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Question: i just purchased a 1997 ford f150 with the 5.4 triton

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kms3109, Potwin, KS, March 16, 2013, 21:52
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and bringing it home it started loosing acceleration and started jolting and chugging badly it did it worse going up hill it seems to be firing on 4 cyl it seems like check engine light flashes 3 times and stays on any ideas

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    arturo08 March 18, 2013, 00:48
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    start with new ignition system(new ignition cables, new spark plugs). actually first have fuel filter pulled and see if any water in fuel.

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