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Ford....

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:07 pm
by lucky
My POS free pickup has started acting up.
To lazy to search; any way to get an EECIV code without a reader?
Also early 90's ford dash cluster- dead voltmeter- thoughts?

Re: Ford....

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:08 pm
by befarrer
Kick it.

The dead voltmeter may be a disconnected wire or a dead gauge. Depends on how it is wired.

Re: Ford....

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:29 am
by lucky
Volts are pegged low; fuel now pegged high. Both part of the same gauge. Probably dead. Punching it didn't help, I doubt kicking it will.

Re: Ford....

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:09 am
by Atilla the Fun
I wish I could remember if the paperclip trick worked on Fords, but I gave up caring about the EEC-IV when I decided my Mustang should get LSx power.

Re: Ford....

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:32 pm
by lucky
I got off my ass and googled. There is a paperclip trick, but it works best with a ~12" wire lead with spade terminals on either end.

http://fordfuelinjection.com/files/self_test.pdf