RPM's drop off and smell of burning
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RPM's drop off and smell of burning
The other day, my wife was driving down the highway in her 2002 F-150 when the RPM's just dropped, bottoms out then goes high, all in about 3 seconds. There was also a smell of something burning. Any Ideas? She siad it smelled like it was comming from the drivers side under the hood, I checked and couldn't find anything. So far it has happened three times.
Any assistance is appreciated.
Any assistance is appreciated.
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Had the recall done on the cruise control. The dealer took the truck for a test drive and the RPM's also dropped and returned to normal for him also but it happened so fast he couldn't tell what caused it. He thinks it might be a transmission problem.
I read some posts on here about the VSS causing something like that to happen with the speedometer. Could a bad VSS cause the RPM's to go down to zero, then all the way up and return to normal in 3 seconds? Could it be some other sensor? I am at my wits end here. The dealer checked for codes but found none.
I read some posts on here about the VSS causing something like that to happen with the speedometer. Could a bad VSS cause the RPM's to go down to zero, then all the way up and return to normal in 3 seconds? Could it be some other sensor? I am at my wits end here. The dealer checked for codes but found none.
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well how bad is the power loss does the engine turn off or does it just get weak, what kind of smell like wires or gases, i would check all my fuses and make sure there are all of them are the right ones and make sure none are bad. there is a wire conecter on the back of the gage cluster. if it were lose it would cause the gages to fall but i haven't seen this cause a power loss. i think it could be posible thow. also your intake may need to be cleaned if so this would cause a power problem with a smell and proble a power loss.
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Originally Posted by ajbeiler
well how bad is the power loss does the engine turn off or does it just get weak, what kind of smell like wires or gases, i would check all my fuses and make sure there are all of them are the right ones and make sure none are bad. there is a wire conecter on the back of the gage cluster. if it were lose it would cause the gages to fall but i haven't seen this cause a power loss. i think it could be posible thow. also your intake may need to be cleaned if so this would cause a power problem with a smell and proble a power loss.
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OK did the ford dealer unplug the sensor right next to the brake fluid resivior? if not unplug it asap, next look under the dash at all the wires make sure they are not cut and shorting out on each other. smell around the fuese box if you smell a burn like smell you better check it out. i would not recomend driving this pickup untill the problem is found and fixed. i would really follow the wires out of the dash and check them very good all the way out of the cab. also check them where they inter the cab and make sure the rubber has not been removed and the wires are rubbling the metal. good luck and once again this can cause a fire i would take the battery cables off.
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Originally Posted by ajbeiler
OK did the ford dealer unplug the sensor right next to the brake fluid resivior? if not unplug it asap, next look under the dash at all the wires make sure they are not cut and shorting out on each other. smell around the fuese box if you smell a burn like smell you better check it out. i would not recomend driving this pickup untill the problem is found and fixed. i would really follow the wires out of the dash and check them very good all the way out of the cab. also check them where they inter the cab and make sure the rubber has not been removed and the wires are rubbling the metal. good luck and once again this can cause a fire i would take the battery cables off.
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