mousetopher
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- 1993
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- Ford
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- Manual
I bought a '93 2.3L 2wd manual Ranger used with 115000 miles a couple months ago. I noticed the problem within a couple days - I'd be cruising in fourth anywhere from 45 to 55 mph and only a mile or two down the road it'd start to lose power, kind of shuddering and running really rough, and eventually stall out. In fourth gear it completely loses power and doesn't respond when I give it gas at all; at first I could downshift to third and keep it going, but sometimes it would immediately continue losing power and die. For the first month or so it started right back up after stalling, and sometimes I could pop the clutch while it was still rolling and start it back up. Generally it would run great after the stall.
So far I've changed the spark plugs and wires, air filter and fuel filter, all of which were shot. The fuel filter was completely clogged. The truck's performance increased a bit but it didn't affect the problem. I did a readout of the computer once too, and it pulled a code about the MAF sensor, but we cleared the computer and the code didn't reoccur.
The problem is very irregular and intermittent, but does seem to be getting worse. I have to drive out this winding mountain road to get to the highway, and I've never had any problem there or in the lower gears. When I first got the truck, it wouldn't stall ever single time I was cruising in fourth, just once in a while. It dies the hardest when I'm going uphill, but a couple times it's run really shitty for like a week, then gone for a little while running decently. Sometimes it'll lose power more slowly, and if I let off the gas it'll level out right at 45 and run rough for a bit, then smooth back out. Last week it was at its worst; it died hard and completely within a mile once I hit the highway, and it wouldn't start back up for a minute or two. I'd crank it would grind, and after a while I felt it kind of coming back and it started up, but idling all over the place. Shaking and all like ten times worse than it usually does when it's running rough. It did that three or four times within five-ten minutes. It's been running better and hasn't actually died since then, but once in a while when it's running great, it'll just randomly stall when I slow down to make a turn, and I can roll start it back up.
Anyways I hope someone can shed some light, or suggest somewhere to go from here. Just ask if you need more information.
So far I've changed the spark plugs and wires, air filter and fuel filter, all of which were shot. The fuel filter was completely clogged. The truck's performance increased a bit but it didn't affect the problem. I did a readout of the computer once too, and it pulled a code about the MAF sensor, but we cleared the computer and the code didn't reoccur.
The problem is very irregular and intermittent, but does seem to be getting worse. I have to drive out this winding mountain road to get to the highway, and I've never had any problem there or in the lower gears. When I first got the truck, it wouldn't stall ever single time I was cruising in fourth, just once in a while. It dies the hardest when I'm going uphill, but a couple times it's run really shitty for like a week, then gone for a little while running decently. Sometimes it'll lose power more slowly, and if I let off the gas it'll level out right at 45 and run rough for a bit, then smooth back out. Last week it was at its worst; it died hard and completely within a mile once I hit the highway, and it wouldn't start back up for a minute or two. I'd crank it would grind, and after a while I felt it kind of coming back and it started up, but idling all over the place. Shaking and all like ten times worse than it usually does when it's running rough. It did that three or four times within five-ten minutes. It's been running better and hasn't actually died since then, but once in a while when it's running great, it'll just randomly stall when I slow down to make a turn, and I can roll start it back up.
Anyways I hope someone can shed some light, or suggest somewhere to go from here. Just ask if you need more information.