my 1988 f150 has a hard time starting and staying running

Asked by Racheal Sep 18, 2015 at 02:12 PM about the 1988 Ford F-150 XLT Standard Cab LB

Question type: General

I have replaced plugs wires and coil distributer cap and rotor and fuel filter.

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Paul answered 9 years ago

Could be fuel pump, easy way to tell if you spray starter fluid in the intake as you start it and spray it as it runs. if it does its possible the fuel pump does not have enough pressure, you could also get a gauge and attached it to the fuel rail to see what pressure its reading..

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Paul answered 9 years ago

You may want to clean the throttle body...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXwqBf4cqic

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