2K idle

wr250rdr · 02-04-2011, 11:19 PM

so my ranger is idleing at 2000 rpm, this is a new problem i havent had the truck started in a month or so.

any suggestions on what to check?

Spott · 02-04-2011, 11:27 PM

I'd start by checking the throttle cable and the throttle body. See if the lever comes to rest against the low-end stop screw.

Spott

--weezl-- · 02-05-2011, 03:37 AM

+1 to spott's suggestion... is it doing it consistently? it is normal for some trucks to have a high idle for way longer than you would think it to have, after it sitting for a while... my 07 idled at 1500ish for about an hour after i left it for a month over christmas...

wr250rdr · 02-05-2011, 08:14 PM

found it was a sticking piece of the linkage, a little wd-40 and its all bueno now

puring at about 750

--weezl-- · 02-05-2011, 08:35 PM

wd40 will dry out, so as a lubrication, it is not a permanent solution... use some tranny fluid... unless it's just gunk then wd40 is better because it won't leave a sticky residue

wr250rdr · 02-05-2011, 11:43 PM

ya i was gunna try silicone spray lube when the wd 40 dries out

Duane867 · 02-06-2011, 12:59 AM

Yeah dont do that either.
Just use some white lithium grease.

--weezl-- · 02-06-2011, 06:33 PM

personally, i would say yes to the silicone, i like silicone...

**84bluebronco2** · 02-07-2011, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by --weezl--

personally, i would say yes to the silicone, i like silicone...

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Duane867 · 02-06-2011, 09:44 PM

I've had the spray type stick like hell under heat before though.

--weezl-- · 02-07-2011, 12:05 AM

interesting... i know silicone spray is NOT a high heat, or even a modarate heat lube... and it DOES catch fire... spray it into a lighter, holy crap, it flames more than butane!

i've never had any of those problems Duane, but i haven't used it all that much, for door seals, you can't beat it... spray a cloth and wipe down your door seals every time you wash your truck, you will NEVER have it start leaking, or have them crack from being dried out

--weezl-- · 02-07-2011, 01:01 AM

lol i think that brings me to epic status

02-04-2011, 11:19 PM	#1
wr250rdr Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: acton, CA Year: 1994 Make: ford Model: ranger. 2.3 Engine: 2.3 Class: 2wd Posts: 383 Rep Power: 7 iTrader: (0)	2K idle so my ranger is idleing at 2000 rpm, this is a new problem i havent had the truck started in a month or so. any suggestions on what to check?
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02-04-2011, 11:27 PM	#2
Spott Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SE Idaho Year: 1988 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Supercab Engine: 2.9L Class: 4x4 Used For: Daily Driver Posts: 241 Rep Power: 6 iTrader: (0)	I'd start by checking the throttle cable and the throttle body. See if the lever comes to rest against the low-end stop screw. Spott __________________ Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day. Light a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
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02-05-2011, 08:14 PM	#4
wr250rdr Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: acton, CA Year: 1994 Make: ford Model: ranger. 2.3 Engine: 2.3 Class: 2wd Posts: 383 Rep Power: 7 iTrader: (0)	found it was a sticking piece of the linkage, a little wd-40 and its all bueno now puring at about 750
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02-05-2011, 11:43 PM	#6
wr250rdr Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: acton, CA Year: 1994 Make: ford Model: ranger. 2.3 Engine: 2.3 Class: 2wd Posts: 383 Rep Power: 7 iTrader: (0)	ya i was gunna try silicone spray lube when the wd 40 dries out
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