1987 Ford Bronco fuel issue

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JEHUSAFAT
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1987 Ford Bronco V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic

i have a 1987 ford bronco with a 302 v8 i am having fuel issues i have replaced fuel pressure regulator ignition coil cap and rotor spark plugs and wires and have replaced fuel filter i have hooked up fuel pumps to swith so ican turn them on manually engine starts up fine when i spray starter fluid into intake i leave fuel pumps on while i start up with started fluid once fluid is gone engine sputters for a second then dies out
Jul 14, 2009 at 6:28 AM
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DOCFIXIT
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Have you checked fuel pressure?
Jul 14, 2009 at 6:39 AM
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JEHUSAFAT
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have not had a chance to check fuel pressure bought truck about 15 days ago previous owner says that the pump it putting out about 40 psi but pump sounds like it is straining a bit
Jul 15, 2009 at 4:43 AM
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