End of Ford E-series vans - Car Talk Community
Sep 3, 2012 · The Ford Transit Connect is a compact panel van developed by Ford Europe and derived from the Ford Focus. The first generation was designed by Peter Horbury and introduced in 2002 to replace the older Ford Escort and Fiesta-based Courier van ranges, which had ceased production in the same year.
Van mysteriously won't start sometimes - Car Talk Community
Dec 22, 2011 · 1999 Ford E150 with 150K on it. This van has generally been a champ, but it’s recently developed a habit of not starting… sometimes. I replaced the battery a couple months ago, and the starter sounds fine, it always cranks enthusiastically, but the engine won’t start. It’s as though it’s out of gas, but there’s plenty of gas. And I’ll retry every so often, and then all of a ...
2001 Ford E250 - won’t go above 45 mph! - Car Talk Community
Aug 4, 2018 · An exhaust restriction can cause EGR system faults, seems to be a common misdiagnoses. Connect a vacuum gauge to the engine, operate the engine at 2500 RPMs in park, if the vacuum drops to a low value there is an exhaust restriction. You may need to replace the front Y-pipe/catalytic converter assembly.
Removing the exhaust manifold from a Ford E250 van, 4.9L straight 6
Mar 17, 2014 · I finally decided to replace a leaky manifold as the low compression and leaking oil has gotten to be too much. Not sure but it looks like I’ll have to remove the intake manni to get to it. A fortunate side effect is that the oil leaking from the manni seems to have lubricated most of what would be rust-welded bolts. I’d driven it like this since I bought it 3 yrs ago (don’t judge me ...
'89 Ford E-150 Van Stalling Out - Car Talk Community
Mar 27, 2011 · Maintenance/Repairs. stalling, catalytic-converters, pump, sensors, e150, gasoline, ford. mgrharry March 27, 2011, 8:38pm 1. I’ve got a 1989 Ford E-150 conversion van has developed a stalling problem. It has a V8 5.0 engine. When the problem first occurred I felt the engine stutter and pulled off the road and as I rolled to a stop it stalled out.
2006 Ford E350 battery drain when off - Car Talk Community
e350, ford. We have a 2006 Ford E350 6.8L van that has a constant battery drain of about 1.1 amps with the ignition switched off. I used a good Amp meter and took the following measurements in the engine compartment fuse box. Fuse 8 going to the I/P Fuses 5, 11, 23, 38, 4, 10, 16, 22, 28, 32 the draw is 710 mA. Aftermarket security system 460 mA.
Air only blows out floor and defrost vents - Car Talk Community
Mar 22, 2020 · August 5, 2014. 1999 Ford E150 - HVAC issue. Maintenance/Repairs. ford. 5. 678. March 5, 2021. As stated in the title, I am only getting air blowing out of the defrost and floor vents but not the ones in the dash. I have installed a new blend door actuator (at the passenger side) and realized after the fact that w….
Stripped spark plug hole - Car Talk Community
Jul 3, 2011 · I have a 1999 Ford E-250 Van that I use for work. I’m a painter. Recently one of the spark plugs came loose while I was driving. While trying to replace the spark plug myself, I discovered that the threads in the hole were stripped. I have found a couple of repair shops that say they can do it. They both say they can rethread the hole without removing the head and the price is something I am ...
2019 Ford Escape - Needs new transmission - Car Talk Community
texases October 25, 2024, 12:28am 4. Ford’s recommended interval is 150,000 miles. If transmissions frequently fail at 60k because of lack of fluid changes, we’d be seeing millions of failures. If this is the dual clutch transmission, it’s famous for problems. Dennis30 October 25, 2024, 12:30am 5.
Using Transit van to jump start another vehicle
Tester April 23, 2016, 1:16am 2. Take the jumper cables and connect them to the POS & NEG in the Transit van. At the dead battery, connect the red clamp to POS battery post and the black clamp to a bracket somewhere on the engine. The reason for this is, when a battery goes dead it creates hydrogen gas.