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Sep 14, 2004 | 10:23 AM

90125yes

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1988 F 250

I have a 1988 F250 that I bought in March 2004, my brother owned before me. He took it to Wyoming Last summer and had problems with the engine shutting down at around 60-65 MPH he changed the high pressure fuel pump and the computer module. Same thing kept happening when I bought from him. So I took it to a Ford dealer here, they changed the distributer stator & TFI module.It ran great untill yesterday, it took me 40 minutes to get home from work the same thing kept happening I was driving and it just stopped running, pull over and wait a couple of minutes and it would start again go another 1/4 mile or so and the same thing. Any ideas?

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Burt

Sep 14, 2004 | 01:55 PM

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Sep 14, 2004 | 02:28 PM

Eric C.

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First test the voltage to the TFI using a voltmeter pins 1&2 are run and 3 is start. Should be 90% of battery voltage. Test the coil resistance. Primary (low voltage) .3-1.0 ohms and secondary (high voltage) 8000-11500 ohms. You also need to check the low presure fuel pump. I had a Bronco II that did the exact same thing when the engine got warm in hot weather and stalled just like you discribe. I did everythng you did then said the heck with it and dropped the tank and found the wire to the fuel pump had been cut and shortened and the splice had broken. Repaired the wire, replaced the pump and suction strainer with tthe sender and it ran from then till the trans let go for the second time.