pacnwranger
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- May 11, 2021
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- Location
- Monroe WA
- Vehicle Year
- 1986
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger STX
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
Hi Everyone!
Newbie here so this is my first post!
I have recently got a very nice '86 2.9 STX running after an engine swap. (The old engine was seized and the truck sat for several years!) Got it all hooked up, ran gas through the fuel system until clear and new and then set the timing. It starting up and was running well. After a few minutes I noticed a whiff of smoke from the right side engine compartment. It turned out to be the wires to the inertia switch. I jumped the connector and started it up, only to find that the jumper wire began to get hot. The short seems to occur only when the engine is running. I can leave the ignition in the on position and the jumper wire remains cool. (I'm thinking the inertia switch was stuck in the 'on' position.)
Again, the engine runs great, the fuel pump relay is good, and all the wires seem really clean and well-connected. My initial tests with a meter have all been okay.
Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks so much!
Newbie here so this is my first post!
I have recently got a very nice '86 2.9 STX running after an engine swap. (The old engine was seized and the truck sat for several years!) Got it all hooked up, ran gas through the fuel system until clear and new and then set the timing. It starting up and was running well. After a few minutes I noticed a whiff of smoke from the right side engine compartment. It turned out to be the wires to the inertia switch. I jumped the connector and started it up, only to find that the jumper wire began to get hot. The short seems to occur only when the engine is running. I can leave the ignition in the on position and the jumper wire remains cool. (I'm thinking the inertia switch was stuck in the 'on' position.)
Again, the engine runs great, the fuel pump relay is good, and all the wires seem really clean and well-connected. My initial tests with a meter have all been okay.
Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks so much!