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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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Fuel relay

I have an '87 f250 w/302 v-8. It died on me less than a mile from home. Had it towed home. Less than an hour later, I found the fuel-relay on the wheel-well.I tapped on the relay a few times and the truck started right up.I bought a new relay switch, is there anything that I need to know about changing the switch? This is likely the problem right?

Thanks for any input.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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If it's just the little cube looking relay, pull the old one and plug in the new one and go on your merry way. I keep an extra relay in the toolbox, just in case.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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parts store gave the wrong one. got it right the second time. truck had dual tanks and i removed the rear tank. It won't run without both relays in place. went for a test drive and it was sputtering real bad going up a steep hill, think the gas gauge has quit working accurately. Thanks tex94.
 
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