85 Bronco starts sometimes
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85 Bronco starts sometimes
I recently bought a 1985 big Bronco 5.0 with fuel injection. The engine starts easily and runs as long as I want with a very erratic idle. Shut it off and start it again repeatedly with the same result. Let it sit for an hour and it will not start with out starter fluid and then stops running when the fluid burns up. Next day the same thing all over again. Any suggestions or ideas greatly appreciated.
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Originally Posted by 1985bronco
I recently bought a 1985 big Bronco 5.0 with fuel injection. The engine starts easily and runs as long as I want with a very erratic idle. Shut it off and start it again repeatedly with the same result. Let it sit for an hour and it will not start with out starter fluid and then stops running when the fluid burns up. Next day the same thing all over again. Any suggestions or ideas greatly appreciated.
Keep giving us more info........but off the top of my head....it sounds like a fuel pressure problem........got a Haynes or Clymer manual?
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Yesterday when the truck would no longer start there was no sound from the fuel pump when the ignition switch was turned to "on". The truck started easily today twice and the fuel pump did come on. The pattern seems to be that after the truck runs for a while the fuel pump stops working until the next day. There are no after market or custom parts visible on the truck. I don't have a code reader.
