2003 Ford F150 engine cuts out when towing

2003 FORD F-150
60,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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TCOOMBE
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my truck cuts out when towing - most often on the highway and has done this with different trailers/weights and usually restarts right away. never does this w/o trailer. no error codes on my reader. any ideas?
Apr 29, 2009 at 11:43 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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I would suspect fuel pump
hook a fuel gauge to it and check fuel pressure and do a volume test too

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Apr 30, 2009 at 5:28 AM
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TCOOMBE
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it turned out to be a faulty connection at instrument cluster
May 7, 2009 at 6:20 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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Thank you for updating the post
happy for you all working good know


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May 8, 2009 at 5:31 AM
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