Service Engine warning. E-350 7.3 Diesel

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j smith - 19 Dec 2005 23:54 GMT

Hi There.
The service engine warning lit up on my econoline e-350 7.3 diesel. The van
did not stall, but i was not able to accelerate at all. I could push the gas
pedal to the floor and nothing. The van would run in idol, so fuel was
getting through. By the time i arrived at the garage the warning light had
turned off and the van was running fine.
A week later it happened again this time the garage determined that it was
the "Throttle Position Sensor." And replacing it resolved the problem right
away.
A week later it hapened again, but by the time it got towed to the garage
(about 24 hours later due to storm) the problem again was gone.
Any ideas?

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Spdloader - 20 Dec 2005 01:31 GMT

Low oil level will cause that too.

Spdloader

> Hi There.
> The service engine warning lit up on my econoline e-350 7.3 diesel. The
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> (about 24 hours later due to storm) the problem again was gone.
> Any ideas?

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Agave - 20 Dec 2005 05:31 GMT

fuel gelling will too...

> Hi There.
> The service engine warning lit up on my econoline e-350 7.3 diesel. The van
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Chris Hill - 20 Dec 2005 14:43 GMT

>Hi There.
>The service engine warning lit up on my econoline e-350 7.3 diesel. The van
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>A week later it hapened again, but by the time it got towed to the garage
>(about 24 hours later due to storm) the problem again was gone.

Codes are stored for many starts. Find somebody who knows what they
are doing to go get the stored codes.

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pkurtz2 - 23 Dec 2005 10:51 GMT

To elaborate on what the fella said about low oil level. The reason for this
is because your engine uses high pressure oil from the crankcase to acuate
the injectors in the engine. I would do a couple of things.
1. Change your oil and filter....
2. Add anti-gelling additive to your tank...
3. Change your fuel filter......
4. If not installed, install a block heater.. the older the vehicle the more
invaluable this will become. IF one is already installed, VERIFY that it is
still working. IE check the temp of the engine first thing in the morning,
should be lukewarm to the touch.

Hopefully all your problems will go away.

> Hi There.
> The service engine warning lit up on my econoline e-350 7.3 diesel. The
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> (about 24 hours later due to storm) the problem again was gone.
> Any ideas?

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