Computer problem?
Thread Starter
|
Freshman User
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Computer problem?
1992 F150 Custom Extened cab 4x4 5.8L E40D, PS, PB, AC.
Today I was on my way home from work, and while climbing a small hill, the truck bounced where it usually does, and the engine quit running. Cranking it caused a bit of gas smell, but no attempt to run.
Talking with a friend, later, he said that the cable to the computer might need to be reset, or the computer body might need to be tapped lightly, to get it to work.
Is this the wrong path to follow?
Today I was on my way home from work, and while climbing a small hill, the truck bounced where it usually does, and the engine quit running. Cranking it caused a bit of gas smell, but no attempt to run.
Talking with a friend, later, he said that the cable to the computer might need to be reset, or the computer body might need to be tapped lightly, to get it to work.
Is this the wrong path to follow?
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,442
Likes: 1
From: La Grande, OR
no, dont tap the computer, dont want something breaking in there. To reset the computer, disconnect it from the battery for about a half an hour or more. Make sure you have spark.....you said that it smelled like gas so that kinda rules this thought out, but check the fuel inertia switch just in case.
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,442
Likes: 1
From: La Grande, OR
Trending Topics
Lead Driver
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 9,556
Likes: 43
From: Concord, NC
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Thread Starter
|
Freshman User
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Mine is not fixed yet. I tripped the inertia switch, cranked it over, and nothing. I reset the inertia switch, cranked it over and I could smell gas. From that, I would believe that the problem is not the inertia switch.
Monday, I will have it towed to my mechanic friends shop. I have been wanting him to rebuild the differential anyhow.
`
Monday, I will have it towed to my mechanic friends shop. I have been wanting him to rebuild the differential anyhow.
`
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,442
Likes: 1
From: La Grande, OR
Originally Posted by jlripple
No I am not getting spark!
Thread Starter
|
Freshman User
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
I did not test for spark. If I was still a youngster (AT LEAST 20 OR SO YEARS YOUNGER), I would have had a spark plug to test it with. I know it needs a tuneup badly, from the looks of the distributor rotor and cap contacts, and with the other things needed, to be done, I decided not to check any further.
The mechanic will tell me what stopped the engine from running, and I will post whatever it was.
Thanks to all that offered assistance!
The mechanic will tell me what stopped the engine from running, and I will post whatever it was.
Thanks to all that offered assistance!
Last edited by Dean123; Mar 4, 2007 at 07:41 PM.