F250 ran rough
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F250 ran rough
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 19-Nov-02 AT 01:58 PM (EST)]I drove my truck to the RV place to get my campers's tanks filled which was about 20 miles away. I pulled in and while sitting there at an idle, the engine started running real rough. I ran the engine up in RPM and I could still feel it running rough. Put it in gear and moved and it was still running rough. Turned the engine off and re-started it and it ran fine. I have 46,000 miles on the truck and it has never done this. The check engine light will sometimes come on but it ends up gone off after a short time and won't come on for a long time.
Any idea's? I don't have anything to check any codes so I was thinking it's time to take it into Ford for a checkup.
Darin Bell
1996 Ford F250HD, Super Cab, 4x4, 7.5l, E40D, 4.10 gearing
1997 Ford Explorer
Any idea's? I don't have anything to check any codes so I was thinking it's time to take it into Ford for a checkup.
Darin Bell
1996 Ford F250HD, Super Cab, 4x4, 7.5l, E40D, 4.10 gearing
1997 Ford Explorer
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F250 ran rough
>I drove my truck to the RV place to get my campers's tanks
>filled which was about 20 miles away. I pulled in and while
>sitting there at an idle, the engine started running real
>rough. I ran the engine up in RPM and I could still feel it
>running rough. Put it in gear and moved and it was still
>running rough. Turned the engine off and re-started it and
>it ran fine. I have 46,000 miles on the truck and it has
>never done this. The check engine light will sometimes come
>on but it ends up gone off after a short time and won't come
>on for a long time.
>
>Any idea's? I don't have anything to check any codes so I
>was thinking it's time to take it into Ford for a checkup.
>
>Darin Bell
>
>1996 Ford F250HD, Super Cab, 4x4, 7.5l, E40D, 4.10 gearing
>1997 Ford Explorer
Sounds like your EGR is getting some carbon chunks |(small but there all the same.)which are holding it open on idle and causing a lean run with associated rough running. Pull the EGR and clean out with carb cleaner and a brass brush. That should take care of the problem.
>filled which was about 20 miles away. I pulled in and while
>sitting there at an idle, the engine started running real
>rough. I ran the engine up in RPM and I could still feel it
>running rough. Put it in gear and moved and it was still
>running rough. Turned the engine off and re-started it and
>it ran fine. I have 46,000 miles on the truck and it has
>never done this. The check engine light will sometimes come
>on but it ends up gone off after a short time and won't come
>on for a long time.
>
>Any idea's? I don't have anything to check any codes so I
>was thinking it's time to take it into Ford for a checkup.
>
>Darin Bell
>
>1996 Ford F250HD, Super Cab, 4x4, 7.5l, E40D, 4.10 gearing
>1997 Ford Explorer
Sounds like your EGR is getting some carbon chunks |(small but there all the same.)which are holding it open on idle and causing a lean run with associated rough running. Pull the EGR and clean out with carb cleaner and a brass brush. That should take care of the problem.
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