89 Bronco II , 2.9 efi just dies while driving

Asked by GuruTMSYJ Jul 21, 2018 at 08:06 PM about the 1989 Ford Bronco II XLT

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

        Have a 89 Ford Bronco II , 2.9 efi engine have
changed fuel filter and fuel pump . During the test
drive car ran fine for about eight miles.
        Thestartecutting out and would not start .
After it sat afew moments it would start right up .it
would idle fine , as soon as you start driving it
would die.

5 Answers

10

Check the fuel rail regulator it is one of the problems that crop up if not the fuel pump. My 89 it ended up the fuel pump the regulator is $20 fix.

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This sounds like a common issue with the 2.9L V6 engines, the TFI module is bad, its located on the back side of the distributor at the back of the engine almost up against the firewall...no wonder it gets hot and dies a miserable death. There are some people who have modified them and mounted them in other locations with better airflow to keep them cool. Here's a link to a remote TFI module DIY how to....https://www.therangerstation.com/how- to/ignition-charging-computers/remote-mounted-tfi-ignition-module/

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20

right side floor board look up under dash for a plastic plug in box it is called a roll switch unplug it and wire it together. have a 1989 had it to of mechanics coldn't find problem .a old man told me to check rollover switch tied wires and never stopped again .finally a lifter wen down.

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40

replace the tfi module. The motorcraft ones are a pos. get an aftermarket one and a relocation harness. The distributor mounting is prone to high heat which kills the module.

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I have an 86 Bronco 2 it starts and then stalls out put a new fuel pump and filter an ignition module what could be the problem

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