E150 Van 1991 won't start when engine is hot

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Nov 24, 2003 | 01:49 PM

davedude

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E150 Van 1991 won't start when engine is hot

I've got a 1991 E150 6 cylinder van that runs beautifully. It starts right up when cold. But after running and turning off when the engine is hot, it won't start back up. Have to wait a few hours. I've replaced the starter, solenoid, radiator, plug wires, distributor, and adjusted the timeing and still have the problem. I've heard the next year, similar engine had a fan installed. Can anyone help. I've got alot of time invested and just hate to throw in the towel.

Nov 24, 2003 | 06:06 PM

c96drumm

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Did you replace the ignition module when you replaced the distributor? Any codes?

Nov 24, 2003 | 07:23 PM

stein78

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Did you replace the ignition module when you replaced the distributor? Any codes?

Sounds like a typical ignition module failure to me. The exact thing happened to one of my old cars. Best of luck.

Nov 25, 2003 | 07:04 AM

davedude

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The distributor that I replaced had a module in it. Is that the module you mean? Also, what do you mean by codes?

Nov 25, 2003 | 07:36 PM

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Codes from the engine computer, or ECM. If something in the engine electronics isn't right, the computer might set a code to steer you in the right direction to fix it.A Haynes manual shows how to do that and what the codes mean. You can get a reader or use a paper clipto make the check engine light blink out the codes. Do a search on this forum to find out about that.