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- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- Automatic
In 97 I purchased a new 97 Ford Ranger STX 4x4 King Cab 4.0 with 5speed automatic. I ran the wheels off the truck over the years with no real problems other than replacing about 6 or 7 02 sensors.
In 2010 the transmission started slipping so I parked truck and it sat until Aug 2014. I had a friend of my Dad overhaul transmission. The truck at that time had 240,000 miles on it so I had my Dad go ahead and do a complete overhaul of the engine.
Also replaced fuel filter and fuel pump, since truck set for almost 4 years with old fuel in tank removed tank and tried to get all old fuel and junk out.
Drove truck back from KY to NC with no problems. One day a couple months ago I let it get below 1/4 tank and while driving it lost all power. It didn't die it just would not take fuel. Turned truck off and restarted & it ran ok last 4 miles or so home. Now gotten so bad it'll happen before we get out of driveway. Think it is varnish and junk that we could not get out of the bottom of tank.
Doe anyone know where I can pickup after market replacement tank for 97 Ranger 4x4? Or do you know anyone who can clean all the vanish and junk out of old tank?
In 2010 the transmission started slipping so I parked truck and it sat until Aug 2014. I had a friend of my Dad overhaul transmission. The truck at that time had 240,000 miles on it so I had my Dad go ahead and do a complete overhaul of the engine.
Also replaced fuel filter and fuel pump, since truck set for almost 4 years with old fuel in tank removed tank and tried to get all old fuel and junk out.
Drove truck back from KY to NC with no problems. One day a couple months ago I let it get below 1/4 tank and while driving it lost all power. It didn't die it just would not take fuel. Turned truck off and restarted & it ran ok last 4 miles or so home. Now gotten so bad it'll happen before we get out of driveway. Think it is varnish and junk that we could not get out of the bottom of tank.
Doe anyone know where I can pickup after market replacement tank for 97 Ranger 4x4? Or do you know anyone who can clean all the vanish and junk out of old tank?
