Truck dies after WOT run.
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Toast, how you been man, what was the final result with your situation ??? Did you get, and are you back on the road with a new motor ???
I know I was the lucky one and only melted 3 plugs, you weren't so lucky
. Both you and me saw first hand how a stupid *** fuel filter can melt and kill a motor in mere seconds. EVEN ONE WITH ONLY 5000 MILES ON IT. I pray Ford builds in some kind of safety device or way to monitor this better on the Gen 3's. I think you and I both know there are a lot more motor problems as a result of a clogged filters and injectors than anyone will ever admit to.
Toast, how you been man, what was the final result with your situation ??? Did you get, and are you back on the road with a new motor ???
I know I was the lucky one and only melted 3 plugs, you weren't so lucky
. Both you and me saw first hand how a stupid *** fuel filter can melt and kill a motor in mere seconds. EVEN ONE WITH ONLY 5000 MILES ON IT. I pray Ford builds in some kind of safety device or way to monitor this better on the Gen 3's. I think you and I both know there are a lot more motor problems as a result of a clogged filters and injectors than anyone will ever admit to.
Last edited by Rob_02Lightning; Jan 12, 2003 at 10:51 AM.
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A stock filter is fine wydopnthrtl,
The problem seems to be that our engines need every single bit of fuel and pressure they are designed to give. There seems to be ""ZERO"" tolerance at WOT (especially for major boost motors, I was running 6 lbs of pulley when it happen to me) and if we starve for gas or loose pressure (even for a second at WOT), we immediatly go lean and the cylinders heat up so fast you can't shut it down quick enough. Like toast is saying there are warning signs, I had them for a while but being my L only had @ 5000 miles at the time, I never ever considered it to be a clogged fuel filter, I just figured it was my TR-6's, they never worked good for me. I first noticed dead spots in my throttle, a rough idle, and a little hesitation, but like an a-hole I went to the track anyway, all it took was the next 12 seconds and I MELTED 3 PLUGS, Toast wasn't so lucky, his wen't BOOM AND IT WAS STOCK.
On a stock L or one with standard or min added boost it will be even harder to pin point the problem as a clogged filter or injector.
Talk to Paul at Razors Edge about his new injector machine and he'll tell you horror storys of people melting and blowing due to bad fuel delivery. He'll also show you graphs of injector flow and how a bad one or two can kill. He can test, clean, and rebuilt ours and send them back to you with the flow graph before and after he works his magic. Fuel Delivery is EVERYTHING in a Lightning
This may or may not have to do with the problem on hand here in this post, but it's something every L owner needs to know about and stay on top of.
A stock filter is fine wydopnthrtl,
The problem seems to be that our engines need every single bit of fuel and pressure they are designed to give. There seems to be ""ZERO"" tolerance at WOT (especially for major boost motors, I was running 6 lbs of pulley when it happen to me) and if we starve for gas or loose pressure (even for a second at WOT), we immediatly go lean and the cylinders heat up so fast you can't shut it down quick enough. Like toast is saying there are warning signs, I had them for a while but being my L only had @ 5000 miles at the time, I never ever considered it to be a clogged fuel filter, I just figured it was my TR-6's, they never worked good for me. I first noticed dead spots in my throttle, a rough idle, and a little hesitation, but like an a-hole I went to the track anyway, all it took was the next 12 seconds and I MELTED 3 PLUGS, Toast wasn't so lucky, his wen't BOOM AND IT WAS STOCK.
On a stock L or one with standard or min added boost it will be even harder to pin point the problem as a clogged filter or injector.
Talk to Paul at Razors Edge about his new injector machine and he'll tell you horror storys of people melting and blowing due to bad fuel delivery. He'll also show you graphs of injector flow and how a bad one or two can kill. He can test, clean, and rebuilt ours and send them back to you with the flow graph before and after he works his magic. Fuel Delivery is EVERYTHING in a Lightning
This may or may not have to do with the problem on hand here in this post, but it's something every L owner needs to know about and stay on top of.
Last edited by Rob_02Lightning; Jan 12, 2003 at 10:49 AM.
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Originally posted by Rob_02Lightning
a clogged filter or ejector.
Talk to Paul at Razors Edge about his new Ejector machine
a clogged filter or ejector.
Talk to Paul at Razors Edge about his new Ejector machine
Anyway, if the truck is cutting off, its most likely NOT a fuel delivery problem. Its an electronic (chip programming or transmission failure, etc..) thats causing it to cut off and have to be re-started.
I had a Lincoln LS kicking my a$$ this week at work. It would cut slam off everytime at the top of second gear when you ran it WOT. After a few wasted hours of diag., i found out it was a transmission problem. What im saying here is I doubt you will be able to guess your way through this one, let someone who has the proper means of diagnosing it work on it before you go wasting money trying stuff.
