I was given a 1989 ford bronco from my wifes bro. It has been sitting in tjhe driveway for about two months and now it wont start. It started a couple weeks ago but now it wont. It turns over, its getting a spark but there is no fuel pressure at the fuel rail. There is also no fuel pump noise. It statrted right up last time but today when I have people coming to look at it, nothing. I'm tryting to sell it but I need to get it running first. Anyone have any suggestions? I am totally new to broncos and fords in general so I'm kinda lost. Someone please help me out.
Help! My truck wont start.
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harleydeen98258
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I here ya vdub...mine is doing the same thing, but mine smells like it is flooding out. Then it takes about 45 minutes to get it started again!!!!!
I've narrowed it down to either fuel pumps, fuel filter, or fuel pressure regulator. The more I try to do something the more ****** off I get, especially since I'm not really knowledgeable in fuel injection.
I've narrowed it down to either fuel pumps, fuel filter, or fuel pressure regulator. The more I try to do something the more ****** off I get, especially since I'm not really knowledgeable in fuel injection.
WileE7
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i had the same problem wasn't getting fuel pressure took forever to start my fuel pump was bad. changed it and now i have no problems and it runs like a champ
harleydeen98258
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Well I just got back from the elementary school and decided to try a "trick" that a former ford shop mechanic told me to do...
He told me that when they would get fuel pump related issues coming into the shop they would take a hammer and tap the area under the pump (in-tank pumps) to get it to work again, so I walked back up to the school and took a hammer and tapped the body of the high-pressure pump (inside left frame rail) and when I went to start the truck...walaa, it started right up, so I drove back to the house.
So now I think I'm going to just start replacing the compenants of the fuel system starting with that pump and filter.
Hope this might help
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Broncosaurus!
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That is the case with many electric motors when they start to go bad, it hangs up, needs to be tapped to get going, or the connection is bad and tapping on it reconnects it. if you tap on it and it works again, then that component should be replaced/rebuilt, because it will only get worse.
The relays are right behind your air filter box. I think one is green and ones Brown. The second fuel pump is on the frame rail way up towards the front, Right beside the front driveshaft, so close my driveshaft ate through my fuel pump power wire.
Big Country
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you seem to have all the info you need on this one. good luck
I tried banging on the pump and nothing. Then I manually jumped the circuit on both relays and the pump went on and got fuel to the motor, both relays the same thing. Does that mean the realys are shot and need to be replaced? And how much do they cost approximatly?
John Eversoll
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I would replace the fuel line to the rail and the fuel pump as well
Then run some fuel injector d.eaner in the gas NOT THE CHEEP STUFF either.
Put some Premium gas in and watch the motor come alive. You might not want to sell it ...
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on my 82 bronco my fuel filter is above the tank and they are known to get vapor locked and wont start i fixed that and works alot better so if anyone has that problum move the fuel filter
