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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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OBD1 Reader??

I am having an issue finding the damn OBD1 hookup on my 96 F250. It's not under the hood where it should be. Where the hell is it? Lol. It was made in 95 so it got OBD1. Anyone know at all? Can't fix fuel dumping issue until I can read codes.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 10:21 PM
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on your drivers side fender it should b attached to it and it will be capped off
 
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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Like I said before, its not there. The one that's there is not even an OBD2 hookup. So I don't know what the hell to do about my situation. I have the little 3 prong obd1 reader but no hookup. The only hookup for anything under the hood is a 3 inch long capped off hookup for idk what. But I know its not an OBD2 reader.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 04:09 AM
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Ford Fuel Injection How To Run a Self-Test Here is a link showing what you should have and its location if it is OBD1.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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the connector isnt 3 pronged you do kno that right?
 
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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What kind of code reader do you have? The Ford diagnostic port is a six pin plug plus a single pin plug.

Jumper between the signal return wire and the STI wire and watch the check engine light blink if you can't get the code reader to work.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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The Ford OBD1 tester is a 3 pin slot with one single pin on the side. I dug around under the dash and found an OBD2 hookup on the passenger side. Read the codes so now I can fix the broken stuff.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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I think all 96+ is OBDII. Glad you found it.
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