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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 06:29 AM
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well....got my check engine light looked at, andthe truck needs a computer. anybody know what kinda computer is in a 91 f250 4x4 5.0l 5-speed?
 
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Who looked at your truck and told you this? It's possible the computer is bad but it's not common. Give us some info on the problems you are having.
 
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check engine light was on and high idle. its was throwing codes everywhere he said. it was tested at a very reliable place here in new jersey. he said he has seen this before on these trucks.
 
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You'll have to pull the computer and record the catch code on the side of the connector, it will be the sequence in large characters like "C3W1" in this picture..

 
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thanks!!! ;0)
 
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..ok, where the heck is the computer???? i can't find it....lol
 
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It's on the drivers side, and depending upon the year vehicle accessed either from inside the cab by removing the kick panel, or from the engine bay below the brake booster near the fender. Ford changed this somewhere around '91 or 92.
 
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ok, got the # off the computer, now who sells new or refurbished computers???

the # is F1TF-12A650-AZA and the other # is M1S
 
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are the cardones any good?
 
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...guess Not
 
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are the cardones any good?
No idea what that is..
 
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The only Cardone part I ever bought (from AZ) was bad. Don't know their rep other than that. I would be suspicious of someone condemning the computer until he made sure the wiring (especially grounds and connectors) and sensors were rock solid.
 
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the napa ones are pretty good and decently priced...
 
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the guy had the truck for a week. he is very good a diagnosis of this stuff. its not like its a lot of compecation its an old truck. im gonna get a computer today from napa or advanced. the old one is in pretty rough shape.
 
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well new computer and light is still on. i don't get it. i think theres a bad ground or something somewhere...
 
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