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Old 12-12-2008, 08:56 PM
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Default 99 7.3 starts but wont do anything

my friends 99 7.3 powerstroke with a edge evolution with attitude. it will start but won't do anything, as soon as you press the gas peddle it just dies. What could cause this?
 
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Old 12-14-2008, 09:34 PM
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Never heard of that before. Tell him to try pulling the edge off for starters.
 
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Old 12-14-2008, 09:45 PM
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Maybe you need to press on the diesel pedal instead of the gas pedal.

Have you tried removing the Edge and seeing if it will run correctly in stock form?
 
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Old 12-14-2008, 09:46 PM
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The gas pedal or brake pedal?? If it's the brake pedal, it probably has something to do with the EGT/theft shutdown. I agree, have him remove the module and see what happens.
 
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Old 12-15-2008, 08:38 PM
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they edge has been unplugged fore a month or so.
 
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Old 12-15-2008, 08:40 PM
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Any codes??
 
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Old 12-16-2008, 12:29 PM
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He has not put a code reader on it but we could not get the Edge to work to use its code reader feature. No codes.
 
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Old 12-16-2008, 12:57 PM
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Maybe make a trip to the parts store (in another vehicle obviously) and see if they have a code reader you can borrow. Problem may be with the APPS, IDK.
 
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Old 12-16-2008, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by wildbill
Maybe make a trip to the parts store (in another vehicle obviously) and see if they have a code reader you can borrow. Problem may be with the APPS, IDK.
That would probably be a waste of time--most of the generic Autozone/Checker/et. al. code readers won't work on a Powerstroke. It would be worth getting one of THESE so you can have a scan tool with you all the time vs. something like AutoE which would work quite nicely as long as you remember to bring the laptop with you.
 
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Old 12-16-2008, 09:03 PM
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I had a friend that it was doing that and it was low oil
 


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