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pilotanpia
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Oct 16, 2021

F53 460 Engine runs very poorly when heat soaked

My 1995 F53, 460cid runs poorly after being heat soaked. When engine is cold it runs like gang busters. After a fuel stop and the engine has soaked up the heat due to no airflow through the engine co...
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RLS7201
Explorer II
Oct 19, 2021
The F53 460 up to and including 1997 were EEC-IV OBD-1. The 460 F53s did not have to adhere to the 1996 OBD-2 rules.
The main reason the distributor mounted TFI had such a high failure rate was because of the radiator heat blowing directly on it.

Richard

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