Re: 1998 Ford 4.2L V6 idle issue

On 6/20/2025 4:00 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:

In article <44573a4425ef2e2201c8049d6acf5a913fa64e82@i2pn2.org>,
UFO <techforce@nospam.gmx.com> wrote:

>
I guess I will need a ODB code reader? Will any one do or only the older
ones?

 Maybe.  1998 was a transition year... california cars all had OBD-II,
some trucks had OBD-II, but some cars and trucks still had OBD-I.  Check
the manual if you don't see an obvious OBD-II port.  You may be having to
count light flashes.
--scott

Since he mostly needs to know why it's not running well, he should probably just use the (usually free) code reading services rather than buying a reader at this point.
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