oachs83
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- Location
- Minnesota
- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
2002 Ranger 3.0 OHV Gas with 289,xxx on it. So I am the second owner of this pickup and bought it with a bad valve in the head. It was cheaper and wiser to throw a Taurus motor in it that had only 57k on the engine when the truck already had 195k on it. The truck has always had a rough idle, nothing bad at all but you could feel it in your seat and steering wheel. Through my ownership of the truck I have changed head gaskets twice in the truck, put on a new air bypass valve, IAC and changed plugs about 20k miles ago as well as a coil pack, just replaced the battery two weeks ago, and still the idle has never snapped out of it. Today I go to start my truck and it cranked over forever to start. It did it again after sitting about two hours. I soon think it may be a fuel pressure regulator but not positive. I also am curious if these fuel pumps have a check valve in it or does the regulator hold the pressure? Either way the funny thing is the truck now idles very smooth. I can hardly feel anything on the steering wheel. I don't think it is a coincidence this happened and whatever seems to be causing my hard starting also seem to help my rough idle.
My questions to you guys are:
1. Have you ever came across this problem with the idle issue like I have?
2. Will the fuel pressure regulator on the 3.0 engine cause the hard starting?
3. The plugs have 20k + miles on them should i start there?
4. Do signs point to fuel pump (is there a check valve in these)?
Like I said if I prime it with the key a couple times before I start it it fires just fine. Once started the truck runs as it should. Thanks in advance for the help.
My questions to you guys are:
1. Have you ever came across this problem with the idle issue like I have?
2. Will the fuel pressure regulator on the 3.0 engine cause the hard starting?
3. The plugs have 20k + miles on them should i start there?
4. Do signs point to fuel pump (is there a check valve in these)?
Like I said if I prime it with the key a couple times before I start it it fires just fine. Once started the truck runs as it should. Thanks in advance for the help.