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My 1988 bronco has a fuel problem... the guy before me worked on the altenator without taking the battery out... and now the fuel injectors arent getting fuel...what could it be?
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Hello, why type of fuel do you use? You could have water in your fuel??. If you
are living where the weather is very hot and your having to buy fuel with
alcohol 10% or more don't buy this type of fuel. Your 1988 Ford Bronco II is
carburetored, and the alcohol will start boiling causing vapor locking this Ford
Bronco II. One reason is that early model used an open fuel system and none
injectors. With the alcohol additive will low the boiling point of the fuel
causing it to boil away; therefore, carburetor can't operate on fuel vapors it
has to be liquid. GB...stewbison
Well if he caused a short in the electrical system it could be the eec relay it is located on the passenger side under the hood on the fenderwell. Some are marked with what they do there can be 3-4 relays on it, the relays look like a small box with a connector at the bottom, and quite a few wires coming out. the one for the eec relay should be in the middle it was on my fathers 88 bronco 2. the fuel pump relay is the same thing, there cheap to buy and can find them at the parts store they are known for failure, just replace it..
check the tan- lt green wire on the fuel relay that is located on the right fender, mine wasn't pushed in all the way, this wire shut down injectors and fuel pump, if you are looking for the shut off switch to reset the relay, it is on the passagers side floor board under the dash, gas two wires, orange and pink, I don't remember the color of the stripes, I removed this switch and wired them together without a problem
I would suspect a bad fuel pump and plugged fuel filter for something sitting that long without use, but that doesn't explain the high fuel use. Check the fuel pressure at the test port in the fuel rail above the injectors, it should be about 40 to 50 PSI. If it is much higher, suspect the pressure regulator. Is the check engine light on? If so, rent a scanner, read the code(s), and follow the clues to repairs. If the alternator were going bad, you'd be losing battery charge. If something is bad with the ignition, the code reader should pick it up.
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