Truck stalls when hot

Asked by robmack13 Jul 27, 2017 at 02:20 AM about the 1988 Ford F-150 S Standard Cab 4WD SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i have a 1988 ford f 150 with a v6 engine. It
runs fine in cool weather but when its hot
outside and its been running a bit, it stalls
out and wont restart for awhile. Any idea
whats the cause of this and the solution to
stop it????

3 Answers

38,855

does it run hot or does the gauge read normal when it's hot outside ?, the engine doesn't really care is it's nice out it should reach an operating temp. and stay there , do you smell gas when it stalls ?

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38,855

change the fuel regulator or first tap the schrader valve when it won't start and see if relieving the pressure on the fuel rail helps , don't start any fires on a hot manifold

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