CrocsandRangers178
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- Chicago, IL
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
So. I took it upon myself to switch out my distributor since it was squeaking badly and the engine surged a bit when it worked its way up to idle on a cold start. I just got this truck a few weeks ago so i do not know much about its history other than the fact that its been fixed when something went wrong by a pro. It looks like the disty cap had been replaced since there was some plumbers tape on the shaft where the rotor goes. The new disty is by carquest.
Low and behold a can of worms busted open.
I could not get the truck to start so i pushed it to my local shop. They racked their brains and could not get it going. Finally after 4 more distributors, they finally got it running by changing the ignition coil, they also mentioned they straightened out the forks for the plug that goes into the disty (sorry i dont have the terms in front of me). Since they never saw the truck running, they cant help me with the new issues that have come up. The truck is SLOW, especially in first gear. Once it shifts into 2nd (this is an automatic ), it gets going a bit more, but still nothing close to how it was before.
The truck needs some basic maintenance, which is my plan for tomorrow morning, but i thought id post to get some tips. It only has 114k and im suspicious that the plugs are original, or on its second set, so i will be changing those as well as the the wires. Fuel filter is also on the list. It also smells as if the cat is clogged. Finally its throwing a code for improper idle speed (412) and not performing the goose test (538). I thought i did the goose test (steering wheel right then left, brake, then hit the gas), but i guess i need to review that.
I'm just throwing all this out there in case anyone has some immediate red flags go up before i start researching the wrong things. I'm out for the night and will check back in the morning.
Thank you for any info.
Low and behold a can of worms busted open.
I could not get the truck to start so i pushed it to my local shop. They racked their brains and could not get it going. Finally after 4 more distributors, they finally got it running by changing the ignition coil, they also mentioned they straightened out the forks for the plug that goes into the disty (sorry i dont have the terms in front of me). Since they never saw the truck running, they cant help me with the new issues that have come up. The truck is SLOW, especially in first gear. Once it shifts into 2nd (this is an automatic ), it gets going a bit more, but still nothing close to how it was before.
The truck needs some basic maintenance, which is my plan for tomorrow morning, but i thought id post to get some tips. It only has 114k and im suspicious that the plugs are original, or on its second set, so i will be changing those as well as the the wires. Fuel filter is also on the list. It also smells as if the cat is clogged. Finally its throwing a code for improper idle speed (412) and not performing the goose test (538). I thought i did the goose test (steering wheel right then left, brake, then hit the gas), but i guess i need to review that.
I'm just throwing all this out there in case anyone has some immediate red flags go up before i start researching the wrong things. I'm out for the night and will check back in the morning.
Thank you for any info.