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- Monument, CO
- Vehicle Year
- 1991
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
Hey guys-
I have a 1991 ranger 4.0 manual everything extended cab. Recently the fuel gauge started working intermittently- so I decided to swap out the original fuel pump for a new one. It has 250,000 on it and has had very little issues.
I ordered a Carter fuel pump from rockauto for an extended cab pickup (larger tank) and it diss fix the intermittent fuel gauge, but it immediately had a lower mile range- as in I used to get 350 miles to the tank (I know because I was using the odometer instead of the fuel gauge), now I run out at 250. I figured maybe I got the wrong part so I returned it and got another one. Same brand, Carter. Which is supposed to be a quality part. And this one gets the same range- 250 miles- but it also reads 1/8 of a tank when it runs out.
When it runs out of gas it is finicky. It usually happens on a hill and I can typically get flat or let the tank settle and it will start.
I am baffled and ticked. I should have kept the old Ford one. Has anyone else had this issue? Is the only remedy a $300 motor craft pump??
Here is what my truck looks like:
I have a 1991 ranger 4.0 manual everything extended cab. Recently the fuel gauge started working intermittently- so I decided to swap out the original fuel pump for a new one. It has 250,000 on it and has had very little issues.
I ordered a Carter fuel pump from rockauto for an extended cab pickup (larger tank) and it diss fix the intermittent fuel gauge, but it immediately had a lower mile range- as in I used to get 350 miles to the tank (I know because I was using the odometer instead of the fuel gauge), now I run out at 250. I figured maybe I got the wrong part so I returned it and got another one. Same brand, Carter. Which is supposed to be a quality part. And this one gets the same range- 250 miles- but it also reads 1/8 of a tank when it runs out.
When it runs out of gas it is finicky. It usually happens on a hill and I can typically get flat or let the tank settle and it will start.
I am baffled and ticked. I should have kept the old Ford one. Has anyone else had this issue? Is the only remedy a $300 motor craft pump??
Here is what my truck looks like:
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