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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 01:57 PM
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87 150 running problem

I been using my bosses 87 f 150 truck since we do not own a vehicle right now, and it was running real bad i cleaned the idle air control about 1 1/2 months ago changed the plugs wires cap etc it was running great then the other morning it just would not start got it started running rough now my wife just broke down and i got a tow bill, what could this be i am not great with all this fuel injected stuff
 
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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Check for spark/fuel/air. The air part is pretty easy, it's the spark and fuel part that you need to look into. Check for spark at the plugs. You can push the valve on the fuel rail to check for presence of fuel, but you really need a fuel pressure gauge to measure it. And as always check for codes before going too far beyond the basics.
 
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how do you check the codes???
 
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