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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 11:43 PM
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Drive By Wire. I'm referring to the stepper motor that moves your throttle plates. I'm fairly sure they had that in 04. Either DBW or throttle cable, the TB plates should not just flop around; something's wrong there.
Anyway I could try to fix it, or did I screw it up? I hope it can be fixed...
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 11:45 PM
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Can't help much there. The stepper motor should unbolt from the side of the TB. You can check the interface between the motor and the throttle plate. Other than that, without looking at it, I'm not sure.
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by VTX1800N1
Can't help much there. The stepper motor should unbolt from the side of the TB. You can check the interface between the motor and the throttle plate. Other than that, without looking at it, I'm not sure.
Oh man. I hate how my curiousity can screw me over. Just wanted to see what was inside there to get familiar with my parts.... *cries*
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 12:22 AM
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Take the TB out again and fiddle with it until the throttle plate is under tension again.... You have nothing to lose at this point, so don't be shy with your attempts on that throttle body... It's likely you assembled it wrong, and may be better off with a new one in the end...
Your wrench light could have been something simple, but until you fix the TB you won't know...
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 12:49 AM
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Take the TB out again and fiddle with it until the throttle plate is under tension again.... You have nothing to lose at this point, so don't be shy with your attempts on that throttle body... It's likely you assembled it wrong, and may be better off with a new one in the end...
Your wrench light could have been something simple, but until you fix the TB you won't know...
Maybe I'll try it tomorrow. I've been working with my truck for hours, and it got cold and rainy (truck too big for my tiny garage at military housing)..lol
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 02:04 AM
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My engine and new coils. Too bad it doesn't run atm
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 05:03 AM
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Just fixed the tensioning problem with my throttle body's plate tension spring (have no idea what it's really called but apparently it tensions the throttle plate so it isn't loose). Gonna try it out and see if this was it! Wish me luck! Hopefully now I can enjoy my truck and its new coils finally!
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 06:02 AM
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Nope, still wasn't it. OMG, this is a bad start to my 3-day weekend...grrrrrr
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 06:40 AM
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sucks to hear man! I hope you get it figured out asap!
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 08:10 AM
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Since the throttle body is compromised, you may want to get a new one...

1. Check the connections at the battery, take them off and remount them...make sure they are perfect...

2. I hate to say it but you may want to pull all the accel coils and put back the OEM's for now... This will help you narrow your original issue down quickly... Observe the coil boot to coil seal and make sure they are in good contact

3. Considering your at a place where I almost guarantee someone else has a ford DBW throttle body, you could potentially borrow someone else's throttle body. This is just to see if it will start before you pull out all your accel coils... If it starts, leave the coils and get a new TB... If it does not start, pull the coils, Put in the OEM's, and try to restart... You may have a defective coil(s).

4. Check around the engine bay for any wires that may have inadvertently been damaged or disconnected when you installed the cops.. The connectors at the TB do not have a lot of slack, and can easily be damaged at the harness if pulled on..

In the future, try not to do too many modifications at once, this will help simplify troubleshooting issues... After each and every mod, you should always test the vehicle for proper function... If the truck ran good before the cop swap, then messing with the TB was likely not even necessary... Good luck...
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