# 97 F-150 HELP!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 10, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-f-150-help/203154 "2009-07-10T14:39:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rckenny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a88e4f/32.png) [@rckenny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rckenny)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-f-150-help/203154/1 "2009-07-10T14:39:27Z")
My uncle called, said he was driving on the Turnpike and his truck just quit, had it towed home, has llights and stuff, but wont start, any ideas why it just quit while running and why it wont start, thanks??? ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-f-150-help/203154/2 "2009-07-10T16:43:41Z")
great descriptive thread. ---
**Author:** ![rckenny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a88e4f/32.png) [@rckenny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rckenny)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-f-150-help/203154/3 "2009-07-10T17:48:28Z")
Thats all I know at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-f-150-help/203154/4 "2009-07-10T18:00:24Z")
seen him, it fell behind a white / black duramax towing a red ls1 fireturd problem was, The duramax ate all the air around the ford within a 3 mile radius. Fuel problem, 97 was a horrible year for fuel pump or one of the fuel tanks not interacting with the switch. drained one dry. ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-f-150-help/203154/5 "2009-07-10T18:11:48Z")
i’ll argree with that. check your fuel pressure ---
**Author:** ![69camaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/69camaro/32/6046_2.png) [@69camaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/69camaro)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-f-150-help/203154/6 "2009-07-12T17:38:12Z")
check for spark or fuel to narrow it down. it could be a fuel pump, relay, ignition module, cam sensor… ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-f-150-help/203154/7 "2009-07-12T18:03:52Z")
cam sensor shouldn’t keep it from starting. it’ll just have bad throttle response and may run rougher at idle ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-f-150-help/203154/8 "2009-07-12T19:21:16Z")
> [@OMG Is It Time To Go Home Yet](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-is-it-time-to-go-home-yet/40618/58): > > cam sensor shouldn’t keep it from starting. it’ll just have bad throttle response and may run rougher at idle the cam sensor went bad on my old car and it would not start. :dunno: the crank sensor went also, and that will also make it not start. did he run the truck out of gas? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-f-150-help/203154/9 "2009-07-12T19:40:44Z")
cam sensors on the older sohc 4.6s and 5.4s don’t affect spark at all. it’s just there for sequential fuel injection i believe. if the sensor signal is missing it just defaults to batch fire