low power

I recently bought a ford ranger has swapped motor to an 88 2.3 engine. Shade tree mechanic of mine said it has a 2.9 block. Changed the head gasket with a kit and re timed it. But still have no power behind the motor. Also still shakes when it starts. Need the vaccum diagram and wiring diagram...

A few years ago I bought this 85 Ranger just after it broke a timing belt (2.3l). The other owner put a new timing belt on it but could not get it to start. I bought it and it sat in my back yard til about 2.5 months ago. I cleaned the fuel tank, fuel lines and added a sock to the pump. I...

My 89's throttle cable was stretched by nearly 0.800", so that didn't allow me to open the throttle nearly as far as it should have. That killed me going uphill, when she needed more gas! I read the Tech article about putting zip-ties on the cable to take the slack out, and liked it, but mine...

Recently bought a 94 ranger xl 4x4 v6 3.0 manual. When I accelerate it feels like it's just not getting all the power to the wheels..bogs going up hills, and acceleration isn't consistent. Rpms move smoothly, but acceleration slows and speeds up and so on, as if I was feathering the gas...

Cylinder 1.......................... 135 Cylinder 2.......................... 135 Cylinder 3.......................... 80 (115 after some oil in the cylinder) Cylinder 3.......................... 140 This was done with the engine completely cold. I've also noticed a significant amount of air...

All right, so far what's been done. -cleaned my maf, tried a different one -replaced tps -replaced fuel pump -replaced both cylinder heads with newer rebuilt ones, and all new gaskets due to a ruined valve seat. -Replaced the exhaust, checked for a clogged cat. After all this, truck is...

I have a 94 ranger with the 3.0 and 5spd tranny. The issue is low power/ bad mpg especially up hills, and occasional backfiring. Symptoms are Much worse in open loop mode. A quick rundown of new parts I installed on the truck: plugs, wires, cap n rotor, iac motor, fuel pump, both o2 sensors, all...

Pickup ran fine when I shut it off. When I started it, an hour later it quit and had to be restarted, which happened more than once. Power was poor and, in fact, I could barely make it up the last hill. When I parked it, it smelled like something was very hot. This is a 2001 4.0 liter Ranger. I...

I have a 96 Extended Cab Ranger 3.0 that I drove hard until about 220000 miles. I blew an engine and replaced my self with a junkyard engine. I had that engine about 10000 miles. Ran ok 20 MPG highway at 80 MPH avg but had no towing capacity. I got a new job and some cash and had my...