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- Vehicle Year
- 1986
- Make / Model
- Ranger
- Engine Size
- 2.3L
- Transmission
- Manual
Hi all, I have an 86 ford ranger 2.3L L4. New plugs, wires, cap and rotor, low pressure fuel pump (in tank), and new timing belt. For the longest time I couldn't get it started because the cam was off 3 teeth, got the cam on point and have fine tuned the timing. It fires right up when I turn the key, doesn't crank even 2 rotations, one crank and its started and it runs perfectly smooth no chugging or lugging. As soon as I start to let off the clutch though it bogs down and I have to press the gas to get it moving. Once moving I can floor it and slowly get to 25mph but that's about as fast as I can go. advancing or retarding the distributor the engine will start to labor so that's how I know its in time. Aftermarket harmonic so it has no marks on it for a timing light. Any ideas? My guesses are high pressure fuel pump and/or fuel filter. Oh and it has brand new gas in it. Ran it for about an hour idle with seafoam in the tank.
