Will run on hwy fine

Tiny
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  • 1988 FORD F-150
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1988 f150 with 4.9 battery went out had it replaced & know in the mornings it will idle & then die. Know it will idle for a few second & die all them time. Have replace idle air valve & cleaned the t.B. Changed the tp sensor & map sensor & temp sensor
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 AT 1:52 PM

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Tiny
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Its probably going thru an idle relearning process-due to battery being dead-try cleaning out the IACV and see what happens to include the MAF sensor
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 AT 2:54 PM
Tiny
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BATTERY HAS BEEN ON FOR 2-3 WKS & HAVE CLEANED T.B. & CHANGED
IDLE AIR & STILL SAME TRYED MAF & TP SENSOR & TEMP SENSOR & CONTROL MODULE STILL SAME
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 AT 5:42 PM
Tiny
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Found loose battery cable tighten it & retry in morning to see
what happens on cold start
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 AT 9:34 PM

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