What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[sgtsandman]

The 2011 got all the stuff on and in the bed put back on and in the bed. Now, maybe I can get the trailer in the garage for the suspension work, like the original plan was back before everything started breaking.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Drove it town and replaced the accelerator pump... we shall see if I gain any ground.

 

[Rick W]

With most of Christmas winding down, and the nice weather here, I finally decided to go out and tackle the fuel problem on the Road Ranger. I already have all the possible parts.

Well, dummy me, I parked it in front of the garage, out of the way, back in early November, and I put one of the trickle chargers on it, but I haven’t even looked at it since then. At some point, I knocked the plug out of the trickle charger, so when I went outside today, it was dead as a door help. Nothing good can come of this story if you don’t realize that Marley was dead, dead as a door nail. Wait a minute, that’s a different story.

The drive battery was down to 1.9 V, and the 2nd/marine battery in the toolbox was 12v, but only 46%. When I opened the toolbox, the LED light I installed in there on a Towncar mercury switch came on, but no other light, no other beep, no other buzzer. Dead as a door nail. Why are door nails more dead than other nails? We’ll worry about that later.

So I did some cleaning up and organizing, played with Lincoln a little bit, and then went inside and started doing laundry and cleaning up the house a little, because the cute little brunette is coming over later.

It’s going to be cold tomorrow, only 68, but hopefully the batteries will have enough charge for me to run the fuel pressure test and get started. I’ll just have to wear a coat or something.

I got the batteries charged up, so I finally checked the fuel pressure. Internet said the pump pressure with the engine off should be between 35 and 45.

I was on the lower end at about 36. Is that a problem?

Then it said I should be about 30 with the truck running at idol. I was more like 28 psi. Is that a big deal? When I rev the engine, it would wiggle up and down a couple psi in each direction.

It said it should be about 40 with the vacuum off the fuel pressure regulator on the rail, I was about 37-38.

And it did hold pressure dead on the number when I cut the key off, and didn’t seem to bleed down.

So it seems like it’s a little low everywhere, but is that enough to cause my problem? To refresh, the engine really bogs down when I start to push on it. It drives almost like normal at lower RPMs and lower stress.

I’m figuring the next step is to change the fuel pressure regulator simply because it’s a lot easier to get to that than the fuel pump or injectors. So what’s wrong with my thinking?

I ran out of time before I could do a road test and see what the pressure does when it’s bogging down

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Well, 2026 is probably going to see new clutch hydraulics in the Choptop when the weather warms up for good and the green Ranger is back on the road…

Also going to have to figure out why the electric fan kicks on when the truck hits operating temp and never shuts off even driving in these cooler temperatures. Going to have to get a functioning temp gauge and start diagnostics apparently. I also got a minor fountain when I popped the radiator cap and the truck hasn’t been driven for a few days… seems odd… pretty sure I did a new water pump and thermostat when I swapped in the current junkyard engine less than 5k ago…

 

["Risky Bizness"]

Gave it the day off !!

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I got the batteries charged up, so I finally checked the fuel pressure. Internet said the pump pressure with the engine off should be between 35 and 45.

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I was on the lower end at about 36. Is that a problem?

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Then it said I should be about 30 with the truck running at idol. I was more like 28 psi. Is that a big deal? When I rev the engine, it would wiggle up and down a couple psi in each direction.

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It said it should be about 40 with the vacuum off the fuel pressure regulator on the rail, I was about 37-38.

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And it did hold pressure dead on the number when I cut the key off, and didn’t seem to bleed down.

So it seems like it’s a little low everywhere, but is that enough to cause my problem? To refresh, the engine really bogs down when I start to push on it. It drives almost like normal at lower RPMs and lower stress.

I’m figuring the next step is to change the fuel pressure regulator simply because it’s a lot easier to get to that than the fuel pump or injectors. So what’s wrong with my thinking?

I ran out of time before I could do a road test and see what the pressure does when it’s bogging down

Could be the gauge is reading low. Those # wouldn't bother me.

 

[sgtsandman]

Use it to move the utility trailer back into the driveway after church after it has been pretty much sitting for a month on the street.

 

[Rick W]

Could be the gauge is reading low. Those # wouldn't bother me.

That’s a possibility, but the fuel injector pressure test kit is literally brand new, first time I ever used it. Harbor freight. If I didn’t have the drop in power once I start pushing it, I’d be done.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

That’s a possibility, but the fuel injector pressure test kit is literally brand new, first time I ever used it. Harbor freight. If I didn’t have the drop in power once I start pushing it, I’d be done.

So did you replace filter recently? Can you leave pressure gauge hooked up and taped to windshield and go for a drive? See if pressure holds up when under load....

 

[Rick W]

So did you replace filter recently? Can you leave pressure gauge hooked up and taped to windshield and go for a drive? See if pressure holds up when under load....

Filter was replaced. I ran out of time to drive around a little bit and see what the pressure does, hopefully I’ll do that tomorrow.