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Jul 31, 2013 | 12:16 PM

johnnyggreen

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help me please

Ok brainstorm time. my truck was running fine the past few days minus a cylinder misfire and a lean code the misfire was due to a coil pack being out no big deal on that part but yesterday on 7/30/13 my temp gauge turned off my truck wouldnt go below 1k rpms and then the over heating light came on. i drove the one mile home and turned it off an hour later i went back out to my truck to get to work and it refused to start. i decided to just hold my foot down on the gas and crank it and it eventually started drove it to work with the same symptoms. now today its doing the same thing except now the truck is broke down in the parking lot at my job the engine is flooding cause i can smell it last night i changed the thermostat. i need all the ideas and help i can get so that i can get my truck up in running its a 2002 f150 5.4L 4x4

Jul 31, 2013 | 12:43 PM

Bluegrass 7

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First, the over heating brought on the 'Limp mode' to help protect the motor from overheat damage as a 'result' of a problem.
Over heating and flooding are normally unrelated unless something has happened like forcing the issue.
For over heating, is a head gasket blown, water pump faulty, thermostat faulty, radiator plugged, cat converter plugged etc.?
For flooding, is the fuel regulator now faulty, either to high pressure or the diaphragm is leaking into the intake manifold?
You have a lot to check then repairs to make.
Good luck.