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fordtrucks80up-digest Monday, September 22 1997 Volume 01 : Number 126



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In this issue:

Re: fordtrucks80up-digest V1 #125 ["Alan Heaberlin" ]
Ranger 5spd OD Ratio Change [Gary Snook ]
Re: fordtrucks80up-digest V1 #125 ["C. E. White" ]
Questions about F-150 [MuddFlappC aol.com]
1997 Ford F350 PowerStroke [Jan Campbell ]
Re: 1997 Ford F350 PowerStroke ["C. E. White" ]
Re: 1997 Ford F350 PowerStroke [Andre Ducote ]
Re: 1997 Ford F350 PowerStroke [johnboy popalex1.linknet.net]
Re: 1997 Ford F350 PowerStroke [ERI302 aol.com]
2 questions [Ezekial ]
Re: 2 questions [johnboy popalex1.linknet.net]

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Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 06:56:38 -0700
From: "Alan Heaberlin"
Subject: Re: fordtrucks80up-digest V1 #125

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Try checking your TPS (throttle position sensor). For some reason they seem
to be wimpy on Ford trucks. My 86 Ranger 4X4 is on its 2nd one, the Bronco
> II I just got rid of needed one when it left, and my 94 Explorer engine
> light went on last Saturday. You guessed it! TPS is what the code reader
spit out.
Buffalo Al

> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 17:40:54 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "John W. McCleney Jr."
> Subject: hesitation
>
> I've got a 1991 f-150 spacecab with 170,000 mi. on it. When I first
> start-up in the morning ,the first time I try to put it in drive it
> kills. Everytime!! When I restart and put in drive it runs fine.
> I was told that it sounded like the idle control motor so I had it
> taken apart and cleaned. No difference! I also borrowed one of those
> injector cleaning tolls that operates off of air and flushed the fuel
> inj. twice. No good! It's also got a hesitation when first taking off.
> I don't know if the two things are related or not.
> I've done a complete tune-up including plugs, wires, rotor, cap, pcv,
> air cleaner, and breather filter. None of this has made any difference
> on either problem. (although cleaning made a big difference on gas
> mileage).
> Can anybody think of anything???
>
> Thanks
> John McCleney Jr.
>
> 302 V-8
> AOD

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color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">Try checking your TPS (throttle =
position sensor). For some reason they seem to be wimpy on Ford trucks. =
My 86 Ranger 4X4 is on its 2nd one, the Bronco II I just got rid of =
needed one when it left, and my 94 Explorer engine light went on last =
Saturday. You guessed it! TPS is what the code reader spit =
out.Buffalo Al> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 17:40:54 -0700 =
(PDT)> From: "John W. McCleney Jr." <
color=3D"#0000FF">jmccleney rocketmail.com
color=3D"#000000">>> Subject: hesitation> > I've =
got a 1991 f-150 spacecab with 170,000 mi. on it. When I first> =
start-up in the morning ,the first time I try to put it in drive =
it> kills. Everytime!! When I restart and put in drive it runs =
fine. > I was told that it sounded like the idle control motor so =
I had it> taken apart and cleaned. No difference!  I also =
borrowed one of those> injector cleaning  tolls that =
operates off of air and flushed the fuel> inj. twice. No good! =
It's also got a hesitation when first taking off.> I don't know =
if the two things are related or not. > I've done a complete =
tune-up including plugs, wires, rotor, cap, pcv,> air cleaner, =
and breather filter. None of this has made any difference> on =
either problem. (although cleaning made a big difference on gas> =
mileage). > Can anybody think of anything???> > =
Thanks> John McCleney Jr.> > 302 V-8> =
AOD

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Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 09:10:59 -0500
From: Gary Snook
Subject: Ranger 5spd OD Ratio Change

I would like to know if it is possible to change the 5th gear (OD) ratio =
on my 94, 4.0L with 5 spd 3.53 LS rear end. On the highway, this truck =
would like a "6th" gear, and milage isn't as good as it could be. Tach =
reads 3,000 at 65. There is plenty of power available for anything =
without downshifting. Thanks - Gary

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Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 11:07:07 -0400
From: "C. E. White"
Subject: Re: fordtrucks80up-digest V1 #125

Alan Heaberlin wrote:
>
> Try checking your TPS (throttle position sensor). For some reason they
> seem to be wimpy on Ford trucks. My 86 Ranger 4X4 is on its 2nd one,
> the Bronco II I just got rid of needed one when it left, and my 94
> Explorer engine light went on last Saturday. You guessed it! TPS is
> what the code reader spit out.
> Buffalo Al

One word of warning...There are lots of failures that will cause the TPS
to show up as bad when it is in fact good. For instance an intake
manifold leak will set the TPS failure code. So will lots of other
failures. Anytime the engine speed is out of spec in relationship to the
TPS reading the TPS failure code is set. The shop manual has a specific
order for diagnosing problems. The TPS is one of the last things to be
replaced. Make sure you don't have any intake manifold or EGR system
leaks first. Then reset the codes, run the engine for a while and
recheck.

Ed
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Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 11:57:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: MuddFlappC aol.com
Subject: Questions about F-150

I just bought a 91 F-150 w/ a 5.0, & AT and I have a few questions:

1. My fuel mileage seems to suck! >10 MPG, is this normal?
2. What is the correct Spark Plug Gap? Sticker under hood says 0.042-0-046
and Champion says 0.054?....

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