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Old 02-16-2010, 06:24 PM
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Question lurchin' jumpin' and sputterin' (NEED HELP)

ok. heres the story. at a red light and go to take off and i press the gas pedal and it barely goes anywhere for about 3 seconds, then it sputters and starts to go.

This is while running on the front tank. next light it does the same thing so i switch to the rear tank and it runs just fine. it has been doing this "losing power" thing for 3 days now and i am wondering if it is a problem. the gauge doesnt work on the front, but i know it has at least a half a tank. everything works fine on the rear.

does anyone know why this happens or what may cause it? It shouldnt be the fuel pump because it was replace 3 months ago.

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Originally Posted by red1994ford
ok. heres the story. at a red light and go to take off and i press the gas pedal and it barely goes anywhere for about 3 seconds, then it sputters and starts to go.

This is while running on the front tank. next light it does the same thing so i switch to the rear tank and it runs just fine. it has been doing this "losing power" thing for 3 days now and i am wondering if it is a problem. the gauge doesnt work on the front, but i know it has at least a half a tank. everything works fine on the rear.

does anyone know why this happens or what may cause it? It shouldnt be the fuel pump because it was replace 3 months ago.

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Could be a bunch of different stuff. Error code scans, Fuel & Vac pressures. might help.
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Could be a bunch of different stuff. Error code scans, Fuel & Vac pressures. might help.
I was going to see about checking on it this weekend. do you know of scanners and how much they cost?

for now im just running off of the rear tank because it works fine.
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It totally sounds like there's a problem with the front pump even though it's new.

You don't need a scanner, just follow the directions at the sticky at the top of this section.
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I was going to see about checking on it this weekend. do you know of scanners and how much they cost?

for now im just running off of the rear tank because it works fine.
http://www.handsontools.com/Equus-In...ol_p_5574.html



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