My truck 88 f150 when i start it up it runs but has no power but after about 20 miles it starts running good whats going on

Asked by Pat Dec 24, 2016 at 12:35 PM about the 1988 Ford F-150 S Standard Cab 4WD SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

seems to be an electrical not sure It did sit for 10 years and i trying to revive the
vehicle Love the truck

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OJ answered 7 years ago

Easiest thing to do is to bring the vehicle for a shop with a live data analyzer and let it cool. If it's running bad at startup, the analyzer will immediately point to the fault.

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