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I have a 89 f150 5.0 4x4 The other day it wouldn't start, well sort of did. Start and run for about few seconds either tank.
Replaced the coil, figured it would help orginal one to the truck and I couldn't tell if I had spark, just me and no remote starter switch, anyway.
No start.
Cleaned the cap and rotor and checked for cracks.
No start
I took the Thick Flim module off the dizzy and replaced it after I read it out with an ohm meter. Also found out Auto Zone can put them on a tester, found that when I bought the new one. I wanted to read it out before I bought it, that's when they told me they have a tester. Anyway the orginal tested bad top left to top right, GND to PIP IN.
No start.
So now I'm thinking it's a fuel problem so I figured I'd replace the fuel pressure regulator, again same one, and my thoughts were the 93 had a recall so why not just replace the 89's.
No start, but will run longer, good thing.
Son finally came home, so I got him to turn the key. I took a long skinny screwdriver held it to my ear while the other end is in the filler neck touching the side. I wanted to hear if the in-tank pumps were working. So while the key turned I could here each tank pump runs, just a little different sound. But that way I could hear the pump run. Then I went to the extrenal/main/high pressure, it was making some strange noises. So I went to the parts store found a couple different types. I went with the lifetime one, 135.00, the one year was 75.00. The way I figured if it died anytime after a year I'm good, free replacement. The Bosch pump won even at a higher price.
Started and runs great.
I also doubled checked the timing, warm engine, removed spout connector, set dizzy at 10 dbtc, replaced spout, smoked tires, even with 33x10.5x15 Geolander AT/II's.
So basiclly I had a couple problems the Thick Flim was bad on one circuit, and the main pump was going out or went out.
Replaced a couple things that may not needed to be replaced but, replaced them anyway.
Hope this info helps someone down the road.
Mike C.
Replaced the coil, figured it would help orginal one to the truck and I couldn't tell if I had spark, just me and no remote starter switch, anyway.
No start.
Cleaned the cap and rotor and checked for cracks.
No start
I took the Thick Flim module off the dizzy and replaced it after I read it out with an ohm meter. Also found out Auto Zone can put them on a tester, found that when I bought the new one. I wanted to read it out before I bought it, that's when they told me they have a tester. Anyway the orginal tested bad top left to top right, GND to PIP IN.
No start.
So now I'm thinking it's a fuel problem so I figured I'd replace the fuel pressure regulator, again same one, and my thoughts were the 93 had a recall so why not just replace the 89's.
No start, but will run longer, good thing.
Son finally came home, so I got him to turn the key. I took a long skinny screwdriver held it to my ear while the other end is in the filler neck touching the side. I wanted to hear if the in-tank pumps were working. So while the key turned I could here each tank pump runs, just a little different sound. But that way I could hear the pump run. Then I went to the extrenal/main/high pressure, it was making some strange noises. So I went to the parts store found a couple different types. I went with the lifetime one, 135.00, the one year was 75.00. The way I figured if it died anytime after a year I'm good, free replacement. The Bosch pump won even at a higher price.
Started and runs great.
I also doubled checked the timing, warm engine, removed spout connector, set dizzy at 10 dbtc, replaced spout, smoked tires, even with 33x10.5x15 Geolander AT/II's.
So basiclly I had a couple problems the Thick Flim was bad on one circuit, and the main pump was going out or went out.
Replaced a couple things that may not needed to be replaced but, replaced them anyway.
Hope this info helps someone down the road.
Mike C.
