1997 Ford 460 ignition
since last week, ive been experiencing engine 'run while driving' problems it starts great, then will NOT accelerate properly, or hesitates, bogs etc.. it started right after i filled the gas at...
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Sounds like pump to me; mine had the same symptoms. If I flipped the ignition off then on and restarted it would run ok for another X minutes.
A Ford mechanic told me that once the fuel PSI drops below ok level, the ECM goes whacky. I thought my ECM was bad. Backfiring, missing, idled ok, give it accelerator.
You can put a psi meter on the fuel rail and monitor it.
I had so many bad experiences trying to get mine fixed while on vacation in the NE, I limped home and found a good shade tree guy that had a F53.
I didn’t have to drain the tank. He said run it down to 1/8 tank. He undid the rear strap and loosened the fronts which gave him access to the top.
There is an adapter harness reqd too.
There was a thread here years ago from a guy that added a elec fuel pump near the filter leaving the OEM in place. The mod (Bounder something?) had it..
Dirt Dog?
Good luck.
Any brake dragging problems?
A Ford mechanic told me that once the fuel PSI drops below ok level, the ECM goes whacky. I thought my ECM was bad. Backfiring, missing, idled ok, give it accelerator.
You can put a psi meter on the fuel rail and monitor it.
I had so many bad experiences trying to get mine fixed while on vacation in the NE, I limped home and found a good shade tree guy that had a F53.
I didn’t have to drain the tank. He said run it down to 1/8 tank. He undid the rear strap and loosened the fronts which gave him access to the top.
There is an adapter harness reqd too.
There was a thread here years ago from a guy that added a elec fuel pump near the filter leaving the OEM in place. The mod (Bounder something?) had it..
Dirt Dog?
Good luck.
Any brake dragging problems?
