riverbum
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- City, State
- L.A. aka lower alabama
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '05 FX4
i looked around the forums but i didn't see anything about friends with big feet lol
i was driving to pigeon forge saturday and stopped to get gas. my friend, 6'3" size 14 shoe, was riding with me. plenty of room in my '05 fx4 as i am about the same size. stopped for gas and got back in the truck to leave and wouldn't run.
i haven't been under the hood of a vehicle in about 10 yrs because of mechanic's burn-out. can't stand the sight of an engine compartment any more.
truck has 83k and has been solid as a rock. i almost got sick thinking of the possibilities. raised the hood and almost cried when i saw all the sensors and fuel injection from Mars. i said a prayer. trying to reprogram my mind to the days of holley carbs, msd ignitions and 9" rears, i climbed underneath to get a look at the fuel filter and have a look around. my friend happened to look on the core support and read the little note about the "switch". got the manual out and followed the instructions. cranked right up. almost cried again. gave thanks and started out of the parking lot. truck cut off again. almost cried again. prayed once more. reset the switch again and we were off.
happened one more time and i had to guess it was tony's size 14 bumping the switch. he kept his foot away and didn't have any more problems. drove back to al this morning and everything was fine. i was alone but was worried that i might hit a bump and lose power again.
is it common for this swith to go bad? i know it is inertia activated and never had trouble with it before. i'm guessing the switch is loosing it's tension and needs to be replaced.
any thoughts? easy part to find? common problem? hang out with shorter people?
thanks, rhett
www.bluegrassinalabama.com
i was driving to pigeon forge saturday and stopped to get gas. my friend, 6'3" size 14 shoe, was riding with me. plenty of room in my '05 fx4 as i am about the same size. stopped for gas and got back in the truck to leave and wouldn't run.
i haven't been under the hood of a vehicle in about 10 yrs because of mechanic's burn-out. can't stand the sight of an engine compartment any more.
truck has 83k and has been solid as a rock. i almost got sick thinking of the possibilities. raised the hood and almost cried when i saw all the sensors and fuel injection from Mars. i said a prayer. trying to reprogram my mind to the days of holley carbs, msd ignitions and 9" rears, i climbed underneath to get a look at the fuel filter and have a look around. my friend happened to look on the core support and read the little note about the "switch". got the manual out and followed the instructions. cranked right up. almost cried again. gave thanks and started out of the parking lot. truck cut off again. almost cried again. prayed once more. reset the switch again and we were off.
happened one more time and i had to guess it was tony's size 14 bumping the switch. he kept his foot away and didn't have any more problems. drove back to al this morning and everything was fine. i was alone but was worried that i might hit a bump and lose power again.
is it common for this swith to go bad? i know it is inertia activated and never had trouble with it before. i'm guessing the switch is loosing it's tension and needs to be replaced.
any thoughts? easy part to find? common problem? hang out with shorter people?
thanks, rhett
www.bluegrassinalabama.com