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Anonymous Posted on Feb 25, 2013

2001 windstar will not stay running and gas pedal does nothing

Changed fuel filter, checked connections, and made sure gas was running through to the filter.

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Totally stopped up fuel filter can do this or bad fuel pump.Also if it has a crankshaft position sensor it can go bad. By air-flow meter I think the previous poster means MAF sensor,but anyway,if it has both,clean both. don-ohio

  • don-ohio Feb 26, 2013

    Also,have you run the OBDII scanner codes? don-ohio

  • Anonymous Mar 12, 2013

    alright, well here's an update. We put in a new fuel pump, started it, moved it over a space and couldn't get it to start again. When you try to start it, it just clicks. We thought it was the starter. So we checked that (after installing a new one like idiots) and that was working properly, and we only thought to check the old one because it still would not start. We also tried starting it in neutral. We did hook it up to a computer before the fuel pump was changed, and we were getting a lean fuel on bank 2. Before this started, i only had the car running for 2 weeks because we had to get new wires, plugs and a new coil pack ( #2). I'm totally out of ideas, and all the grounds were checked. Now, I don't know a lot about cars, but could this be an ignition problem with the anti theft?? or am I way off? I have the repair manual, and i was reading something about a circuit breaker? Could that have anything to do with it? Like i said, my knowledge is limited, and these are just shots in the dark, lol so any help or advice would definitely be appreciated. And thank you to those who have made suggestions, i have looked into all of them

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Have you tried the air-flow meter

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  • Anonymous Feb 25, 2013

    What would i need to do with it?

  • Anonymous Feb 25, 2013

    and also, where is it?

  • Anonymous Feb 26, 2013

    the air-flow meter is usually in the plastic intake pipe from air-cleaner to injection or carb put a search on u-tube how to clean air-flo metre

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