Whats causing this.......

[misfish]

As I was heading out to go fishing,the truck ran normal.Stopped at timmies,get back in and start it up.It,s got a bit of a putting sound.Go to drive away and it,s like it was running on 5 cylinders.As I keep going and shifting gears,it,s still doing it.Then all of a sudden it,s running normal.I stop again,shut it off.Check the oil and it,s fine.Check for a loose plug wire,thier fine.Start it up again and it,s acting up again.Drive back home,and I feel it jug abit then it,s running normal again. Am I looking at maybe a oil pump? All the gauges seemed fine.Bad plug is what Im hopeing.

[Skipper D]

As I was heading out to go fishing,the truck ran normal.Stopped at timmies,get back in and start it up.It,s got a bit of a putting sound.Go to drive away and it,s like it was running on 5 cylinders.As I keep going and shifting gears,it,s still doing it.Then all of a sudden it,s running normal.I stop again,shut it off.Check the oil and it,s fine.Check for a loose plug wire,thier fine.Start it up again and it,s acting up again.Drive back home,and I feel it jug abit then it,s running normal again. Am I looking at maybe a oil pump? All the gauges seemed fine.Bad plug is what Im hopeing.

 

 

Its up set that your the only one who ever gets the Tims Brian ....lol , sounds like maybe the fuel pump is starting to let go .

[BillM]

Vacuum leak?

[vance]

sounds more like a malfunctioning fuel injector to me. My buddies van use to do this all the time.

 

vance

[kickingfrog]

Vacuum leak?

Tighten the gas cap.

[misfish]

Once it gets to running normal,it runs fine until I shut it down and restart it.It,s got balls once it gets past this studdering thing.Starts up like norm aswell.

[jat]

go to part source and use the diagnostic scanner and see if it throws any codes...................google your problem and see if someone else has run into the same thing.

[Skipper D]

Once it gets to running normal,it runs fine until I shut it down and restart it.It,s got balls once it gets past this studdering thing.Starts up like norm aswell.

 

 

All good answers Brian from the above that are simple to check .

[danbouck]

Had 3 fuel pumps go and that happened every time

[Muskieman]

I had the same thing happen to my Expedition last month it's a 5.4 V8

the PCV hose had collapsed .. it cost me all of 5$ to fix the problem.

 

Randy

[misfish]

Tighten the gas cap.

 

Went out and unsrewed the cap and snapped it back on.Start up and it was noraml.Drove around the lot and it didnt putter at all

 

Thanks Rob

 

sounds more like a malfunctioning fuel injector to me. My buddies van use to do this all the time.

 

 

Vance I just had the ejectors and throttle body cleaned out.

 

I,ll hit part sourse later today and see whats up.

[misfish]

Had 3 fuel pumps go and that happened every time

 

Yer just full of good news Dan.LOL

 

Thanks guys for the quick responses.

 

I,ll go check that as well Randy.

[Terry]

I will trade you for my dodge dakota sitting in my driveway

[misfish]

I will trade you for my dodge dakota sitting in my driveway

Let me think,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,NOPE.

[Spiel]

Could be water in your fuel.

 

 

[Tybo]

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[Spiel]

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What are you trying to say Paul?

[Mike the Pike]

Perhaps its time to change the wiring going to the Distributer cap Brian.

[glen]

Try changing drivers and see if that helps.

 

 

I just blew the valve stem out of my rim. But at least i know where my problem is.

 

Hope it works out for ya.

[Terry]

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thought it might be morse code

 

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[Roy]

-.-- .-

 

Paul, morse only has two characters. It can't be that difficult to spell?

[misfish]

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Smart I know where you keep the keys to that ride.LOL

 

Well since I did the cap,and checked for colapsed hoses,it been starting and running fine.

 

 

Thanks again all

[Ron]

If it happens again next morning, chances are the plugs and wires may need attention. Does this have separate coils for each plug?

[Rob]

Brian check the the coil pack, Ford uses a sealed six wire pack. With the heat in the summer they expand and get small cracks in them, once the moisture gets in there and it then freezes in the winter they split open and more moisture gets in there. The engine will run fine, then like crap. As soon as the moisture evaporates from it it will run fine until it rains again, then it starts all over again. I replaced mine myself and bought the O.E.M part and solved all the problems. You wouldn't believe how cracked that unit was. This problem occurs on most Ford vehicles, but is an easy and quick fix as it only takes about a half hour (takes almost as much time to find the damn thing!).

 

Hope this helps,

 

Rob

[misfish]

Thanks again guys.

 

Like I said,once I did the gas cap it was gone.Rob Im out yer way Sunday.Looking at some new hunting property.I,ll drop by and you can have a look.

 

 

Not sure Ron, on the coils.