1988 Ford Econoline "symptoms bad coolant sensor" Questions

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...bad and when it heats up it send crazy signal or high voltage to computer which makes the computer go into shut down mode. I admit I don't know much about Econolines but those are symptoms of these ...

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...sensor What are the symptoms of a bad coolant temperature sensor? Your car will begin to run ho,t and eventually overheat do to your radiator fan not turning on and off as it was designed to

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...Symptoms Difficulties with starting a cold engine. Starting the engine when engine is warmish or warm, idle rpm immediately is 1200 - 3000 rpm. RPM at idle is irregular. With all engine temperatures ...

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...symptoms of a bad coolant sensor? extended crank time when cold, poor fuel economy, spark knock, lack of engine power,erratic or high or low idle,cooling fans run all the time.cooling fan fails to ...

...bad and throwing other involved sensors off? Symptoms are, rough idle, high idle, running crapy under load in low RPMs and high RPMs. Oil pressure low and drops at low idle, bad fuel millage. Stars ...

...will give this symptom when known to be defective. Check coolant level to confirm coolant is full. Usually can be checked by unplugging to see if blinking goes out to see if its gone bad. Good

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...Symptoms of a P0118 could include: Very poor fuel economy A no start condition Vehicle may start, but run very poorly, blowing black smoke, running very rough and misfiring Illumination of MIL Causes ...

bad" symptoms, which can include missing and stumbling. Typically, it will be bad either when engine is cold or when engine is warmed up, and better at the other end. The lean/rich mixture is adjusted

fix it, you may need to have an engine scanner hooked up, and see what the sensor is sending to the computer, and go from there. A bad coolant temp. sensor can cause hard starting like your symptoms.

together to adjust idle & adjust air/fuel mixture. A bad thermos would give u other symptoms too, {bad heating/ AC) Good luck scan it 1st & have all the SENSORS READING READ & ck for codes

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