Hi All....
1989 E150 Club Wagon, 5.0, Auto, 61,000miles. Each time I go out to start up, the engine will not idle unless I feather the accelerator. After a couple of minutes it seems to "warm-up", and idle fine for the rest of the ride. I would understand this if I were up North in the winter, but this is Florida, 80 degrees......anybody know whut's up?

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

 

Is it fuel injected?

 

Yes, it is Fuel Injected.........sorry, forgot to mention.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

 

Have you tried disconnecting the battery overnight and let the ecu reset itself ? It's a run problem so there should be a code for the problem. I found this site it tells how to read codes on your van, pretty cool. Code Reader..... - Ford Bronco Zone Early Bronco Classic FullSize Broncos

 

Thanks, I'll check it out.........I just thought someone may have been able to identify the symptoms as having them before.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

 

has the fuel filter been changed at all recently?

 

Yes, the Fuel Filter was changed about a month ago......as was the Rear Tank, and both in-tank fuel pumps, and the Injectors were cleaned.......for reasons not related to this problem. The engine starts easy, and runs fine......it just has to have that little couple of minutes warm-up before it will idle.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

 

gotcha. that is a bit strange.

 

According to the 1989 Econoline " Electrical & vacuum trouble shooting manual " (I found it on ebay ) there is a " idle speed control " unit in there somewhere maybe they have one at the parts store so you could see what it looks like. It's connected to the ECA if that helps.

 

LOL.........good point Shorty, I actually just bought one of those EVTM manuals myself off of ebay and "threw it in the pile".......guess I'll have to dig it out and start troubleshooting............I'll keep you posted as to what I find out.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, VABGx3