i have an 89 ford f150

Asked by Timothy May 23, 2013 at 01:16 PM about the 1989 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Standard Cab 4WD LB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my ford has a 302 it is a lariat it will start and run just fine till it worms up and then it will
die wate a few hours and it will start will not start after wormed up y is this going on and
how can i fix it

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Check for spark after it dies. If there's no spark but it will start back up after everything's cooled off, I would suspect an ignition module and or stator (ignition pickup). If there's spark, I'd look for a fuel pressure problem. Fuel pumps tend to fail like that.

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