On Sat, 10 May 2008 10:19:11 -0700, "Ted Mittelstaedt"
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>> Last fall I bought a used 1990 F150. It ran fine all winter. Now
>> we're getting warmer weather, and after I drive the truck for a half
>> hour or so, it refuses to turn over, or turns over so slow it's
>> rediculous. Once the engine cools, it starts right up.
>>
>> This is a fuel injection 5 liter engine with manual trans.
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>starter. Make sure the starter isn't right next to a hot manifold, if
>it is there should be a heat ****eld.
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>Ted
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Is the starter prone to turning slow when it gets hot? Why?
Every electric motor I have ever known work at most any temperature,
not considering the load on them, like air compressors often trip the
breaker in very cold weather, but that's because the compressor oil is
thick. My engine oil should be thinner whne the engine is hot, and
thats when it wont start. The other day I pulled home a heavy load of
hay and the engine was working hard. I parked the truck went into the
barn to disconnect the electric fence, got back in the truck (one
minute after shutting it off), and it would not crank over. Acted
just like a dead battery, yet all indications showed the battery was
ok (volt meter, radio, horn, lights all worked). I decided to go eat
before screwing with it. An hour later the truck started just fine.
I always starts immediately when cold, even when the temp was 20 below
zero in winter. The minute it gets hot, it wont crank over. That's
why I thought the cylinders were flooding with gas va****.
This is the first fuel injected vehicle I have owned, I know carbs
used to va**** lock and flood cylinders, I dont know much about fuel
inj. I'll suspect the starter, but it dont make too much sense that
the temp would affect an electric motor of any type....
Thanks
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