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Old 10-04-2009, 07:48 PM
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My 95' f150 is hard to start when warm, it has a 302. I took it to a shop and they changed the injectors and the idle air control. It will start if you hold the gas pedal to the floor and crank on it. What do I check first?
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Is there any check engine lite? Not sure if your engine has a seperate IAT (inlet air temp) or if its part of the MAF. If you have to hold pedal floored, that is how to unload a fuel injected engine as it shuts off injectors to clear the excess fuel.
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Yes the light does come on after the engine warms up. How do I get the out the codes?

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A scan tool is required, mine was about $100.00, 7 years ago. With your 95 not sure which system you have. Suggest going to auto parts and ask them to look so you purchase the correct scanner. If it happens to be the older OBD I system, read the article by Just call me Sean in the Mainteneance Section, might save you a bunch of money.
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Thanks Bill I will check it out and see what the codes are and look them up.
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Yes the light does come on after the engine warms up. How do I get the out the codes?
if the light is on autozone/advance will do it for free
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like smoke stack said, if its just this one item autozone scans for free - i wouldn't rely on them to "tell you what it is' i would get code and read out and then check here or do your research, or talk to stealership for input and depending on mechanical abilitiy change yourself. if possible of course.



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