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rncdl
2/14/2007 6:16:38 PM
After 5-10 seconds after starting sometimes the engines shuts down. A couple times while coasting. Never during higher rpms. A couple times it hesitated at 30 mph. At these times I get the emissions warning light. A free computer check at Autozone reviews no codes.  Map sensor?  This is a 7.3  2002.
Thanks in advance
Robin
wheelsup68
2/14/2007 6:32:53 PM
Couple things I have heard mentioned b4 are the Glow plug relay, Crank shaft sensor, orTorque converter lock up
Hayapower
2/15/2007 12:57:31 AM
How often does the stall occur and at what temps, or is it just on 'initial' start?  Does it restart imediately afterwards on a stall?  Miles on the truck?
 
CMP (Cam Position Sensor) failures are pretty common on the 7.3.. If the sensor fails you'll loose the tach signal.. Without a tach signal the IDM won't fire the injectors. If the engine doesn't restart right off, look at the tach while cranking and see if you see a needle movement/bounce.. Even with a scan tool sometmes a bad CMP/circuit can be hard to diagnose.. If its the original, a replacement wouldn't hurt.. The DTC would be handy to have for a more clear direction, but with their given history of problems probably the first place I'd  look.. Not the only thing that can cause a stall though, or a hard start..
wagz
2/15/2007 9:28:32 PM
Does it just cut out when driving down the road or sound like it skips a beat every now and then? We replaced many of those cam sensors in those things.I have an International with the same motor & did mine twice in 75,000 miles. Hayapower is probably right. We also found they have had problems with the valve cover gaskets. The wiring inside them  goes bad & they do something similar to what we're talking about, but more of an intermittent misfire or running real rough.
1954ford
2/19/2007 11:32:13 PM
i'd go with the camshaft position sensor
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