timmis
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- Lutz, FL
- Vehicle Year
- 1991
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3
- Transmission
- Manual
hey guys this is my first post so ill try and make sure i include everything. I have a 1991 ford ranger 2.3 i4 with a 5 speed M50D-R1 trans. i recently got the truck back on the road after being parked for about 5 month due to a very illusive ignition problem. however, after fixing that i was able to drive it for about a week. off rip it had idling problems. right after starting the truck i would have to rev it for about 60 seconds before it would take over and kinda idle on its own. the idle would surge to 1500 and then randomly drop to about 500, just above stall out ( too the point where at night the headlights would get super dim with the crank of the motor) this only occurred while in neutral or at a stop. as the week progressed the issues were becoming more apparent, stalling at stops, long cranking times at start up, jerking and bucking while driving at constant speed. the weirdest thing to happen happened on the last day i drove it, (last Sunday) it died at a red light and took twice as long to crank as normal. then when it finally did start it was like the motor was running at half capacity.it was running, but it sounded very weird and with pedal to the floor it wouldn't pass 1500rpm and i couldn't go over 35 mph. highest gear i could get into was 3rd. after driving about a 1/4 mile like this i pulled over and turned the truck off, waited 5 minutes and started it and it was fine, well back to how it was, operational. its been parked sense sunday. i replaced the TPS, IACV, (both brand new) and MAF(off a running ranger same year) and no change at all. both coil packs are new(replaced within last month as an attempt to solve illusive ignition problem), spark plugs and wires, (again same time as coil packs) fuel filter was replaced around same time as coil packs, have a new crank sensor but haven't installed it. also just replaced the upper intake manifold due to a crack in it with an upper intake off a 1991 ford fox-body mustang with the 2.3. I AM SO STUCK any and all input and advice is welcome please and thank you
~Tommy
~Tommy
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