fuel shutoff switch
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fuel shutoff switch
my hayes manual is down at my family's house...
does a '98 f150 have a fuel shutoff switch? i need to do some fuel injector work and don't feel like covering myself with gas. thanks!
Luke--
does a '98 f150 have a fuel shutoff switch? i need to do some fuel injector work and don't feel like covering myself with gas. thanks!
Luke--
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ALL fuel injected vehicles now have a cutoff switch.
Consult your owner's manual for the location. If you don't have one, you can download a PDF copy from www.fleet.ford.com
Steve
Consult your owner's manual for the location. If you don't have one, you can download a PDF copy from www.fleet.ford.com
Steve
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I don't see how the cut-off switch is going to help you. The button on it is a reset button, to turn it back on if it has been tripped off by impact. You want to turn it OFF, then crank the starter. So you would have to unplug the connector. On my '97, the c/o switch is just to the right of the front passengers feet. You can feel the push button on it through a cut-out in the plastic side panel. To unplug the connector, you will have to remove the whole plastic panel.
Why not just depress the fuel rail test port Shrader valve to depressurize? Since you are going to have to work on this with a cool engine (right?), the fuel pressure drops over time after it is turned off. After about 2 hours, its dropped a lot. Very little gas will come out of the Shrader valve then.
Why not just depress the fuel rail test port Shrader valve to depressurize? Since you are going to have to work on this with a cool engine (right?), the fuel pressure drops over time after it is turned off. After about 2 hours, its dropped a lot. Very little gas will come out of the Shrader valve then.
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what kind of work are you going to do? when I changed the fuel filter I released the presser from the fuel rail and changed it the only fuel I got out wasthat which was indied the old fuel filter. No problems.
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