Stall ,Studders,and Stops 1989 f-150 fuel injected

Asked by Edward W. Dec 11, 2007 at 01:50 AM about the 1989 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Help... my truck just started to stall and studder and stop...have checked and replaced many things like ignion control module ,fuel filter ,check the fuel pumps all three..have checked the fuel pressure is fine 47 psi..any ideas or help would be just Great...
                                                   Thanks
                                                            ED

12 Answers

27,675

Check your fuel pressure regulator and/or injectors. I'm surprised on a fuel injected vehicle that you aren't seeing a Warning Light of some kind. I would think that something such as this would be throwing some sort of trouble code.

3 people found this helpful.
83,765

You might need to get one of the EEC-IV/OBD-I engine code readers since your vehicle is pre-96 and thus the OBD-II readers won't work for this. It could be a lot of things, it's hard to tell without seeing it and without more information what the problem could be.

7 people found this helpful.
95

I had the same problem except mine was a 2004 it would run for a while then slowly die out what i did was i brought it to jiffy lube and they ran some cleaner through it ...then i also bought a can of sea foam dumped it in there ran it a bit then let it sit for a few days and its been running just fine ever since then

4 people found this helpful.
120

I'm having the same issue, 1988 8cyl. Warms up, studders, dies. This thing is so funky looking it could be anything I guess. What kind of cleaner did they use at Jiffy? Fuel Injector cleaner?

8 people found this helpful.

try running a can of sea fome injector cleaner in a tank of gas,sounds like the injectors are cloged,if you running gas with ethonol in it ,it will jell ,been a lot of problems with this gas.

2 people found this helpful.
135

theres a programing problem on some of the the early ford EFI systems the same thing happened to me with a 1988 f250, 1994 explorer, and 91 mustang, it could be a problem with one of the sensors or programing in the cpu

6 people found this helpful.
390

I have a 1989 f150( fuel injected 302). We recently took the engine to get rebuilt. Truck is dying when it comes to a stop. starts fine and runs fine but when it comes to a stop it dies. we installed a new bbk throttle body, new idle air control, new tps sensor, new cold air intake, new vacuum lines, new map sensor , new fuel pressure regulator and new pumps in the tanks. The mechanic who installed the motor cancelled the egr. When we disconnect the tps sensor , it doesn't die at all. What could be the cause of this?

39 people found this helpful.
370

Having same issues I have a 1990 Ford F-150 with a 5.0 V8 I replaced alternator ,battery, distributor found some bad wiring on the wiring harness by the distributor replace that still having cutting out missing issues my next step is to look for exhaust leak can anybody help me.

10 people found this helpful.
70

bad grounds to chassis or bad map for fuel issue could be corroded connector to pc

4 people found this helpful.
10

Look for a wire behind the motor under the windshield with a mirror it is touching and will short out when hot was my problem on a 90 Ford f150

1 people found this helpful.

Your Answer:

F-150

Looking for a Used F-150 in your area?

CarGurus has 13,802 nationwide F-150 listings starting at $4,500.

Postal Code:

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    OJ
    Reputation
    41,830
  • #2
    Gene Arnett
    Reputation
    15,990
  • #3
    Rowefast
    Reputation
    15,480
View All

Find great deals from top-rated dealers

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used GMC Sierra 1500
116 Great Deals out of 8,187 listings starting at $3,000
Used Ford F-250
6 listings
Used Ford Mustang
36 Great Deals out of 1,623 listings starting at $8,995
Used Ford Ranger
22 Great Deals out of 712 listings starting at $8,999
Used Jeep Wrangler
133 Great Deals out of 5,957 listings starting at $8,990
Used Toyota 4Runner
27 Great Deals out of 553 listings starting at $7,700

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.