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need help SOON!
My '96 F150 2wd 302 M5OD is cutting in and out going down the road, its fine in the mornings and if its not to hot in the afternoon its fine, but if its hot out it will start fine and run fine until the thermostat pops, then it starts bucking and kicking, its shut off on me 2 times on me going down the road.
After it shuts off if I let it sit for 10-20 mins it'll start up fine and drive fine. And if I hold the clutch a rev it when it starts cutting out I can normally keep it going but in the end its inevitable, its going to shut off.
I've check the fuel pressure and its good, all in spec.
I'm stumped.
After it shuts off if I let it sit for 10-20 mins it'll start up fine and drive fine. And if I hold the clutch a rev it when it starts cutting out I can normally keep it going but in the end its inevitable, its going to shut off.
I've check the fuel pressure and its good, all in spec.
I'm stumped.
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That is strange where it starts bucking and kicking then shuts off and won't start for 10 to 20 minutes. Usually a bad ignition component will just up and die with no warning. We don't know for sure if it's an ignition problem or a fuel delivery problem. Some time when it dies and won't restart, you would have to check to see if you have spark through the spark plug wires while cranking the engine. Then you would know which tree to bark up: ignition or fuel delivery.
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So this is gonna sound nuts, but it could be spark plugs. If they're bad enough, they get hot, which increases the resistance, which increases the heat. You see where this is going. My 94 F250 with a 460 shut off on me right in the middle of town. And besides, you may as well change the plugs anyway.
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