Not the same ford engine but I had a broke crankshaft sensor do the same thing
I was going to say, sounds like when I had a camshaft sensor go bad on me. Some days it would turn over for a while before it would start some days it was fine. Then I w say nothing. Was a pretty easy, <$100 fix
Interesting....googled that and all the symptoms check out...
--Difficulty starting [check]
--random stalling [check] - about once a month, it'll randomly stall. Always while I'm sitting at a stop light. as I'm coming to a stop, it'll just idle down until it cuts off, but it ALWAYS cranks right back up
--rough idle (see above...usually happens right before the stall)
--decrease in gas mileage...slightly but I chalked that up to larger tires, older vehicle and pulling a boat more
--only symptom I
]don't have is a Check Engine light
Google says you can check the sensor with a multimeter...would it test bad on a meter even when I'm NOT having a problem, or would I have to put a meter on it while it's actively acting up?
