Code 44?
10-06-2012, 03:41 PM
#1
Dailydriving300ci-of-fury
Thread Starter
Code 44?
Hey y'all. Trying to get a problem figured out with my F150. She likes to randomly cut off on me when she's warm. I finally found a bad ground cable (yes the one attached to the frame rail where several members were telling me to check), so I replaced that. I'm pulling code 44. Problems in Thermactor Air Control system. Could this be my issue? Where do I need to go from here.
88 F150, I6, C6 auto, 4x4
88 F150, I6, C6 auto, 4x4
10-06-2012, 04:14 PM
#2
It's a Canadian thing eh!
Hey y'all. Trying to get a problem figured out with my F150. She likes to randomly cut off on me when she's warm. I finally found a bad ground cable (yes the one attached to the frame rail where several members were telling me to check), so I replaced that. I'm pulling code 44. Problems in Thermactor Air Control system. Could this be my issue? Where do I need to go from here.
88 F150, I6, C6 auto, 4x4
88 F150, I6, C6 auto, 4x4
10-06-2012, 04:45 PM
#3
Dailydriving300ci-of-fury
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by sylver91
Do you still have the air pump intact? Check that the vacuum hoses to the diverter valves aren't leaking too. if that checks out good it may be the solenoid.
Last edited by 65mechanic; 10-06-2012 at 04:48 PM.
10-06-2012, 07:01 PM
#4
Dailydriving300ci-of-fury
Thread Starter
Okay. I replaced the TPS. Still wont start. I checked for spark. No spark out of the distributor or the coil. Dang. Where do I look back to, to try and get spark.
10-06-2012, 08:55 PM
#5
Ok ... so the coil isn't making any spark.
Could be a bad coil.
It gets more complicated after that. It looks like you've got a distributor mounted TFI module. The ones stamped " Made in France" had a reputation for failure.
It gets hot in that area and the distributor mounted TFI's weren't fitted with an aluminum heat sink like the fender mounted ones were. It's just a shot in the dark but it seems to go hand in hand with the problem you were having with the engine shutting down when it was warm.
There were black ones and grey ones. If you do decide to replace it make sure that the one they give you is the right color.
Also ... check fusible link D with the ignition key in run position to see if you've got power on the far side of it.
It could be a problem with the " pick up coil" on the distributor.
What that does is send a signal to the computer telling it when to fire the ignition coil. If that's not working the computer doesn't know that the engine is turning so it has no reason to make spark.
Long story short .... if it's not a defective ignition coil the next most likely place to look for a problem is somewhere around your distributor.
Could be a bad coil.
It gets more complicated after that. It looks like you've got a distributor mounted TFI module. The ones stamped " Made in France" had a reputation for failure.
It gets hot in that area and the distributor mounted TFI's weren't fitted with an aluminum heat sink like the fender mounted ones were. It's just a shot in the dark but it seems to go hand in hand with the problem you were having with the engine shutting down when it was warm.
There were black ones and grey ones. If you do decide to replace it make sure that the one they give you is the right color.
Also ... check fusible link D with the ignition key in run position to see if you've got power on the far side of it.
It could be a problem with the " pick up coil" on the distributor.
What that does is send a signal to the computer telling it when to fire the ignition coil. If that's not working the computer doesn't know that the engine is turning so it has no reason to make spark.
Long story short .... if it's not a defective ignition coil the next most likely place to look for a problem is somewhere around your distributor.
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10-06-2012, 10:10 PM
#6
Dailydriving300ci-of-fury
Thread Starter
Ok ... so the coil isn't making any spark.
Could be a bad coil.
It gets more complicated after that. It looks like you've got a distributor mounted TFI module. The ones stamped " Made in France" had a reputation for failure.
It gets hot in that area and the distributor mounted TFI's weren't fitted with an aluminum heat sink like the fender mounted ones were. It's just a shot in the dark but it seems to go hand in hand with the problem you were having with the engine shutting down when it was warm.
There were black ones and grey ones. If you do decide to replace it make sure that the one they give you is the right color.
Also ... check fusible link D with the ignition key in run position to see if you've got power on the far side of it.
It could be a problem with the " pick up coil" on the distributor.
What that does is send a signal to the computer telling it when to fire the ignition coil. If that's not working the computer doesn't know that the engine is turning so it has no reason to make spark.
Long story short .... if it's not a defective ignition coil the next most likely place to look for a problem is somewhere around your distributor.
Could be a bad coil.
It gets more complicated after that. It looks like you've got a distributor mounted TFI module. The ones stamped " Made in France" had a reputation for failure.
It gets hot in that area and the distributor mounted TFI's weren't fitted with an aluminum heat sink like the fender mounted ones were. It's just a shot in the dark but it seems to go hand in hand with the problem you were having with the engine shutting down when it was warm.
There were black ones and grey ones. If you do decide to replace it make sure that the one they give you is the right color.
Also ... check fusible link D with the ignition key in run position to see if you've got power on the far side of it.
It could be a problem with the " pick up coil" on the distributor.
What that does is send a signal to the computer telling it when to fire the ignition coil. If that's not working the computer doesn't know that the engine is turning so it has no reason to make spark.
Long story short .... if it's not a defective ignition coil the next most likely place to look for a problem is somewhere around your distributor.
10-09-2012, 07:30 PM
#7
Dailydriving300ci-of-fury
Thread Starter
Alright. I got a TFI module and I'm sure others have run into this problem but I don't have the right size socket to fit the small bolts that are recessed in small holes to get the TFI off. A 5mm isnt the right size and a 6mm doesn't even fit in the hole. Do I need a specific made socket for this or something?
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10-09-2012, 07:51 PM
#8
I ran into that with my fender mounted TFI.
On mine it needed a 7/32" deep socket.
I hope that the new TFI fixes the problem for you.
Seriously considering naming my truck "Christine".
( If you can't find the problem ... blame it on evil spirits.)
On mine it needed a 7/32" deep socket.
I hope that the new TFI fixes the problem for you.
Seriously considering naming my truck "Christine".
( If you can't find the problem ... blame it on evil spirits.)
10-09-2012, 07:55 PM
#9
Dailydriving300ci-of-fury
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by LobstahClaw
I ran into that with my fender mounted TFI.
On mine it needed a 7/32" deep socket.
I hope that the new TFI fixes the problem for you.
Seriously considering naming my truck "Christine".
( If you can't find the problem ... blame it on evil spirits.)
On mine it needed a 7/32" deep socket.
I hope that the new TFI fixes the problem for you.
Seriously considering naming my truck "Christine".
( If you can't find the problem ... blame it on evil spirits.)
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