"Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
09/14/2015 at 12:31 • Filed to: Advice
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"Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
09/14/2015 at 12:31 • Filed to: Advice | 0
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(Not the actual truck but same color combo)
My dad has a 1995 Ford F150 2wd with the 5.8V8 automatic and it has been stalling and then not starting until you wait for a few minutes. It cranks hard so I don’t think it is the starter. So far we have replaced:
The Spark plugs
Plug Wires
Distributor Cap and rotor
and the Ignition Coil
I did the ignition coil yesterday and drove it around and it drove well without any issues but it stalled again on my dad this morning.
It has OBD1 so I did the paperclip trick and got these codes
3
3
1
221
221 indicates a PIP sensor and after further research it seems that to replace that I would be better off replacing the entire distributor. I have never had to do a distributor as everything else I have worked on had ignition coils so I wanted to know how difficult they are to replace(mainly worried about setting the timing correctly) and if I need any specialty tools. Also if you think I’m headed in the right or wrong direction advice would be greatly appreciated.
crowmolly
> Captain of the Enterprise
09/14/2015 at 12:35 |
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Out of left field:
Have you checked the fuel system?
Installing the distributor shouldn’t be too difficult. There are probably even some videos on youtube.
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Captain of the Enterprise
> crowmolly
09/14/2015 at 12:37 |
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I installed a new fuel filter but nothing outside of that.
deekster_caddy
> Captain of the Enterprise
09/14/2015 at 13:11 |
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I know it’s not Ford but the next thing I would go for would be called the ignition module on a GM. I can’t remember what Ford called their equivalent. Replacing the entire distributor sounds a bit drastic, unless the spark module is an integral part of it and really difficult to swap.
Pearson Hurst
> deekster_caddy
09/14/2015 at 13:37 |
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Agreed. The ignition module is FAMOUS for not working when hot. The next time you have a no-start condition, douse that thing with ice water, wait a minute and then try to start. If it fires right up, replace the ICM.
Meatcoma
> Captain of the Enterprise
09/14/2015 at 16:12 |
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Could be your fuel pump.