cencaligrl
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- Location
- Bradley, CA
- Vehicle Year
- 1986
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9l
- Transmission
- Manual
- My credo
- she's ugly, but, there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio.
So, I am stuck... My truck ( '86 Ranger 2.9 L) has a fuel problem. We have troubleshot as far as we can.
For starters, you should know what she is doing. I recently moved back to CA from CO where I bought the truck. She ran fine for the 1st 6 weeks or so before she started running rough. On my last sojourn into town (30 miles away), she died as soon as I stopped. She wouldn't start again for anything. Had her towed home, where she has sat for the last 2 months or so while we troubleshoot the problem. She starts when VERY cold (ie., after she sits for 24 hours). She runs rough the whole time, getting progressively worse till she's warmed up. Then she dies and WILL NOT restart for at least 12 hours, and only starts then with the gas pedal floored.
Here's what we've done so far. New fuel filter (below driver's door on the frame rail; new fuel pump, new fuel pressure regulator, new fuel pump relay (the relay that's located on the passenger side front fender next to the air filter box; removed the throttle body and cleaned all parts with high quality parts cleaner; and cleaned the air intake.
Where do I go from here? I was told to check the cat and replace the injectors, but, they were just replaced a few months before I bought her...
By the way, I call her a she because she is a temperamental as a woman.
For starters, you should know what she is doing. I recently moved back to CA from CO where I bought the truck. She ran fine for the 1st 6 weeks or so before she started running rough. On my last sojourn into town (30 miles away), she died as soon as I stopped. She wouldn't start again for anything. Had her towed home, where she has sat for the last 2 months or so while we troubleshoot the problem. She starts when VERY cold (ie., after she sits for 24 hours). She runs rough the whole time, getting progressively worse till she's warmed up. Then she dies and WILL NOT restart for at least 12 hours, and only starts then with the gas pedal floored.
Here's what we've done so far. New fuel filter (below driver's door on the frame rail; new fuel pump, new fuel pressure regulator, new fuel pump relay (the relay that's located on the passenger side front fender next to the air filter box; removed the throttle body and cleaned all parts with high quality parts cleaner; and cleaned the air intake.
Where do I go from here? I was told to check the cat and replace the injectors, but, they were just replaced a few months before I bought her...
By the way, I call her a she because she is a temperamental as a woman.
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