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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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Check Engine Light On

This Is A Chalange;;i Bought A New Ground Cable From Ford. Installed On My 89 F-150 With A 5.8...started Up Fine, Then Check Engine Light Came On & Stays On. During Instalation Of Ground Cable I Could See O/2 Wires Being Moved.. They Were Bad So I Installed New O/2 Sensor.. Had Battery Off Over Night..started Truck, Check Engine Light Came On & Stays On, Wont Idle Good, & Go To Put It In Dr. It Stalls...any One Have A Guess??? Thanks Gary (ps It Ran Good With The Bad 0/2 Sensor)
 
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 05:04 PM
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With the CEL on it is in limp home mode thats why it wont drive right, You will have to pull the codes and fix whats wrong. This website has a lot of info.www.fordfuelinjection.com
 
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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Make sure your ground made a good connection on both ends.
 
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