Did you try moving your wires away from the accumulator while it was running ruff - Do U know where the accumulator is ?

The accumulator is that aluminum canister on the left - has been known to cause this problem..-

 

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the silver one? move the wires away from it while the truck's running?

 

hey i have a battery where your pic is showing - i think

 

Special thanks to Jbrew and Kevin24 - and everyone else who's helped me. Jbrew - you da man!

 

Looks like this when it's all together , so you can get a better idea of what I'm talking about - yeah its the silver canister that sits below the firwall to the left ..Thats your AC Acummulator , it can screw up your ignition system if the wires are to close to it..

 

No prob man , hope you get-er runnin like it should.

 

ok so would it be the wires to the top left of the accumulator?

 

Oh I will, especially with the help you guys give. It's funny that a Ford dealer or mechanic doesnt even know 1/4 of the info thats to be had on this forum!

 

Which wires were you talking about?

 

Anything that's close to that thing - in the pics I have all mine pulled away and that bottom that looks close - it's far enough away.

You have to look and - if you can post a picture of your setup - it's easier to help

 

ok i'll get a pic. thanks.

 

I cleaned the egr and ports today - no change in idle. Next should be the cop's, or maybe clean throttle body? I already cleaned the throttle butterfly area, but the rear assembly probably needs cleaning too. Maybe vacuum leaks? It's getting narrowed down to just these last few things before something finally fixes it. I don't know where all of my vacuum lines are or else I'd chem 'em before pulling and cleaning, and/or R&R. I wonder if the k&n caused any of this b/s... or even the exhaust.

 

Yeah , you really have to clean the elbow behind the throttle body - it has all the ports that can get clogged up

 

damn those parts look brand new. I'll get some cleaning goin on. Hey jbrew, on the left (passenger) side of the elbow, do you just pull of the black 3 way hose that has coolant in it? I pulled it once before just to see what it was and had a lot to clean up. Is there a way to pull it without getting a gallon of coolant on my engine?