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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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need emergency help!

I'm on the side of the road, broke down on my phone. We were on our way to pick up a pizza doing sixty when my truck just quit. I felt the engine give out and no power. I put it in neutral and the rpms dropped to 0 so I suspect the transmission was keeping the engine going for a few seconds. Any ideas guys before I have to be towed??
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:23 PM
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maybe the cps
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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Is there anyway I can temporarily over ride it? No codes are being thrown. Fuel pressure is there, 40 psi.
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:26 PM
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im no expert but i dont think so.
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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Check the tin nut on your IPR ( to the drivers side of fuel bowl) to see if it is loose or has come off.
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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Okay, I've heard the fuel bowl heater shorting a fuse out could cause this. Any idea what one it could be?
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:33 PM
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Just checked the tin nut on the ipr, that's good. It just shut down. No oil leaks to explain no start, no codes either.
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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does the tach move when cranking?
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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Unplug the fuel bowl heater(white plug on back of fuel bowl), then check for a blown fuse...#30 I think...
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:40 PM
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Try looking at fuse#30 I'm not sure that is it. I think Ford changed it 2002 when they moved all the fuses in under the dash.
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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I un plugged the fuel bowl heater. My truck is an 02, do you think itd be the the same fuse? And is there a fuse i can pull to replace it for a quick fix?
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:53 PM
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The fuse was burnt, so i replaced it with my adjustable pedals one. Still didnt start. the tach does not move when trying to start, which tells me the cps is bad as well?
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:55 PM
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Are you getting your WTS indicator when you turn the key on?
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 06:01 PM
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Where might you be broken down at? Who knows one of us might be close enough to help you out
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 06:28 PM
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My glow plug light comes on as usual, everything seems fine except for the tach. I cant recall if my tach moved till it started anyway? Its an 02 and i thought in 02 they stopped that from moving anyway? Or was it the older ones that dont move. Im on my way to get a cps right now and cross my fingers.
 
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