'84ranger
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Got some questions about my 1984 Ranger
Hello Everyone,
I know that I have written a lot, and that I have a lot of questions, but I bet that most of you could answer them really quickly, so please help if you can! There are pictures that will aid in what I'm referring to ...
1984 Ford Ranger
4x4, 4-speed manual
2.8 liter V6
Carb ID = E37E AEA, 1.08
I'm having some trouble with my truck. I bought the truck a month ago. From the beginning, it was running pretty rough. I either had to hit the gas repeatedly, or hold down the gas at something like 4,000 RPM, to keep the truck running when letting off the clutch. It seemed like it was running way too rich, and overloading, and wanted to bog down. I figured it was just a carburetor issue, so I went ahead and bought the truck and just got done rebuilding the carburetor with a brand new rebuild kit.
Now its different. Now it starts, runs at a really high RPM for 5 seconds, and then just cuts off. It will not even idle on its own, even when the engine is warm. If I hit the gas repeatedly, like I had to before the rebuild, then I can keep it going. So, I started looking around, and found some vacuum hookups that have no line to them. I've searched on this site, other sites, and in the Haynes service manual, and still cannot find out what they go to, if anything, or if they just simply need to be plugged up.
Also, I'm trying to set up the choke and the fast idle, as I have a feeling that this is a huge part of my issue(s). The choke is pre-set from the factory, and I cannot adjust it, like all of the manuals say that I'm supposed to. They say that I should take out the screws and adjust it, but there are no screws. The choke has been pressed in, and not screwed in, from the factory, as you can see from the picture. The fast idle adjustment is also different from the other diagrams. There is only one notch in the fast idle adjustment, not multiple ones like shown in this rebuild instruction manual: (http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?p=941955) ...
Here is another thing that I have a question about. I turned the ignition on (w/OUT starting the truck), and wanted to see if the electric choke was even getting any juice from the battery. I put a test light in the hookup wire (the one that plugs into the nipple thing on the choke) and ran it to the negative side of the battery, and NO light came on. Just to humor myself and make sure my light was working and the battery was engaged by the switch, I put one end of the test light on the POS and one on the NEG and the light DID come on then, so I know my tool was working right and the ignition was for sure on. So does this mean that the auto choke wire isn't working, or does the truck actually have to be running for it to get power??
Lastly, there is a gap in between the throttle and some sensor. What is that sensor thing that is there, and is there supposed to be a gap?
PLEASE LOOK AT THE PICTURES. You'll see exactly what I'm referring to with each question.
Here's a few things I need to know:
1. what goes on the two vacuum hookups that I cant find any hoses for.
2. What to do about the choke and the fast idle.
3. As you can see from the picture, the SMOG has been rerouted to eliminate it. What new parts do I need to buy in order to reestablish the SMOG and how to do so.
4. There's a threaded hole in the air filter cover that doesn't have anything in it. What is supposed to go there - a sensor of some sort?
Thank you all for the help!!
Hello Everyone,
I know that I have written a lot, and that I have a lot of questions, but I bet that most of you could answer them really quickly, so please help if you can! There are pictures that will aid in what I'm referring to ...
1984 Ford Ranger
4x4, 4-speed manual
2.8 liter V6
Carb ID = E37E AEA, 1.08
I'm having some trouble with my truck. I bought the truck a month ago. From the beginning, it was running pretty rough. I either had to hit the gas repeatedly, or hold down the gas at something like 4,000 RPM, to keep the truck running when letting off the clutch. It seemed like it was running way too rich, and overloading, and wanted to bog down. I figured it was just a carburetor issue, so I went ahead and bought the truck and just got done rebuilding the carburetor with a brand new rebuild kit.
Now its different. Now it starts, runs at a really high RPM for 5 seconds, and then just cuts off. It will not even idle on its own, even when the engine is warm. If I hit the gas repeatedly, like I had to before the rebuild, then I can keep it going. So, I started looking around, and found some vacuum hookups that have no line to them. I've searched on this site, other sites, and in the Haynes service manual, and still cannot find out what they go to, if anything, or if they just simply need to be plugged up.
Also, I'm trying to set up the choke and the fast idle, as I have a feeling that this is a huge part of my issue(s). The choke is pre-set from the factory, and I cannot adjust it, like all of the manuals say that I'm supposed to. They say that I should take out the screws and adjust it, but there are no screws. The choke has been pressed in, and not screwed in, from the factory, as you can see from the picture. The fast idle adjustment is also different from the other diagrams. There is only one notch in the fast idle adjustment, not multiple ones like shown in this rebuild instruction manual: (http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?p=941955) ...
Here is another thing that I have a question about. I turned the ignition on (w/OUT starting the truck), and wanted to see if the electric choke was even getting any juice from the battery. I put a test light in the hookup wire (the one that plugs into the nipple thing on the choke) and ran it to the negative side of the battery, and NO light came on. Just to humor myself and make sure my light was working and the battery was engaged by the switch, I put one end of the test light on the POS and one on the NEG and the light DID come on then, so I know my tool was working right and the ignition was for sure on. So does this mean that the auto choke wire isn't working, or does the truck actually have to be running for it to get power??
Lastly, there is a gap in between the throttle and some sensor. What is that sensor thing that is there, and is there supposed to be a gap?
PLEASE LOOK AT THE PICTURES. You'll see exactly what I'm referring to with each question.
Here's a few things I need to know:
1. what goes on the two vacuum hookups that I cant find any hoses for.
2. What to do about the choke and the fast idle.
3. As you can see from the picture, the SMOG has been rerouted to eliminate it. What new parts do I need to buy in order to reestablish the SMOG and how to do so.
4. There's a threaded hole in the air filter cover that doesn't have anything in it. What is supposed to go there - a sensor of some sort?
Thank you all for the help!!
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