Lowrange2
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Got a question for you Ranger fellas.
I just picked up another 88 Ranger 2.3 FI 4 banger 5 speed. It won't start. Just spins over. Here's the story.
Dude was askin 1200 for it. I test drove it and it ran great. I brought the wife back to check it out and it started but within 5 seconds cut off. i started it again and it did the same thing... it shuddered like it was out of gas. I left and came back several days later and the guy told me that he had attempted to fix it but had no luck... I gave him 200 bucks and pulled it home.
Now I've determined that the fuel pump in the gas tank is not running when i turn the key on. Its not running at all. I pulled the plug off the fuel pump and tested each wire. My haynes manual says that the pink/black wire should have 12 volts on it when the key is on but it don't. I followed the wires back up to the inertia switch and tested it. The inertia switch tested out ok. I then followed the wire on up to the relay on the passenger side under the hood. When i turn the key on the relay clicks like it should but the pump still doesnt run. I tested the wires at the relay and couldnt get very good readings for some reason... Thats when it got dark and i had to hang it up for the night. Is there some common problem that i should be looking for or do i just keep diggin till i find it? Does the computer have anything to do with this system? Should I try switching it out?
The Pink/black wire shows 0.1 volt at the pump, inertia switch, and relay... Should it all show 12volts?
I just picked up another 88 Ranger 2.3 FI 4 banger 5 speed. It won't start. Just spins over. Here's the story.
Dude was askin 1200 for it. I test drove it and it ran great. I brought the wife back to check it out and it started but within 5 seconds cut off. i started it again and it did the same thing... it shuddered like it was out of gas. I left and came back several days later and the guy told me that he had attempted to fix it but had no luck... I gave him 200 bucks and pulled it home.
Now I've determined that the fuel pump in the gas tank is not running when i turn the key on. Its not running at all. I pulled the plug off the fuel pump and tested each wire. My haynes manual says that the pink/black wire should have 12 volts on it when the key is on but it don't. I followed the wires back up to the inertia switch and tested it. The inertia switch tested out ok. I then followed the wire on up to the relay on the passenger side under the hood. When i turn the key on the relay clicks like it should but the pump still doesnt run. I tested the wires at the relay and couldnt get very good readings for some reason... Thats when it got dark and i had to hang it up for the night. Is there some common problem that i should be looking for or do i just keep diggin till i find it? Does the computer have anything to do with this system? Should I try switching it out?
The Pink/black wire shows 0.1 volt at the pump, inertia switch, and relay... Should it all show 12volts?