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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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so i have an 86 f-150 with fuel injection. it will only start if i hold the gas to the floor and then only sometimes. it acts like it just getts a spert of fuel to act like its gion the start but then dies. if i does start i cant let go of the gas. i had it on the dyno but it said bad cap or bad ground on the computer. im wondering if its the computer or maybe the tps. any suggestions. thank you
 
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Did you check the grounds to the computer? I believe there is one leading from the battery neg, that has a connector in it that is famous for getting behind the battery and getting corroded.

By the way, if you are holding the gas pedal to the floor and cranking a fuel injected engine, you are actually turning the fuel off. If the rpm is below a certain number, and the TPS is wide open, it puts the computer in a "clear flooded engine" mode and turns the injectors off.
 

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so i got it to run finally but it ides eratic and when you give it gas it dies. any more suggestions.
 
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