I helped a good friend of mine buy his first truck and we got him a 1992 F150 XLT with a 302 and automatic transmission.

The truck runs fine, but is very hard to start when cold. After it has warmed up it will start normal. We checked the fuel pressure and it seems to be ok. We are not getting ANY data from the computer.

Thoughts?

John

 

on cold mornings if i don't crank the starter enough the motor will make a clanking...?? its very strange..the noise goes away if i shut it off and restart it again...just wanted to let you know your not the only one having problems..

 

NO data whatsoever from the computer?

That is odd, if you plug in the harness you should get codes-- even if it is just a "pass" code.

BTW, how cold are we talking about here? Your profile doesn't list a location, so 'cold' could mean anything from -20 degrees to 50 degrees and this makes a big difference when talking about starting issues.....

 

My 92 F-250 with a 460 had the some troble starting in cold weather i installed a block heater and it start up fine in cold weather as long as i remember to plug it in

 

Yeah, nothing from the computer at all. Not cold as in weather, just cold as in the truck hasn't been started in a while.

 

I live in West Texas.