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Old Apr 9, 2017 | 07:18 PM
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7.3 IDI stalling

My '92 F250 7.3 IDI has suddenly developed an annoying stalling problem. I always store it during the winter months and just got it back out a couple of weeks ago. I've been using it around the farm and it ran great for about the first week, but now it stalls whenever I decelerate. If I slowly back off the accelerator it will idle smoothly around 700 RPM and runs great otherwise...no missing, no smoke and normal power. But if I blip the throttle slightly it will stall immediately upon deceleration instead of returning to idle. It starts again easily and if I slowly back off the accelerator it will stabilize and idle, but when I'm driving it it will often stall when shifting gears or slowing down to a stop. I've had it happen when the fast idle solenoid is on during warmup as well. Any thoughts?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2017 | 07:42 PM
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Remove the fuel filter,fill it with ATF and reinstall.Start the engine (may stall,require lots of cranking to start again,to re-prime) and let the engine smooth out.Once it smooths,wait a few more seconds and shut it off.Wait a couple hours and restart the truck.Now she will no longer stall on deceleration.You can even give it a few quick snaps to try and force it to stall,only to find the problem is completely cured.
 
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