- Joined
- Jul 11, 2020
- Messages
- 213
- Reaction score
- 44
- Points
- 28
- Age
- 42
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
SUP RANGER FAM
SO LittleGold is back up and running, and really doing so much better! Thanks to the collective wisdom here, of course. Really so grateful for this community.
So here's a new old issue, that I'd love understanding on. My hunch is a wiring issue, but it's definitely made worse when I get stuck in bumper-to-bumper Los Angeles traffic. I'll notice RPM creeping higher, very slowly, but up to about 1100 rpm while sitting in traffic. And then temp gauge starts creeping up as well. When I finally get home I throw it in park and RPM shoots up to like, 2200. And remains there for .. a minute? 2 minutes?
SO this time, I popped hood and carefully jiggled wires. And it stopped. MAYBE it's correlated, but maybe not. Would a bad ground cause something like this? Doesn't happen until after it's put in park. I thought maybe it's burning off excess fuel from all the hellish stop and go, but y'all are way smarter than I, and I'd welcome any insights.
SO LittleGold is back up and running, and really doing so much better! Thanks to the collective wisdom here, of course. Really so grateful for this community.
So here's a new old issue, that I'd love understanding on. My hunch is a wiring issue, but it's definitely made worse when I get stuck in bumper-to-bumper Los Angeles traffic. I'll notice RPM creeping higher, very slowly, but up to about 1100 rpm while sitting in traffic. And then temp gauge starts creeping up as well. When I finally get home I throw it in park and RPM shoots up to like, 2200. And remains there for .. a minute? 2 minutes?
SO this time, I popped hood and carefully jiggled wires. And it stopped. MAYBE it's correlated, but maybe not. Would a bad ground cause something like this? Doesn't happen until after it's put in park. I thought maybe it's burning off excess fuel from all the hellish stop and go, but y'all are way smarter than I, and I'd welcome any insights.