I bought a 1991 Ford F-250 it starts and I can put it into gear but once let off the throttle it dies so I’m not entirely sure what’s wrong because I’m pretty new to diesels and mechanics in general any help would be greatly appreciate
I bought a 1991 Ford F-250 it starts and I can put it into gear but once let off the throttle it dies so I’m not entirely sure what’s wrong because I’m pretty new to diesels and mechanics in general any help would be greatly appreciate
it doesn’t die when I put it into gear I can start driving just fine it’s just when I come to a stop is when it diesLets see if we can clarify this a bit. You've said that it starts normally, but dies when you let up on the throttle. Does it die when you put it in gear and try to get it moving, when you let up on the throttle and it meets the resistance and weight of the vehicle? OR does it die if you have it in neutral and blip the throttle, rev the engine just a bit and let up on the throttle? If it's the later situation my money would be on the metering valve in the injection pump. When the engine dies after you let up on the throttle, without necessarily having it in gear, that would very likely be a sticking metering valve.
Report back which scenario seems to fit.
it doesn’t die when I put it into gear I can start driving just fine it’s just when I come to a stop is when it dies
it doesn’t die when I put it into gear I can start driving just fine it’s just when I come to a stop is when it dies
Yes that is what is happeningOkay, let me rephrase what I said above. You want to stop so you take your foot off the throttle to slow down, and it dies. Is that what's happening?
It was sitting for about a week and a halfCool you signed up C! Didnt see you last night to ask how your truck is doing. How long has it been sitting before you bought it?
Yes that is what is happening