Lenn

Good morning all...

This morning on my way into work, I stopped into "Happy Donuts" to get a few Kolaches for myself and fellow watchstanders and turned the truck off. I came back out after a couple of minutes and when I tried to restart, it didn't kick over right away like it usually does. I attempted again to start it and it sputtered a little when it started that time.

To make things worse, there was a fellow F150 owner (maybe 98-99) outside next to me that saw the whole ordeal.

This has happened to me a number of times but if it sits for longer than 5 minutes, I do not have to worry about it. Anyone else have this problem?

f150mashin559

i do. mine preety much the same thing and it only happens when there are a bunch of people around.

Rubicon35

yep had this issue on all my fords. I think they dont like the restart when they are already warm. My 04 jeep wrangler would take about 5 seconds on the key before it would start if it was hot. I wouldnt worry

Lenn

Oh, I do not worry (10yr/100k ext. warranty) but it is embarassing sometimes.

josh_truck

I had this same problem on my caddy, i believe it was a fuel flow sensor... that was a while ago, so i may be wrong, but im pretty sure thats what it was.

dplummer87

Thats actually bad for the truck, especcially in the morning...think about it, when you first drive you truck around in the morning, think about all the "liquid" you can see running from the pipes...if you turn your truck off before its hot enough to evaporate all that, it all stays in your pipes...dont know if thats why it would not start for ya or not, but i know it will lead to rusting your pipes ets...

Lenn

The truck is well warmed up by the time I get to work. I have a 35 mile daily commute. I also let it reach OT before I drive anywhere when the weather is below the 60's but lately it has been in the low 70's in the morning.

dplummer87

oh...well, dont know what to tell ya...Maybe its your trucks way of tellin you to get an 09?

Lenn

I have no trouble believing that !!

djbruce26

Try this. Before actually cranking, turn the key to the run position and let the fuel pump kick in to make sure the line is up to pressure first... I know this is the case with other types of vehicles however I do not know if this applies to our trucks or not.