quick question
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I guess I do press the clutch with the engine running test. The truck is off when you connect the jumper. Then you start it, so it checks the switch when you start it. It should be more of an engine running code, if it comes on with the engine off test then it must be magic.
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I'm not exactly sure why the computer needs to know when the clutch is pressed in, it could be for certain drivability issues but I do know that it usually uses that information to enrich the fuel for starting purposes. So with it bypassed you may get minor starting issues.
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I don't know if it's different on F150s, but that didn't work for me on my '95 Mustang GT. The computer would "anticipate" shifts from the automatic at higher RPMs and adjust for them, but because there was a 5-speed in its place, the shifts didn't happen. Sometimes it made it feel as though the car was falling flat on its face. I swapped in a computer from a 5-speed GT and the issue cleared right up.