1997 F53 ford 460ci fuel problem
On day 3 of a 5 day trip after driving about 325 highway miles once off the highway, motor started to sputter and die. No check engine light. Managed to get parked in campground for the night. About a...
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kenwautoone wrote:
This is common problem with Ford's of this area.80% chance is a bad fuel pump.please use an AC Delco or motorcraft pump.you will not find these most big box auto parts houses.
Ditto: Ditto: Ditto: Has come up often. I had an 89 that acted up for a couple of years off and on until it finally died long enough to diagnose. Acted so like vapor lock. Things like a hot day, running the generator to power the AC, climbing steep hills all seemed to contribute to the symptoms.
The fuel filter along the frame rail is so often neglected or forgotten. At 11 k miles mine was blocked. I suspect that put added strain on the fuel pump.
An inline pump might not draw through a bad fuel pump.
