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1984 Ford F-150 5.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FETEF14H7
Good evening to all I have this 1984 ford truck here that won,t idle,the only way it will run is about 2000 rpms or when the choke is on. The engine has been changed and the best I can tell is maybe it might be a 1976 351,the carb number is D6WE AA.The plugs a...
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1994 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L No Start VIN: 1FTCR10A5R
Have replaced ecm. Replaced the edis. Put a new crank sensor in. No spark.i have power to the coils.10.6v to the power side,9.4-7 on the other coil. No power to the injectors, noid light dead. No power. Put a jumper on the inertia switch but no result when cra...
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1999 Ford F-450 Super Duty XLT 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FDXF46F6X
This vehicle came in several weeks ago for a rough running condition. We replaced 2 injectors on the two cylinders that had low cylinder contribution. We also found the fuel filter to be falling apart. We replaced the fuel filter and cleaned all of the filter ...
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1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FTNF21S4X
Truck drove in running with rod knocking, replaced engine with Jasper and now won't start. It will hit a few times for a sec or two then starts killing injector pulse. If you crank again without returning the key to off you get nothing. Cycle the key it will t... Trouble codes: 1000 (OBD checks incomplete)
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2002 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 7.3L Misfire, vibration VIN: 1FDAF57F42
This truck has a miss or shake at all rpm. It is worst at approx 950 rpm. It sets a PO284 (cyl 8) during the balance test, but no other koeo or koer codes. It runs strong and doesn't have unusual smoke. We have tried removing the serp belt and unbolting the tr... Trouble codes: P0284
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2004 Ford Freestar SEL 4.2L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDA58284
just installed a new pcm.the old one had evidence of water leak into it.vehicle is back again with same concern;stall, surge, misfire,cuts out.new tps,coil pack,ckp sensor installed during previous repairs.sometimes engine idles normal but rpm increases to 200... Trouble codes: P0721 (p0732-), P0732 (p1270-), P1270 (p1502-), P1502 (u1039-), U1039 (p0340-), P0340
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2004 Ford E-250 5.4L pressures VIN: 1FDNS24L74
i have this hotel conversion van e250 with a dual ac unit. my low side pressure is 65 psi and my high side is 250. the lines are cold and condensating at both evaporators. i have already replaced both oriface tubes, compressor, and dryer. any help would be app...
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2003 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L suspension VIN: 5LMFU27R73
@ times front will drop 2 ground cycle the key will raise up 2 normal height ck resis on rear sensor no change when moving arm on any pin , the data screen showing to have over 2 millon voltage only on the rear (go figure) but the rear is not the issue . got a...
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2004 Lincoln LS 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1LNHM86S24
Trying to perform TSB 05-14-4 and already installed tps kit, trying to flash pcm and it says need build data, when I try to log onto ford it cant find build data, im in the FMP/IDS program and it says tryng to locate on net but it has been saying gathering dat... Trouble codes: P2106 (p2135-), P2135
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1998 Mercury Mystique GS 2.0L left rear brake line VIN: 3MELM66LRW
Vehicle came in on the hook with left rear brake locked up. Removed tire and drum and everything ruined. Replaced everthing, drums, cylinders, brake line speed sensor a e-brake cable. Went to bleed system and get no fluid and petal is hard like they are pumped...
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2005 Mercury Montego 3.0L Haldex Clutch VIN: 1MEFM43155
Ap1889 code was present- this is an oil pressure pump performance problem. We found the haldex clutch fluid to be slightly low. We could not get that fluid in town. I saw a posting on IATN (on a Ford I think) of the same code 1889 and the solution was to add f...
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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2001 Ford Ranger Edge 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1FTYR10U21
First, thanks for the help guys. Cleaned injectors, again, and it got a little better. Replaced injectors, and it improved greatly, but still was not right. Replaced MAF, and the surge at high RPM's was fixed, but it still missed once in a while(feel a stutt...
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2003 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMFU18L03
CJB at fault. The pin for the relay would make contact when cold, then when hot would move away from the circuit board. The old solder itself had "powdered" and was no longer providing a good connection. Michael from jersey- the modules were taken care of as a... Trouble codes: B1602, B1602, P0231.
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2003 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.0L Cuts out VIN: 1FDXF47P83
Well this vehicle has been running good now for about a month. All we were able to confirm is that the ecm was resetting and causing the vehicle to buck and cut out. After 2 hours of pulling and prodding the engine wiring harness, we were unable to locate the ... Trouble codes: P2614 (CMP output / open), P2617, P0278 (Cylinder 6 contribution).
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2004 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer 6.0L Alternator VIN: 1FMSU45P64
Lesson learned, it's easy to over look the simple things and get side tracked. As Bob from Minnesota and Charles from California stated it's best to verfiy the right alternator is installed as there are many changes with these engine from '03 to '07. In this...
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2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L Battery Drain VIN: 1FDWX34P05
THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES. JAMES FROM OHIO MANY THANKS. I REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND HAD FORD REPROGRAM THE IPC FOR 225.00. NOW AFTER THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF, THERE IS A .5 AMP DRAW FOR 20 MINUTES AND THEN A .009 AMP DRAW. THE DASH WAS 350.00 REMAN FROM...
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2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTSW20PX6
Thanks for all the help, and info guys, injector #5 was stuck open dumping in fuel, Replaced the 4 injectors on that bank,Also replaced the high pressure oil tube on that side with the new updated one, running like a dream. Changed the oil and filter, and fuel... Trouble codes: P0273 (Cylinder 5 Injector Circuit Low Hard Code), P0276 (Cylinder 6 Injector Circuit Low Pending Code), P0279 (Cylinder 7 Injector Circuit Low Pending Code).
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