# 1998 Ford F-150 - smoke test question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-f-150-smoke-test-question/172196>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** f-150, ford\
**Created:** [November 11, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-f-150-smoke-test-question/172196 "2020-11-11T17:01:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kent12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@kent12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kent12)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-f-150-smoke-test-question/172196/1 "2020-11-11T17:01:14Z")

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where is the best place to hook into do a smoke test on my truck

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-f-150-smoke-test-question/172196/2 "2020-11-12T16:53:27Z")

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Look on an EVAP hose that has a service port.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/1/61f831729ed4dd566c14a34e019044c3fc2f998d.jpeg)

Tester

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-f-150-smoke-test-question/172196/3 "2020-11-12T17:09:51Z")

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IF (and that is a BIG IF,) your 98 F-150 is anything like a 99 Ranger, it is on the drivers side- just above the front fender in front of the master cylinder. Look for the service port like in Tester’s pic.