please help anyone!!

[pirinola]

hello everyone I have a bit of a problem here with my 2000 ford explorer truck shoc5.0 today is raining like mad and the truck will not stay on with out me pushing on the gas pedal , I read some information in here and some say its the IAC ,,,well it was done just recently brand new one , the next person mentioned the "throttle plate" and in reality I don't know what that looks like , so if anyone knows what it looks like please post a pic for me , is it easy to do this job? or a mechanic have to handle this? please and thank you ..

 

[justin99]

check the MAF and vacuum leaks

 

[97greenmonster]

First of all, theres no such thing as a SOHC 5.0, the 5.0s were pushrods, is it the V6 SOHC, or the 5.0 Pushrod?

 

[410Fortune]

it sounds like you have gotten some water in the intake, possibly your MAS sensor is wet or now dirty. I would try cleaning the mas and resetting the computer first. unfortunately the ford intake/airbox setup is prone to sucking up water in deep puddles or wet roads

do you happen to have an aftermarket intake?

also there is no such thing as a sohc 5.0L engine

 

[97greenmonster]

Try the idle tensioner. or the two cables next to the throtle body that make it open, try tighing them, mine came loose and wouldnt idle with out me on the gas either, so i tighten it up, made sure all connections were correct and it idled fine. i think its just a coincidence that its raing cause if rain got in the intake, it would barly run, it would sputter and most likely die out. ive had it happen to a buddies 5.0

 

[410Fortune]

a simple test is to unplug the mas and see if it improves

 

[Bobby D Crawley]

is the check engine light on. most eletricial things will set a code. if there's no light I would look for a vacuum leak, the tps could be wet, do these motors have an egr valve? there could be carbon holding it open if it does.

 

[pirinola]

thank you guys

Well thank you so much for the help and advise form all you guys will check on the MAS for sure to clean it and dry it if possible , the last reply ,,,no light on in the dash board at all ..like I said before only revs properly if the gas pedal is pushed , mind you guys that once warp up the truck the iddle stays ok . but will do this tips all you guys posted and eliminate every step of the way .thank you will keep you posted.