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Hesitation
MY dad has a 98 f150 that he bought from his company recently. It has 140,000 miles on it. HE has been telling me that he is noticing a hesitation when he gets on the freeway, or even just speeding up. I rode in it the other day and there is a hesitation, but then it will decide to go. What do yall think is wrong? Injectors, plugs and wires?
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Can anyone help us? Also does anyone have a right up on how to change the injectors if that is what needs to be done, cuz I'm used to working on my TA and haven't touched his truck yet.
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Originally Posted by 92merc
I'd be looking into replacing the fuel filter. That's a fairly easy place to start. Usually a really plugged filter will through a code, but maybe you're not that bad yet.
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Originally Posted by blu98ta
He told me that he just did that.
While there was an improvement, I still occasionally experience some hesitation especially if I'm running my truck at a constant speed for a while. The mechanic has already checked the vacuum and it seems that all are in good order. I'll see if things would improve if I'll change the plug wires.
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Try some seafoam
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If there is any question as to how old the plugs are then they should be replaced and then go from there if it still isn't how it should be.
Today I worked on a truck that the customer's complaint was a lack of power.
It was missing so bad under heavy throttle that I could barely get up to highway speed. At cruise it ran good.
The plugs were really bad and 2 of them were rusty. I replaced the plugs, cleaned the COPs and MAF and it ran like new again.
Today I worked on a truck that the customer's complaint was a lack of power.
It was missing so bad under heavy throttle that I could barely get up to highway speed. At cruise it ran good.
The plugs were really bad and 2 of them were rusty. I replaced the plugs, cleaned the COPs and MAF and it ran like new again.
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