dow
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- Location
- Western Washington
- Vehicle Year
- 1991
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Manual
Ranger died on the road and now won't start. Here is what I've done:
Timing belt and CPS were both replaced 1 month ago when the belt broke. Rechecked that the belt is still good and turning correctly
Exhaust side is sparking.
Sprayed fuel in throttle assembly and still won't want to start.
Can hear fuel pump when I turn key
Battery is a few months old. I checked the voltage and it was in the mid 12V. However, after waiting a few days to troubleshoot, I went out and battery was dead. Started removing fueses, and the EEC was causing the drain. Interesting to note that there was a parasitic drain also a few weeks ago, and traced that one back to the a fuse under the dash. With that fuse out, the voltmeter didn't work anymore, but the battery stopped dying, and the truck ran fine until it died a few days ago.
Had the alternator checked and it seemed fine. I understand that it could still be bad if it is checked on the car, so I also disconnected it and there was no battery drain, so from that I am assuming there are no bad diodes causiing a drain. Starter was also checked.
Not sure how to check the EEC or where to go now with that idea that the EEC is draining the battery
Timing belt and CPS were both replaced 1 month ago when the belt broke. Rechecked that the belt is still good and turning correctly
Exhaust side is sparking.
Sprayed fuel in throttle assembly and still won't want to start.
Can hear fuel pump when I turn key
Battery is a few months old. I checked the voltage and it was in the mid 12V. However, after waiting a few days to troubleshoot, I went out and battery was dead. Started removing fueses, and the EEC was causing the drain. Interesting to note that there was a parasitic drain also a few weeks ago, and traced that one back to the a fuse under the dash. With that fuse out, the voltmeter didn't work anymore, but the battery stopped dying, and the truck ran fine until it died a few days ago.
Had the alternator checked and it seemed fine. I understand that it could still be bad if it is checked on the car, so I also disconnected it and there was no battery drain, so from that I am assuming there are no bad diodes causiing a drain. Starter was also checked.
Not sure how to check the EEC or where to go now with that idea that the EEC is draining the battery