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Just an FYI update: Just renewed mine with the normal $5 PIN. Got the same $30 plan language, but the PIN was accepted. So, if it wasn't for the frequent auto-rebooting of the stupid 4510L, which has been a long-term problem, it seems like it would still be working (have internet access)...

Anfair, I'm a customer, but haven't received that email. What day did you get it? If you could PM the text of that email to me, that would be helpful. Thanks, Tom

Sorry, I sort of fell off the grid for a while. Thanks to all for the replies. Glad to know it's been addressed. I'll go read and give it a try. Tom

Hi, This question may have been covered in another thread, but if so, I can't find it. I have one of the Verizon jetpack hotspots of the $5-a-month variety.  For anyone who doesn't know about it, there is a humongous thread in this forum on that topic.  For the last couple of months when I...

I continue to believe that one specific symptom, in this case, should be an important clue and also very Illuminating. That one symptom is great starting every day the first time, slower starting the second time, and poor starting the third time. Roughly every day. I'm generalizing and dropping...

Hi Doubleone, Thanks for taking the time to provide so much good information on my mechanical challenges du jour.  A lot to chew on there. I was glad to hear you say that you think it isn't the fuel pump.  All of the work and diagnostics that I've done to this point bring me to the same...

Hey Headache, how's it going?  Thanks for the offer.  I'm a few hours away at the moment.  Not heading your way for a month or so I'd guess.  If we end up in the same place, I'd really like to see those manuals. Yeah, that's the part of my most recent description that I hoped someone would key...

Digesting and working on it. Thanks. More later. Miles: Approaching 150K, but that's misleading because the engine and transmission are newer. Generally speaking, if I had this mysterious vacuum gauge of which you speak, where would I be connecting it to do this test? Tom

Yes, it was online, but only in the comments under a YouTube video. Nothing very authoritative. The reference to the relay was not very specific, but I've heard it discussed in the past and the term fuel pump relay was used. =========== A strange thing happened on the way to the market ...

Hey, new piece of info ... Regarding the idea of a bad engine coolant temperature sensor, I just ran across an opinion that the cause is unlikely to be that sensor _IF_ the temperature gauge in the vehicle rises / reads normally, which mine does.  And then if not that, maybe a fuel relay. What...

That was my thinking as well, but I don't know enough about it to feel certain.  However, I was unsure enough about it to pause my plan to drop the fuel tank and put in the new FP that I've been lugging around just in case.  An added twist of irony regarding the FP is that about the time I...

Yeah, I saw the diagram in Post 18. The problem was it didn't show enough of the engine for me to be able to tell where it actually is. However, the next diagram of the wiring harness seems to show a lot more. As far as comparing temperatures, the OBD1 reader that I have doesn't show...

Let me see if I can summarize this idea about the coolant temperature sensor and ask a few questions to clarify this. First, thanks for all the good info and diagrams and links. Very helpful. Summary: Let's say this sensor / thermostat is malfunctioning. It seems that everyone is saying that...

Hi Willy, That's an interesting idea, thanks. A couple of questions: If that thermostat is broken, and it essentially floods the engine, wouldn't that problem be present and obvious during cold starting as well as hot starting? The only remaining code that I'm getting from the engine is one...

Low 80's daytime, and 50's at night. That said, this problem has existed for almost 10 months, through numerous states, seasons, and climates. Tom

Yep, that's right.  It's most obvious after it's been off overnight.  I don't think I've ever had the hard starting issue on the first crank of the morning. Thanks for all the good info. Tom

HDR: You asked, "have you tried to turn the key to run and off several times before trying to start it?"  Yes, and that was also recommended by the mechanic who thinks the check valve on the fuel pump is bad.  However, I've not noticed that doing so (either once, or twice, or waiting longer...

Thanks for the replies. HDR: It always starts, it just takes longer and sometimes sounds like it's not going to start when it's hot. The engine is fuel injected, so I normally don't step on the gas while starting. But if I step on the gas while it's having this starting problem, that helps it...

Hi, Talking about a 1993 Ford E350. Gas engine. 5.8L V8 351. To keep this shorter, I'll skip a lot of details, and try to hit the highlights. Starting last summer, this truck / van began having hard starting problems. Never when cold, but happens when hot, especially after long driving. I've...

Follow-Up: I didn't end up going to Jay's Automotive for a few reasons, but thanks for the referral. I found a very good mechanic at a place called Coronado Car Care. The owner / manager is a guy named Frank who's old enough to know what he's doing with a lot of experience behind him. He's...