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97 Ford F150 Stuck In Fail Safe Cooling How To Fix

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Warranty Guide 1st Printing - Page 2

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Warranty Guide 1st Printing - Page 15

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Warranty Guide 1st Printing - Page 18

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Warranty Guide 1st Printing - Page 19

...up to five years or 50,000 miles (whichever occurs first), under the Defects Warranty. fails or malfunctions, Ford will repair or replace the part for up to seven years or 70,000 miles (Whichever ... applies to vehicle with a GVWR* of 14,000 pounds or less: If your vehicle fails a Smog Check inspection, Ford will make all necessary repairs and adjustments for up to three years or 50,000 miles ...
Warranty Guide 1st Printing - Page 22

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Warranty Guide 1st Printing - Page 23

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Four Wheeling Supplement 1st Printing - Page 3

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Four Wheeling Supplement 1st Printing - Page 11

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Four Wheeling Supplement 1st Printing - Page 15

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Four Wheeling Supplement 1st Printing - Page 16

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Four Wheeling Supplement 1st Printing - Page 17

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Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 8

... to Checking and adding engine oil in the Maintenance and care section. Refer to Checking and adding engine coolant and What you should know about fail-safe cooling in the ON or START position and any door is turned to On (light from base cluster shown). DOOR AJAR 9 Charging system Briefly illuminates when...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 14

Instrumentation Tachometer (if equipped) Indicates the engine speed in the Maintenance and care chapter. If it cool. Refer to Checking and adding engine coolant or What you should know about fail safe cooling in revolutions per minute. 2 1 0 RPMx1000 3 4 5 6 Engine coolant temperature gauge Indicates the temperature of the engine coolant. H C F E 15 At normal operating temperature, the...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 169

Leave a 50/50 mixture of engine coolant and water in your vehicle year-round in which you should know about fail-safe cooling (if equipped) Vehicles equipped with 4.6L or 5.4L engines have a fail-safe 170 Never increase the engine coolant concentration above 60%. Maintenance and care freeze at the temperature level in non-extreme climates...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 170

How fail-safe cooling works If the engine overheats, the engine will increase engine temperature and cause the engine to completely shut down.... (with limited power) for a short distance in order to get the vehicle to a service facility as soon as an air pump and cools the engine. The vehicle will still operate, but will coast to a service facility as H C 171 Take your vehicle can be re-...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 171

When fail-safe mode is activated • Pull off to prevent severe engine damage. • Wait for the engine to minimize engine damage. Start the engine. Maintenance and care soon as possible. • Immediately turn the engine off the road as soon as possible to cool. • Check the coolant level. H C 172 CHECKING AND...

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