bozo4ford
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- 1986 Ford Ranger 2.3 4cy
I have a 1986 Ford ranger / 4 Cyl. / 2.3 / EFI / Manual 5-Speed // Original owner
Hello~
Last night I was driving down the street minding my own bizness, when suddenly, my truck conked out. I pulled over, restarted, and had to keep revving the engine to make it back home. Finally made it home, kept the engine running on its own, then after about a minute or two, it conked out again.
My neighbor and I thought this could be somewhat of a fuel related problem.
The last time this happen, is when I steam cleaned my engine and maybe got something wet in a fusible link. This took about two months to get running again, normally, so I figured I must have gotten something wet, and needed to dry out.
Then this 'dogging’ and 'cutting out' happen again a few months later. This time I removed my Intake control module (I believe this was in my air filter compartment, cleaned all the carbon deposits off, I also replaced my fuel relay switch, located on pass. fender wall....just because some wires were corroded (attached to passenger side wall)
Someone mentioned either of these culprits.....
MAP SENSOR ($38.00)
EGR VALVE, ($80.00) or
EGR VACUUM SOLENOID ($60.00)
I bought the MAP sensor got it home, then realized it was very difficult for me to get to it to replace it, and by this time, the truck started running ok again.
This process of elimination is going to break me, not knowing what this particular problem might be, so, if anyone out there is going through similar issues, please tell me what was your problem was or might be, so I don't end up replacing needless parts, I can not afford. First thing was to replace the relay switch again, but not sure that's the problem. I hope it's not the fuel pump. Maybe it's the injectors.
I don't use a cheap, no-name gas. When all these problems arose last time, I was using ARCO REGULAR, then after switching to 76 REG. gas, the problems subsided. I have been told that 4 bangers do not need all that premium gas, and to ONLY use regular.
I think I replaced the inline fuel pump once before, sorry, can't remember.
Thank you! Have a nice day!
Hello~
Last night I was driving down the street minding my own bizness, when suddenly, my truck conked out. I pulled over, restarted, and had to keep revving the engine to make it back home. Finally made it home, kept the engine running on its own, then after about a minute or two, it conked out again.
My neighbor and I thought this could be somewhat of a fuel related problem.
The last time this happen, is when I steam cleaned my engine and maybe got something wet in a fusible link. This took about two months to get running again, normally, so I figured I must have gotten something wet, and needed to dry out.
Then this 'dogging’ and 'cutting out' happen again a few months later. This time I removed my Intake control module (I believe this was in my air filter compartment, cleaned all the carbon deposits off, I also replaced my fuel relay switch, located on pass. fender wall....just because some wires were corroded (attached to passenger side wall)
Someone mentioned either of these culprits.....
MAP SENSOR ($38.00)
EGR VALVE, ($80.00) or
EGR VACUUM SOLENOID ($60.00)
I bought the MAP sensor got it home, then realized it was very difficult for me to get to it to replace it, and by this time, the truck started running ok again.
This process of elimination is going to break me, not knowing what this particular problem might be, so, if anyone out there is going through similar issues, please tell me what was your problem was or might be, so I don't end up replacing needless parts, I can not afford. First thing was to replace the relay switch again, but not sure that's the problem. I hope it's not the fuel pump. Maybe it's the injectors.
I don't use a cheap, no-name gas. When all these problems arose last time, I was using ARCO REGULAR, then after switching to 76 REG. gas, the problems subsided. I have been told that 4 bangers do not need all that premium gas, and to ONLY use regular.
I think I replaced the inline fuel pump once before, sorry, can't remember.
Thank you! Have a nice day!
