will not start
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Asked by swordfish_1099 Mar 03, 2016 at 06:33 PM about the 1987 Ford F-150 STD Standard Cab LB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

when the temp. outside is below 32 F the truck will not start. it cranks but will
not start.
when it is warmer it starts right up and runs like a top.

8 Answers
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Rowefast answered 8 years ago

Possible weak spark, look at the spark from the coil wire, make sure it is a white, blueish in color, not yellow orange. Change the fuel filter and add some injection cleaner, clean up the throttle body and look for bad vacuum lines.

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221,005

Rowefast answered 8 years ago

How about the cap, rotor, plugs, and wires? There gets to be a good build-up inside the distributor cap on the terminals.

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221,005

Rowefast answered 8 years ago

Ok then, Check for a weak spark, and check all the vacuum lines, along with the throttle body base gasket. Look for bad vacuum lines. If there is a water separator in the fuel line, get that replaced.

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