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Question about 1988 F 250

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...HAPPENS ALL THE TIME The other reason you may not have 2" of cranking vacuum would be a jumped timing chain also check the compression look for any low cylinders add some ennginen oil to those low ...

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...car for 7 years and it never happened before we had the compressor removed. I would have the alternator and the battery tested for proper operation, Kragen auto and other chain auto part stores do ...

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jumps 1/4 inch across the testers gap. I pluged a test light in one of the fuel injector connectors and it flashed as I turned motor over.I can push on the valve on the fuel rail and fuel sprays out.I

car sits for a couple of days it won't start? Hello dwayne54 With the limited information i've got to work with, I'm going to assume that this happened more than once and it will start with a jump. If

...timing belt/chain has jumped. We can check that next if the exhaust is open. It's a little harder to do, and your problem sounds more like a clog to me. I'll be here to answer your questions either ...

Question about 1989 F 350

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...timing chain,turn the crank with a socket untill #1 cylinder is at top dead center,pull off the distributer cap and check which plug wire is the rotor is at.if it's not #1 cylinder's plug wire,the ...

timing chain/belt, shorted coil(s), plugged fuel filter, faulty fuel pump or a number of sensors. A plugged catalitic converter could also be the cause. If you can describe more details of the event I

...check of the cylinders. If they are all low, then there is a problem with valve timing, possible a jumped belt/chain. If only one cylinder is low, then a burnt or broken valve is more

...happens Please check and see if there is a steel brake line from the clutch pedal to the transmission, because I think you might have a "hydraulic" clutch. This means there is a master cylinder near ...

a jumped timing chain. Comment below for further assistance. check timing for possible skipped tooth or stretch in chain ---also since distributor change check for correct install [not off by a tooth

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