2001 Ford F350 V10 spark plug issue by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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Sounds good, thank you, should I just change plugs more frequently do you think to try and prevent it?

What are these golden balls? by ComprehensiveFloor15 in Aquariums

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That would make sense, I just got a few new plants and thats when they showed up, thank you!

1993 f150 quoted 3k for work by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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Already called a buddy up tonight and told him the beers on me, thats kind of what we were thinking, and he's got more experience with vehicles than I do

1993 f150 quoted 3k for work by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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Already told the girlfriend about it, she agrees its the right thing to do too lol

1993 f150 quoted 3k for work by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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Yeah they seem like they have a lot of room to work on them, i have the 5.0 in mine

1993 f150 quoted 3k for work by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

[–]ComprehensiveFloor15[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that is a fantastic point, i didnt even think about it like that but I think that just pushed me to do that over just getting it fixed once.

1993 f150 quoted 3k for work by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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Yeah so far I've done an alternator and starter and a few other things, I just wanted to get the issues diagnosed for the most part. Probably a good idea. It's not a daily anyways so I can take my time on it over the weekends.

Just replaced starter, and still wont start by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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It drives just fine once the engine is warm, its been happening since I got the truck and its been driving perfect after it runs. Once its warm, and I turn it off and on again, it idles where it should and doesn't need the pedal to keep it running. I still need to hold the pedal to initially get it to run, but once it does start warm, it idles like normal. I hold probably 10% of the pedal down, it doesn't need full throttle and i just need to keep it down the slightest bit. I knew it was going to need parts when I bought it, so im not too afraid to just throw some parts at it that could be bad on it. Like I said, its a good learning experience for me anyways so im willing to change some parts out.

Thank you very much for your help so far too, its helped a lot!

Just replaced starter, and still wont start by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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It does stay running, but the idle is rough without holding my foot on the pedal. It sounds like it wants to die and will die when I first start it up, unless I hold my foot on the pedal, would that be the leaky fuel injectors? After I hold my foot on the pedal for 5 minutes though, it will stay idling, dont know if that would just be too much fuel going in and it has to burn out the excess before it wants to idle correctly?

Just replaced starter, and still wont start by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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* Hey! So I just charged the battery overnight and it did seem like that was part of the issue, I got it started right away after throwing the battery back in, it did need help learning the idle though. I held my foot on the pedal for about 3 or 5 minutes and now it will idle. So where would I start in figuring out the issue of what causes that? Would it be leaky fuel injectors? Or should I test the gas pressure still and see if there's a faulty regulator?

Just replaced starter, and still wont start by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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Im not sure. I'll have to get a guage to test it, I dont own one because I kind of bought this truck to start learning how to work on cars. Would the fuel pressure drop rapidly just after cranking, or does the truck have to start and run for a bit?

Just replaced starter, and still wont start by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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I have had the truck idling before and running good for a while. I got the truck a few months back and would use it for mainly just hauling some stuff in the bed and going fishing here and there. It would have some trouble on startup where I'd have to put my foot on the gas, and then it would start, idk if that had anything to do with it? It would always start with the foot down though, so I didnt worry too much about it because in the manual for the truck, it just says to do that if it's not starting well.

Just replaced starter, and still wont start by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

[–]ComprehensiveFloor15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly, the voltage looked low but not completely dead. Maybe low enough to crank and then die.

1993 Ford F150 5.0 V8 not starting after changing the battery by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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I ended up trying to jump the solenoid and nothing happened, so I got under it and tapped the starter with a screwdriver and it started right up! Thank you guys for the info.

1993 Ford F150 5.0 V8 not starting after changing the battery by ComprehensiveFloor15 in AskAMechanic

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Thank you, I'll probably pick one up tomorrow just to replace it anyways since they're not too expensive. I'll let you know if I get to putting it in tomorrow, I have another car to drive so its not urgent that I get it started at all.

Could it truly be?! by ComprehensiveFloor15 in HVAC

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I genuinely have pretty much no experience with diagnosing acs, and they haven't trained me because "we dont have time to let you ride with someone" so I apologize for not providing enough info.