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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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Hard starting

I've got an '88 with a 5.0 that's been starting hard... both hot and cold. I've replaced plugs, wires, cap and rotor and the battery is good. Somebody said it might be the O2 sensor so, I replaced that as well. When I go to start it , it turns over for a while and when it pops over there's a strong smell of gas. After it warms up the check engine light comes on. I pulled the codes on it and a couple came up with the engine coolant temp out of range and HEGO indicating a lean system. Any ideas?

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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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i know the coolant sensor will make it run funny as heck-can you post the actual codes that were pulled?
 
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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Engine coolant temp sensor

My 93 5.0 was doing the same thing. Changed the temp sensor and it fixed all the problems.
 
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