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died while driving. now won't start.
I have a 97 7.3 4x4 with 179k miles. Runs good and strong but doesn't like the cold. It stutters when cold and sometimes dies while driving. It died and now there's is no wts light and won't start. Read lot of forums. Need help, ideas, suggestions?
 
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Check fuse 22 if that's bad unhook fuel bowl heater an replace fuse
 
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Thank you Mike. I have missed this site a lot. Hoping to log in here a lot more often.
 
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I try to get on at least once a week but ive been so damn busy it makes it hard to.
 
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