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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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Hi I Have A 1990 F150 And Having Problems With Idle Surge. I Have Cleaned The iac. And Reset The Computer. And Checked For Vac Leak. I Was Wondering If The Code readers Walmart Sells are Any Good. And Would They Read Codes On A Truck As Old As mine. Thanks All
 
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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Yep. They will work just fine as long as they are for Ford OBD-I. I think that I paid $30 for mine at an Autozone.

On a side note, you may want to avoid capitalizing each word. It throws us off as we read.

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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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A "code reader" for that era vehicle is mostly going to be effective if your CEL is on. Beyond that, it is close to useless.

A paper clip can do the same thing and doesn't cost $30.

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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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Thanks for the help mickeywood. Sorry for the writing. I didnt know there was people on here with reading disabilitys.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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THESE GUYS ARE RIGHT ABOUT THE CODE READER AND CAPITALIZING EACH WORD.....BUT AT LEAST YOURE NOT TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS HEY! AND I rEaLlY hAtE iT wHeN pEoPlE tYpE lIkE tHiS!!!
 
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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pud, u r SucH a PUd!
 
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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flip me over upside down and backwards and im still pud

BTW FYI I got the name from the character in the Double Bubble comics, not pudennudum (sp?)
 
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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I just bought one for my 87 150 came with book and instructions to do several tests on engine and fuel injection i payed 30 as well from advance auto its a actron code reader it did help me figure out afew things I think its money well spent ive heard about the paper clip trick never tried it though computer and paper clips didnt sit well with me
 
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Pud, that is called Camel Caps
 
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