- Joined
- Jan 6, 2008
- Messages
- 275
- Reaction score
- 22
- Age
- 47
- Location
- Armagh, PA
- Vehicle Year
- 1985
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- V8
- Engine Size
- 387 Windsor
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
The 358W Ranger had been running OK...not stellar...just OK. Still well enough to run 13.6's and hone tires for impressive distances. But I know this thing is capable of MUCH more. From seeing what other cars are running that are similar in set up...this truck should easily run into the 12.9's.
Dad fired it up the other day for a stroll down street and it died in my driveway. It did the same thing to me last week twice when driving my daughter home from school. Cruising along and it just died. It was getting too much fuel to restart. After shutting off the fuel pump (have it on a switch) and cranking it for a while then it would fire, flip on the pump and it dies. I ended up having to run it for several minutes to clean things out before it would run with the pump pushing fuel. Strange...jetting problem?? After the instance with Dad, it never restarted. It will fire on ether but that's it.
The fuel pump is a Holley Red (second hand to me), regulator is a Holley, lines are Russel Push Lock and are running from the cell to the reg. From the reg is braided Jegs to a Jegs gauge and Holley 750 DP (Jegs reman).
The gauge is giving very inconsistent readings...one time it will be dead on 7#, later it will be 2#, then drop even lower to 1# or less. Next time it may be 6# and stay there. When trying to adjust the reg it will sometimes not go over 5# so I adjust it to where the pressure comes up to 5# then leave it. then check later and it will be 8#.
I'm thoroughly confused and ready to buy a Projection system!! Does it sounds like a pump problem, bad regulator, or ???
Matt...you feel like tuning this thing?
Dad fired it up the other day for a stroll down street and it died in my driveway. It did the same thing to me last week twice when driving my daughter home from school. Cruising along and it just died. It was getting too much fuel to restart. After shutting off the fuel pump (have it on a switch) and cranking it for a while then it would fire, flip on the pump and it dies. I ended up having to run it for several minutes to clean things out before it would run with the pump pushing fuel. Strange...jetting problem?? After the instance with Dad, it never restarted. It will fire on ether but that's it.
The fuel pump is a Holley Red (second hand to me), regulator is a Holley, lines are Russel Push Lock and are running from the cell to the reg. From the reg is braided Jegs to a Jegs gauge and Holley 750 DP (Jegs reman).
The gauge is giving very inconsistent readings...one time it will be dead on 7#, later it will be 2#, then drop even lower to 1# or less. Next time it may be 6# and stay there. When trying to adjust the reg it will sometimes not go over 5# so I adjust it to where the pressure comes up to 5# then leave it. then check later and it will be 8#.
I'm thoroughly confused and ready to buy a Projection system!! Does it sounds like a pump problem, bad regulator, or ???
Matt...you feel like tuning this thing?