sputtering and hardly any hp can't do a burnout
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sputtering and hardly any hp can't do a burnout
I have 95 f150 xl 2 wheel drive and ever since i've gutted my cat my hp has really dropped. my exceleration sucks, can't even do a burnout and my truck once to shift into overdrive at 45 mph. i've noticed to that in second gear it sputters and i have to push the gas peddle to get through it. in overdrive under no load i can be doing 60 and going up a small incline my mph drops by 10 and i have to push the peddle to down shift.
i'll read some posts on here regarding empty cats, a bad o2 sensor and hp loss. my plugs are new along with my distributor cap. i forgot my mention that my gas gauge doesn't work and i've taken the rear tank off the truck and am using the front tank. the guage never worked in the front tank, but did in the rear until it stopped sending gas to the engine so i just took the rear tank off not needing two tanks........do i just need a new sending unit in my front tank to fix all these problems? my pap gave me this truck out of the blue on day and it has sentimental value to me and i'd like to keep it in good running order..... the truck only has 85,000 miles on it and has never been wrecked and i've done a transmission flush.......thanks
i'll read some posts on here regarding empty cats, a bad o2 sensor and hp loss. my plugs are new along with my distributor cap. i forgot my mention that my gas gauge doesn't work and i've taken the rear tank off the truck and am using the front tank. the guage never worked in the front tank, but did in the rear until it stopped sending gas to the engine so i just took the rear tank off not needing two tanks........do i just need a new sending unit in my front tank to fix all these problems? my pap gave me this truck out of the blue on day and it has sentimental value to me and i'd like to keep it in good running order..... the truck only has 85,000 miles on it and has never been wrecked and i've done a transmission flush.......thanks
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chadb
First off, have you checked for any codes?
Gutting the cat will not cause a driveability problem, however you could have sold the cat and gotten around $40 from a recycler which would have more than covered the cost of a straight pipe.
As far as going into OD at 45 mph, that does not sound unusuial. My 96 goes into OD at about 47 mph when unloaded.
Just a thought. Since you mentioned the removal of the fuel tank, it is possible that some crud in the fuel lines is now restricting fuel flow through the fuel filter. Maybe it is time to replace the filter.
As far as the gas gage not working, I would make sure that every other cause has been eliminated before I would remove the pump assy. I believe the sending unit/pump is sold as one part. Which is somewhat expensive.
Good luck, hope you get her fixed.
First off, have you checked for any codes?
Gutting the cat will not cause a driveability problem, however you could have sold the cat and gotten around $40 from a recycler which would have more than covered the cost of a straight pipe.
As far as going into OD at 45 mph, that does not sound unusuial. My 96 goes into OD at about 47 mph when unloaded.
Just a thought. Since you mentioned the removal of the fuel tank, it is possible that some crud in the fuel lines is now restricting fuel flow through the fuel filter. Maybe it is time to replace the filter.
As far as the gas gage not working, I would make sure that every other cause has been eliminated before I would remove the pump assy. I believe the sending unit/pump is sold as one part. Which is somewhat expensive.
Good luck, hope you get her fixed.
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From: Laramie, WY
You can buy a new pump and reuse the old sending unit, but sounds like your sender may be bad anyway. Check fuel pressure on the rail to see if you have a weak pump/restricted fuel flow. I change fuel filters pretty regularly, if you don't know when it was last changed it should be done.
Did the truck run fine before you did anything to it?
My OD will come on at 40mph if I'm not pushing on the skinny peddle hard. Comes off at 37mph if I'm gently slowing down.
IIRC a 1995 doesn't have an O2 sensor after the cat, whereas a 1996 does, so no cat shouldn't have wrecked your sensor.
Why do burnouts? They're hard on everything!
Did the truck run fine before you did anything to it?
My OD will come on at 40mph if I'm not pushing on the skinny peddle hard. Comes off at 37mph if I'm gently slowing down.
IIRC a 1995 doesn't have an O2 sensor after the cat, whereas a 1996 does, so no cat shouldn't have wrecked your sensor.
Why do burnouts? They're hard on everything!
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why would you want to do a burnout? it destroys your tires and puts lots of strain on your transmission. the engine wont care but the transmission sure as hell will, and so will your tires.
as far as driveability, you really should have just cut off your cat and replaced it with a pipe like another member said, or just replaced it with an exhaust sytem from flowmaster or magnaflow that dosent use cats.
it also seems like there is something clogged in the fuel system, i would go for a fuel system clean.
also, my '94 with a 5.8L 351 will go into OD around the speed yours does so yeah its normal.
as far as driveability, you really should have just cut off your cat and replaced it with a pipe like another member said, or just replaced it with an exhaust sytem from flowmaster or magnaflow that dosent use cats.
it also seems like there is something clogged in the fuel system, i would go for a fuel system clean.
also, my '94 with a 5.8L 351 will go into OD around the speed yours does so yeah its normal.
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