Ignition control module?
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Ignition control module?
1989 F350 with a 351 fuel injected.
This has happened to me three times, each slightly different but it's making the truck so unreliable I need to fix it.
Starts fine, idles fine, then all the sudden no acceleration. Check engine is on. The one time I was able to pull codes on it, it basically said every single error code in the book. Can lightly step on the gas to get it to go a bit faster but there's a fine line between getting some acceleration and having it cough, sputter and barely keep running. Luckily have been able to limp home. Sits and cools off then starts and drives perfectly.
When the 1986 460 did this I gave it a new "brain" and all was well. Where's the brain on this thing? Is it the ignition control module? Are they seriously that much cheaper on these newer models? The 86's brain was the giant box on the fender well that pretty much everything plugged into. This thing just has a sea of connectors, sans brain. Where's the brain on this thing?
This has happened to me three times, each slightly different but it's making the truck so unreliable I need to fix it.
Starts fine, idles fine, then all the sudden no acceleration. Check engine is on. The one time I was able to pull codes on it, it basically said every single error code in the book. Can lightly step on the gas to get it to go a bit faster but there's a fine line between getting some acceleration and having it cough, sputter and barely keep running. Luckily have been able to limp home. Sits and cools off then starts and drives perfectly.
When the 1986 460 did this I gave it a new "brain" and all was well. Where's the brain on this thing? Is it the ignition control module? Are they seriously that much cheaper on these newer models? The 86's brain was the giant box on the fender well that pretty much everything plugged into. This thing just has a sea of connectors, sans brain. Where's the brain on this thing?
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99% chance you have a bad engine computer or "ECM".
Yours should be located below and to the right of your brake master cylinder and booster.
It sits inside the firewall, and will require you to loosen the fenderwell enough that you can push down the plastic fenderwell to slide the computer out.
I would highly recommend removing the connector and then removing the computer from the truck completely so you can open it up and look inside, you'll most likely find the three electrolytic capacitors have been leaking and ruined the board of the computer.
Yours should be located below and to the right of your brake master cylinder and booster.
It sits inside the firewall, and will require you to loosen the fenderwell enough that you can push down the plastic fenderwell to slide the computer out.
I would highly recommend removing the connector and then removing the computer from the truck completely so you can open it up and look inside, you'll most likely find the three electrolytic capacitors have been leaking and ruined the board of the computer.
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A9x ECM's (and same years ECM's) Failures Due to Age
This worked wonders for me. Even if this happens to not be your specific problem, it probably needs to be done anyway.
Order (2) of these:
Invalid Request
And (1) of these:
Invalid Request
...before you tear into it and you can continue driving it in the meantime.
This worked wonders for me. Even if this happens to not be your specific problem, it probably needs to be done anyway.
Order (2) of these:
Invalid Request
And (1) of these:
Invalid Request
...before you tear into it and you can continue driving it in the meantime.
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Search on E9TF-AE1A, it narrows down the search by several orders of magnitude. Standard Motor Products has a re-manufactured unit under their Part# EM10200.
These folks repair PCM/ECMs: Ecu Repair Now, automotive circuit board testing and repair you might try giving them a shout.
These folks repair PCM/ECMs: Ecu Repair Now, automotive circuit board testing and repair you might try giving them a shout.
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It looks like they toss out some of the part number, and you order via AEA instead of AE1A for the last chunk of the part number. On the backside are numbers printed on the plastic itself, 8915-1010 then E9AF 14A624 AA
This unit has just the one capacitor, which I think I'll swap out anyway and put unit back in. After so much grief lining up capacitors for the wrong model and getting the one evil tiny stuck recessed 4MM bolt out to open the thing up I feel like I'm being lazy if I don't attempt a cap replacement.
I did come to the same conclusion that I'd order "STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS Part #EM10200" as a replacement.
This unit has just the one capacitor, which I think I'll swap out anyway and put unit back in. After so much grief lining up capacitors for the wrong model and getting the one evil tiny stuck recessed 4MM bolt out to open the thing up I feel like I'm being lazy if I don't attempt a cap replacement.
I did come to the same conclusion that I'd order "STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS Part #EM10200" as a replacement.
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