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| 1994 Ford E-350 Econoline 4.9L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FTJS34Y9R Hey Ford guy's... I have a 94 E-350 with 250K on it that came in with the O2 at 978mv. It would not switch. The cat was broken up so we replaced it along with the O2 sensor. We also gave it a complete tune-up. with an IAC because of an idle surge. Idle surge i... |
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| 1994 Ford F-150 XL 5.8L Stall VIN: 1FTEX14H2R hopefully some of you have run into this the truck stalls when you put it into reverse only, if you gas it when you put it in reverse it will stay running, it does not do it every time but about every other time, any help will be great thanks. |
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| 1995 Ford Escort LX 1.9L No Start VIN: 1FASP11JXS car came in about a week ago with the complaint that it would not start when hot or hard to start. connected fuel pressure gauge and checked fuel pressure. fuel pressure is good but the car would not hold pressure so i installed a fuel pressure regulator. fuel... |
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| 1995 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L Mechanical VIN: 1FTCR14XXP Ford techs, I have this Ranger here that doesn't have 3rd gear. All other gears work just fine. When the vehicle is shifted to 3rd nothing happens. Feels as if vehicle is still in neutral. Before I tear into this thing I was wondering if anyone had any other s... |
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| 1996 Ford Mustang 4.6L cooling system items VIN: V4TF164148 vehicle came in with a cracked radiator. replaced the radiator and thermostat. purged air from system(ok) temp(ok) - 1,000 miles later, the waterpump failed-leaking from weep hole. replaced the waterpump and temp sensors. bleed system and verified cooling syst... |
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| 1998 Ford Taurus SE Comfort 3.0L trans VIN: 1FAFP53S1W The original customer complaint: At start-up (in park) the car momentarily lunges forward as though in gear. At times the engine races up to 2000 rpm for about 5 secs then returns to normal idle speed. No other symptoms or trans problems. Before car could be ... |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FTRXO8L2W Hi, Truck came in with Check Engine light on and misfire felt. Had 3 codes Random misfire, and two O2 sensor codes. If I remember it was Bank 1 sensor 1 and Bank 2 sensor 1. Found a vacuum leak near IAC. Spark plugs were O.E. and due at 60k. Replaced with Moto... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 1999 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FTPE24L7X We have this van that sets a misfire code for cyl. #1 but doesnt trigger light and doesnt always set right away. Tech has done a compression test replaced plugs and also replaced coil over assembly on # 1 cyl. Fuel pressure is a good 37 psi and rises up when a... Trouble codes: 301 |
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| 2000 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L No Start VIN: 1FAFP42X8Y have a 2000 mustang 4.6 liter with coil over plug. The )coil packs go out every now and then. The owner of this vehicle has had )many break downs and every time it was the coil packs. I need to know )if this problem is an isolated case or many other mustang 4.... |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar SEL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA5341Y hi, once again i was told that this is my new problem. the vehicle has come in 3 times now the first tech to check it says that he can not find any vacum leaks i have not had a chance to look at this truck yet. has any one else had this problem? Trouble codes: P0170 |
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| 2001 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Stall VIN: 1FAFP36351 Vehicle starts but stalls as soon as throttle is released. Will crank for a few seconds before restarting if attempted right away. If it sits for 10 seconds or so before attempting a restart it will start right up but stall immediately. In addition to the test... |
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| 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC 5.0L air suspension VIN: 1LNCM93E5L this car was brought in with fail air suspension. we have replace the air ride compressor and both front ride height sensors. the rear suspension now works as it should but the front has to aired up at the compressor and will fall as the vehicle is driven. we ... |
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| 1992 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L Engine perfornace VIN: 1LNLM81W9N This car came in with lack of power under load. When O2 sensors were replaced the problem seem to have gone away for a short while. Initially there was no codes in the computer. When under load the O2 sensors would go lean and the injector pulse would go up to... |
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| 1995 Lincoln Continental Diamond Anniversary 4.6L lights VIN: 1LNLM97V1S Occassionally while driving and then coming to a complete stop the customer complains the interior lights activate and the "door ajar" dashlight illuminates. Has anyone experienced this quirk? We aren't sure if we should delve into this one? Any help would be ... |
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| 1997 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L plugged fuel system VIN: 1LNLM81W8V Fellow techs, We have a Lincon here that someone has put suger or corn syrup into the fuel tank. The customer ran the vehicle untill it quit.( she did'nt know it was in there) I have removed the fuel tank and flushed it, replace fuel filter, tried to flush the... |
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| 1993 Mercury Tracer 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 3MAPM10J8P This car has a really low idle surge after it warms up. The customer says it dies, but I haven't had it die on me. With a scantool hooked up, I can watch the car in closed loop at idle. After a while the O2 voltage dropps to 15 to 36 mV. The sft will follow b... |
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| 1990 Merkur scorpio 2.9L Poor Fuel Economy, low on power Hi this is my first help request and it concerns the ign. advance.The engine/management system is from what in the U.K. is called a Ford Granada.My problem is after setting the base timing in code 60 (spout disabled) the engine is gutless.The timing advances u... Trouble codes: 52 (transmission in drive) |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1988 Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer 2.9L shift lever centering pin VIN: 1FMCU14T5J by knocking the pin back and forth with a punch to loosen the knurled shoulder, and with two sharp small screw drivers one on each side i pryed the pin out. i was able to remove the pin, even after i had already messed the head of the pin up by nipping off the... |
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| 1988 Ford Ranger S 2.9L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 1FTBR10T4J thanks for the help,or support,the new o2 sensor did fix this truck,i did check the grounds that you guys were aware of,i used a volt drop on them with engine running,they all checked out ok,the big concern was the negative voltage the lab scope was showing on... |
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| 1991 Ford F-350 Custom 7.3L code 23 VIN: 2FTJW35M1M I did get an e-mail that said i could set the tps by an ohm meater with still the .515 block in the fuel injection pump set the top and middle wires to 1800 ohms. Trouble codes: 23 (FIPL sensor), 62 (trans code). |
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| 1995 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Surge VIN: 3FALP65445 I found that disconncting the spout connctor the car ran fine I replaced the ecm and found car to run great.Thanks |
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| 1998 Ford Ranger XL 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTYR1OC9W Finally, this one's out the door. I probably spent more time on this in 5 weeks than anything else, but it did get pushed off to the side for 2-3 days at a time because of our work load. As it turned out we surmized that when the timing belt broke it must ha... |
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| 1999 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L power steering pump and rack VIN: 2FMZA5149X Thanks to all who replied. I got 15 replies and about ten hit the nail on the head. The pressure and return lines were crossed. So I replaced the top seal, swapped the lines and started it up. This time I made sure not to stick my arm through the wheel, and lo... |
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| 2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L turn signals VIN: 1FTSX31F5Y there are too many people to thank for their help. just about everyone that responded were right on the money. the relay was to the right of the steering column and was blue. thanks for all of the very quick responces. |
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