SplashSonChevyDad
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- Joined
- Oct 20, 2022
- Messages
- 5
- Reaction score
- 4
- Points
- 3
- Location
- Hartsville, SC
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ranger Splash
- Transmission
- Automatic
So,
1994 Ford ranger Splash 4.0 4wd auto
Got it pretty good price, kid loved it, big tires, lots of cosmetic stuff.
Kids had it before us took out all the interior plastics pretty much including dome light, headliner, a pillar trim, visors, etc., put all kinds of crazy lights under it, in the grill,
the ignition didnt need a key, but did need a toggle switch flipped on...
i replaced the ignition, but left the toggle, previous owner said it was for the fuel pump.
fast forward to now, the tach stopped working a few weeks back and then the truck randomly dies, for no apparent reason, going straight, stopping, turning, etc.
then it might go a week and never do it again.
i gave it new plugs, cleaned the maf and throttle body, seemed to run better, but still randomly dies. you wait a min or so and it will usually fire back up.
Do i need the "fuel pump switch", if this is toggled off, the truck will not run.
do i have a fuel issue, electrical issue or something else.
I'm pretty lost here, because the issue is so random and so many factors involved.
Thanks,
1994 Ford ranger Splash 4.0 4wd auto
Got it pretty good price, kid loved it, big tires, lots of cosmetic stuff.
Kids had it before us took out all the interior plastics pretty much including dome light, headliner, a pillar trim, visors, etc., put all kinds of crazy lights under it, in the grill,
the ignition didnt need a key, but did need a toggle switch flipped on...
i replaced the ignition, but left the toggle, previous owner said it was for the fuel pump.
fast forward to now, the tach stopped working a few weeks back and then the truck randomly dies, for no apparent reason, going straight, stopping, turning, etc.
then it might go a week and never do it again.
i gave it new plugs, cleaned the maf and throttle body, seemed to run better, but still randomly dies. you wait a min or so and it will usually fire back up.
Do i need the "fuel pump switch", if this is toggled off, the truck will not run.
do i have a fuel issue, electrical issue or something else.
I'm pretty lost here, because the issue is so random and so many factors involved.
Thanks,