You explained things very clearly. Thank you for your help. I feel like I have a direction to start diagnosing. I am not a fan of throwing parts at a problem. Expensive and unnecessary.
Hi Ken, great video!!! I have an intermittent crank no start on my 1986 e150 5.0 I have a code 18 great video very knowledgeable!!! I’ll be following your advice to try and locate this annoying problem, thank you 😀
Hi Ken Thank u for responding I changed the TFI a few months ago with a Motorcraft TFI I also replaced the resistor of the coil that goes to the computer pin 4 would it be ok with you if I contacted you through email for some help I’m really desperate
Your video helped me figure out I had a bad coil though the testing process. Car starts and runs now. However My car is not firing on #7 (much colder header temp, obvious miss fire.) The firing order is correct. It has spark at that wire. Fuel pressure is in spec. It has good compression in that cylinder. Next thing I can think to check is the injector. How do I test that?. I do not have a node tester. It looks like I need to pull the upper intake to access it as well.
Take a resistance reading on that injector and compare to the one next to it. A reading of about 15-20 ohms. You might just have a bad spark plug or plug wire.
Ken, hi. mrs and i just "discovered" your videos. we are very impressed with your comprehensive vids. and teaching style. we are in need of some "ford info.". is there a good way to contact you? pls get back to us. thnx...mike&patty.
Have same system in my Bronc II Pin 3 ( start) 12v on crank, Pin 4 ( run) 12v key ON..Pin 5 (Coil) 12v Key ON.. i was MISSING the COIL, n had a broke wire between coil n TFI.. I had a crank NO spark condition,
My 85 town car has CFI, but just can seem to light off without a taste of fuel in the intake. Once it does it has no problems, is it safe to assume the last minute and a half of your video applies to my set up too? Just pip from the tfi and the tps? Also, do you know if the crank position sensor or engine coolant temp sensor could cause this on the CFI models?
I don't think it's the crank sensor, if it's bad, it wouldn't start at all. You should be able to do an EEC test on a 85 model. The ECT, ACT or TPS might be the cause but the old CFI systems can be difficult to diag. Most of the video does apply to your car too.
What if your 89 mustang all of sudden stops,making a swoosh noise in engine compartment, then fuel pump will stay priming,will not go on then off?will say on ,but won't start,now fuel pump wont even go on?replaced, coil,distributer,relays,Eritrea switch,wires,msd box not lighting up and no power to tps,but fuel injectors are getting power?can the fuel pump go from priming and not stop priming to completely dying?have a aromotive 340 lb in it,thank you, and excellent videos
BadShoeProductions just to give you a heads up, you were correct my computer went out and none repairable because of it age 1989,I was able to get my hands on another one,I will be switching to a mega squirt set up because the reality is the compture I installed will not probably last because of its age and probably all of them sooner or later will fail,and the prices on a used ecu is starting to get ridiculous,thanks again for all your help and excellent videos :),ps please keep them coming on the 5.0L motor
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Best video I have seen for troubleshooting these ford EEC systems. Thanks for sharing.
You explained things very clearly.
Thank you for your help.
I feel like I have a direction to start diagnosing.
I am not a fan of throwing parts at a problem. Expensive and unnecessary.
Hi Ken, great video!!!
I have an intermittent crank no start on my 1986 e150 5.0 I have a code 18 great video very knowledgeable!!! I’ll be following your advice to try and locate this annoying problem, thank you 😀
Sounds like a TFI and stator.
Hi Ken
Thank u for responding I changed the TFI a few months ago with a Motorcraft TFI I also replaced the resistor of the coil that goes to the computer pin 4 would it be ok with you if I contacted you through email for some help I’m really desperate
Sure but I still say you need to replace the stator or the coil.
badshoe@comcast.net.
Your video helped me figure out I had a bad coil though the testing process.
Car starts and runs now.
However My car is not firing on #7 (much colder header temp, obvious miss fire.)
The firing order is correct.
It has spark at that wire.
Fuel pressure is in spec.
It has good compression in that cylinder.
Next thing I can think to check is the injector.
How do I test that?. I do not have a node tester.
It looks like I need to pull the upper intake to access it as well.
Take a resistance reading on that injector and compare to the one next to it. A reading of about 15-20 ohms. You might just have a bad spark plug or plug wire.
More like good shoe productions! Awesome video,you know your s#*! . I’ll keep watching.
Ken, hi. mrs and i just "discovered" your videos. we are very impressed with your
comprehensive vids. and teaching style. we are in need of some "ford info.".
is there a good way to contact you? pls get back to us. thnx...mike&patty.
Have same system in my Bronc II Pin 3 ( start) 12v on crank, Pin 4 ( run) 12v key ON..Pin 5 (Coil) 12v Key ON.. i was MISSING the COIL, n had a broke wire between coil n TFI.. I had a crank NO spark condition,
My 85 town car has CFI, but just can seem to light off without a taste of fuel in the intake. Once it does it has no problems, is it safe to assume the last minute and a half of your video applies to my set up too? Just pip from the tfi and the tps? Also, do you know if the crank position sensor or engine coolant temp sensor could cause this on the CFI models?
I don't think it's the crank sensor, if it's bad, it wouldn't start at all. You should be able to do an EEC test on a 85 model. The ECT, ACT or TPS might be the cause but the old CFI systems can be difficult to diag. Most of the video does apply to your car too.
What could cause a vehicle to not start only with the spout connector plugged in?
I think I've seen that twice. It was either a bad TFI or PCM.
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What if your 89 mustang all of sudden stops,making a swoosh noise in engine compartment, then fuel pump will stay priming,will not go on then off?will say on ,but won't start,now fuel pump wont even go on?replaced, coil,distributer,relays,Eritrea switch,wires,msd box not lighting up and no power to tps,but fuel injectors are getting power?can the fuel pump go from priming and not stop priming to completely dying?have a aromotive 340 lb in it,thank you, and excellent videos
Follow the video. I think you will find the TPS voltage test will fail the ground test. If so, possible internal open in the PCM.
BadShoeProductions will do,I appreciate your videos and your expertise!!thank you, will let you know what happens
BadShoeProductions just to give you a heads up, you were correct my computer went out and none repairable because of it age 1989,I was able to get my hands on another one,I will be switching to a mega squirt set up because the reality is the compture I installed will not probably last because of its age and probably all of them sooner or later will fail,and the prices on a used ecu is starting to get ridiculous,thanks again for all your help and excellent videos :),ps please keep them coming on the 5.0L motor
you need air also- 4 things
"Air" is what is being compressed. It's a given.