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samsontdog
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May 28, 2020

Desperate V10 problem (FOLLOW UP}

I posted last week that my F250 3/4 ton Ford was coughing and dying
when I was turning around at very slow speed. After 1 hr or so it would start and run fine for several months. After many comments from a lot of you, I took into the Ford Dealership.
They found the Evap canister was not working and the vent solenoid
was defective. The fuel pump was fine. I hope that takes care of my problem Will cost
me $666.00 but I was all set to buy a new Ford XLT F250 for $40K OUT
THE DOOR so actually I saved a bunch. As I am in my 80s I probably will not be towing many more yrs. My P/Up only has 124K on it and looks nearly new. THANKS, EVERYONE WHO TOLD ME WHAT TO LOOK FOR TO FIX MY PROBLEM

4 Replies

  • Glad to hear you got the issue solved. Taken care of the V-10 will usually run 500k miles or more. The rest of the truck will usually look like garbage before engine failure.
  • You got it into the right place. Proper diagnostics is well worth the cost.
  • Thanks for the follow up post. Have the same engine with around same miles so good to know. Glad u got it figured out.
  • I would like the know the mechanism of the coughing and dying with a bad Evap canister not working?

    Did it go rich and chock the engine? Just wondering?