DCman
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- Joined
- Jan 17, 2021
- Messages
- 64
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- 14
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- Location
- Poulsbo, Washington
- Vehicle Year
- 1998
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger XL
- Engine Type
- 2.5 (4 Cylinder)
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Tire Size
- P205/75-R14
Hi guys,
So I own this '98 XL with 2.5 and 5-speed.
She's been a good runner since I snagged it in 2012, but last spring, I went to start it up and it idles fine, but when you give it the gas she usually dies.
If I mash the pedal to the floor, she'll keep running, but then all I get out of the engine is it revs up a little, then dies, then revs up, then dies, over and over for as long as I have the pedal floored.
If its not on the floor, it just dies.
If I don't touch the gas pedal, it idles just fine.
I picked up a reader and tried to pull some codes, but it says there aren't any.
I used to work as a mechanic, so I'm not unfamiliar with working under the hood, but that was a long time ago and most of what I'm looking at here is rather foreign to me.
Its been parked since it started acting up and since my dad died, working on cars just doesn't thrill me that much anymore (my dad was a mechanic for most of his life and I learned most of what I know from him)....but this is a "have to", so I'm gonna hafta get it fixed.
So what's going on here?
Bad TPS?
Thanks for any help you guys can provide.
So I own this '98 XL with 2.5 and 5-speed.
She's been a good runner since I snagged it in 2012, but last spring, I went to start it up and it idles fine, but when you give it the gas she usually dies.
If I mash the pedal to the floor, she'll keep running, but then all I get out of the engine is it revs up a little, then dies, then revs up, then dies, over and over for as long as I have the pedal floored.
If its not on the floor, it just dies.
If I don't touch the gas pedal, it idles just fine.
I picked up a reader and tried to pull some codes, but it says there aren't any.
I used to work as a mechanic, so I'm not unfamiliar with working under the hood, but that was a long time ago and most of what I'm looking at here is rather foreign to me.
Its been parked since it started acting up and since my dad died, working on cars just doesn't thrill me that much anymore (my dad was a mechanic for most of his life and I learned most of what I know from him)....but this is a "have to", so I'm gonna hafta get it fixed.
So what's going on here?
Bad TPS?
Thanks for any help you guys can provide.
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