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2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L starter VIN: 1FTNX21F2Y
Vehicle has a long start after sitting over night. things that have been checked. Glow plug relay working and passing current. glow plugs drawing 170 amps. oil reservoir full. no visible leaks and proper oil and viscosity. vehicle will have and extended but ...
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2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTNX205X8
Had this truck come in for a misfire and found only 27 psi fuel pressure. We commanded the fuel pump duty cycle with IDS and could not get pressure any higher. We put 12v to the pump directly and pressure did not raise. So we replaced pump with motorcraft and ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0191
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2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDRF3B62B
Under load uphill on a grade when towing a woodchipper the check engine light will flash everytime and go into a loss of power limp mode. just wondering if anybody has seen this concern before and how to proceed. without the woodchipper truck will run fine als... Trouble codes: P0302 (p0308-), P0308
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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1994 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1FDKE30G8R
I have not been back to vehicle since posting the original help request. I finally got authorization to do a leak down test but that won't happen for a couple of weeks so I will add comments later. I thought I had adjusted distributor for best vacuum, as Dan ...
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2005 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, vacuum in crankcase VIN: 1FMPU16535
We didn't feel like getting into the specifics of the misfire was as important as understanding why the crankcase was exhibiting the vacuum condition as we thought they were probably related. When we recieved Mike's reply, the old "duh" came to mind. We could... Trouble codes: P0304 (Cylinder 4 misfire), P0171 (Lean code), P0174 (Lean code).
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2006 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Lighting Dims Idle Surge VIN: 1FMYU93196
After 3 Motorcraft alternators, much testing and inspection, we opted to try a Genco alternator, yes... the "cheap low grade" alternator fixed this vehicle. No further voltage dropping out at idle causing rpm dip and lights to dim. We have 3 days, quite a few ...
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2000 Lincoln Continental 4.6L No Start VIN: 1LNHM97V5Y
Not sure what to say on this car. I installed a used PCM, and relearned the security system. The car still cranked a long time to start. Eventually it did start. One time when I drove it it lost power for 30 seconds, but then picked up and ran again. The custo... Trouble codes: U1051.
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