88 Ford Econoline 350

1988 FORD E-SERIES VAN
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BUSHDOGGY
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Van has always ran great. Today, I started it up, let it warm for 10 minutes and drove to the store 1/2 mile away. Left it running while I went inside. Came back out, it had died. Wouldn't start, just crank. After waiting about 10 minutes it started, ran for about 30 seconds and died. Now it won't start at all. I checked the ignition coil and it's fine. Any ideas?
Jan 13, 2006 at 10:12 AM

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Diagnostic guidance. Suggested checks and possible repairs are separate from the owner's reported results.

Have diagnosis performed while the no-start is present and provide the brief restart-after-waiting history. Verify the engine and fuel-system configuration before using component-location advice.

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Source: Original question and visible replies. Owner reports and other participants' experiences are distinguished. Next steps are editorial guidance for obtaining diagnosis or clarifying the reported findings; they are not a verified repair procedure or an independently confirmed component diagnosis.

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DB554
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try the ing. module on the side of the dist.
Jan 13, 2006 at 11:27 PM
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OHIO55
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check to see you if you are getting fuel?
Jan 14, 2006 at 1:09 AM
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VANLMS
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Check that your fuel pump is running when you turn the key on. If not the relay is on the passenger side under the hood. They get full of rust and go bad. This pertains to electric fuel pumps and electronic fuel injected vans. :)
Oct 26, 2007 at 7:05 PM
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Suggested Repair

Check the ignition module on the side of the distributor. Also verify fuel delivery: confirm the fuel pump runs when the key is turned on. If it does not, inspect the fuel pump relay on the passenger side under the hood, as these relays can rust and fail on electric fuel pump, EFI vans.

Conversation Summary

A 1988 Ford Econoline 350 that normally ran well died after a short trip and now only cranks or briefly starts then stalls. The ignition coil was already checked and found fine. Replies suggest testing the ignition module on the distributor and checking whether the fuel pump runs with the key on, including the under-hood fuel pump relay on the passenger side if it does not.

Discussion summary

88 Ford Econoline 350

A 1988 Econoline E350 stalled after warming up. It restarted after a wait, ran briefly and stalled again, then would crank without starting. The owner reported checking the ignition coil.

Reported outcome: No successful repair or confirmed cause was reported.

Replies suggested an ignition module, fuel delivery and a relay. None was confirmed, and the relay-location advice was explicitly limited to an electronically fuel-injected configuration.

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