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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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Fuel issue i think

I have a 1997 f-150 with a 5.4. I think that i have a fuel problem i but i cannot figure it out. I well be driving for awhile and then all of a sudden the truck starts to run really bad like it is not getting fuel. I shut the truck off and turn it back on and it runs fine. Does anyone have any input into what is going on? I have changed the computer not to long ago less then a year.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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You have nothing to go on at the moment.
Could be a lot of causes.
What give me a feeling is the off and on, then runs ok thing.
Sounds like relay contacts.
Could be the PCM relay, the fuel pump relay.
The relays release and reoperate closing contacts again.
Check grounds and cables.
Good luck.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 06:36 PM
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thanks at least it gives me a place to start.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 06:56 PM
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Have it scan and go from there.
You can find them for cheap on those bid websites.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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I do not have a check engine light on could i still scan it?
 
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 10:44 PM
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Yes
Mine had no check engine light but still had a bad coolant temp sensor.
After fixing it I had no codes and had a massive vacuum leak.
I fixed it and now I have no codes nor problems with the engine.
 
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