X Tail lights and front parking lights do not work even when the head lights are on. Has anyone come across this? I believe it is not related to this vehicle being a limo as it was build to Ford QVM Specs. This system is fused to the #5 fuse which is live on bot... |
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2001 Lincoln LS 3.9L Hesitation, Cuts out I am fighting this LS, it acts like dirty maf sensor. If you drive it nice it runs great, if you drive it hard it acts like it is starving for fuel ( won't shift, or gain rpm, in fact it falls hard on its and will not recover until you let out of it) Fuel pres... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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1992 Ford F-250 Custom 7.3L Mechanical VIN: 1FTHX26M7N morning to all, thanks for the help. here's what we did. removed the large screw in cap on the rabs valve lightly pressed the pedal and the valve moved. then just to double check made up a short line to by pass rabs valve re bled rears and pedal stayed high an... |
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1995 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Starting VIN: 1FMDU34X0S Thanks for the input. The draw was definately in the GEM circuit. Could not find any abnomal function of lights w/ws etc. After leaving the GEM disconected over last weekend, the problem did not recur and the module repeatedly shut-down after about half an hou... |
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2000 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L ABS module VIN: 1FAFP5822Y thanks for the help guys. i put a new module in it and everythings working good. thanks again. |
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2000 Ford Mustang 3.8L second gear VIN: 1FAFP4041Y It seems like it is probably a bad intermittent clutch or snap ring failure. Customer refused repair at this time. Thanks again for the fast replies. I was just fooled by the bench test with scanner. I must have had a very quiet solenoid. |
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2004 Ford E-250 5.4L interior lighting VIN: 1FTNE24L44 Closing this at this point: Just checked with customer and symptoms have not recurred yet. Appreciate all the replies. We're looking forward to seeing this vehicle in the future. |
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2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L Power Seat VIN: 1FMFU17L34 This seat ghost is very frustrating. Tried several items that other members suggested. The only thing that worked was to take out the fuse. Still think the module has an internal problem. Customer will take back to dealership becasue they had installed a new m... |
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2003 Lincoln Town Car Cartier 4.6L battery drain VIN: 1LNHM83WX3 This was a tricky one that not many applied to. One suggested to replace the door ajar switchs, which we did on the front two doors and after that, all is well. Sorry for the delay, our shop got really busy in this economy. |
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