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Offline 1979C20

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Ford Problems
« on: April 18, 2014, 11:06:18 am »
Not sure where to turn here for answers so I figured I would ask around here. My buddy has a '90 ish ranger thats prerunned and has a 4.0v6 out of a 2001 explorer sport trac in it. He bought the truck the way it is. One night we were offroading and while cruising down the wash his truck died. He found the computer touching the starter solenoid. He replaced the computer and prom chip, as well as the frame mounted inline fuel pump with aftermarket wiring and relay. We cannot get the truck to run to save our lives. Hes got about 50psi at the rail, good strong spark, and good fuel. It will run on carb spray for a bit, but will not run on its own. One thing I noticed when I tested voltage at one of the Injectors was that both wires in the harness have 12v with ignition on. Im not sure if thats normal or not. Any ideas on what to test? All fuses are good and there are no engine codes.
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Offline LeftysRodandCustom

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Re: Ford Problems
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2014, 01:02:06 pm »
Some older fuel injected fords have a rollover switch that shuts them down in the event of a rollover. Had a buddy find this out the hard way with a country squire station wagon, it does have a reset on it and that fixed the problem. It didnt take a rollover to set it off, but some dukes of hazad type stuff was enough. Mainly though i suspect you'll find the real issue highlighted in blue and circled on the grill.
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Re: Ford Problems
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2014, 09:11:28 pm »
     Here is a step by step tutorial on testing a no-start ford 4.0.
     This should give you some points to check and hopefully be "the man" to your buddy.   8)
« Last Edit: April 19, 2014, 09:35:39 am by bake74 »
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: Ford Problems
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2014, 11:11:24 pm »
my moms e150 had a no start issue it turns out to be the crankshaft position sensor. cleaned up the terminals and it started up no problem. had good fuel pressure spark and injector signal.
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Re: Ford Problems
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2014, 07:44:12 am »
Ford Problems?

Is there enough bandwidth on this site to list them all..........
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Offline 87V20Kansan

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Re: Ford Problems
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2014, 12:57:35 pm »
Quote from: Engineer on April 20, 2014, 07:44:12 am
Ford Problems?

Is there enough bandwidth on this site to list them all..........

There isn't enough bandwidth on this site to deal with the problems ONLY associated with the 6.0 powerstroke.
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Offline 1979C20

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Re: Ford Problems
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2014, 05:21:55 pm »
That tutorial didnt help.
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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: Ford Problems
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2014, 05:54:03 pm »
Do you have a scan tool? You need to look at some PID's
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Re: Ford Problems
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2014, 12:20:09 am »
Will a scan tool actually show me information I need when the vehicle wont start/run? I dont own a scan tool, but I may have access to one
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Offline 79K10Crusher

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Re: Ford Problems
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2014, 05:22:18 pm »
The ranger I use to drive in high school had a switch in the passenger side floorboard right at the top of the carpet. Tall long legged people would always hit it and knock it loose. Might want to check that.
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