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Hi, first let me introduce myself...
My name is David, and I am about to turn 16 (the legal driving age in Alberta.) I have inherited my grandpa's truck and have been driving it since I got my learner's permit two years ago. Aside from the truck being noisy and a little slow (which I am attributing to its age) there have never been any MAJOR mechanical issues while I have had possession. (I've had to replace the heater core, but that's about it.) That is, until now.
The 'truck' is a 1986 Ford Ranger 4x4, with a 2.9L EFI engine.
I was driving down the highway the other day, when my engine stalled (I was somewhere in the neighborhood of 90-100 km/h, or 55-60mph). It seemed like my front tank was out of fuel, so I switched tanks but the truck wouldn't start. I had the vehicle towed to my house which, fortunately, wasn't too far away. About 5 hours later, my step dad and I were about to check what was wrong with it, but when we tried to turn it over it started without any problems... so, the next day, we loaded it with garbage and took it to the dump. It quit about half a kilometer away, and this time wouldn't start.
To make a long story a little shorter, we have been working on it for the last day and a half. I verified the fuel pumps are working, so I checked to see if it was getting a spark... it wasn't, and still isn't.
What we have already done:
Cleaned the battery posts and receivers
Changed the ignition module (the 2.9 has a distributor, so it is a TFI-IV module)
Changed the distributor and the rotor
Verified that the resistance in the ignition coil is at appropriate levels
Verified the fuel pumps are in working order.
We are in the middle of moving right now, so it's kind of important that we get it working.
Thanks for taking the time to read my admittedly long story...
David
My name is David, and I am about to turn 16 (the legal driving age in Alberta.) I have inherited my grandpa's truck and have been driving it since I got my learner's permit two years ago. Aside from the truck being noisy and a little slow (which I am attributing to its age) there have never been any MAJOR mechanical issues while I have had possession. (I've had to replace the heater core, but that's about it.) That is, until now.
The 'truck' is a 1986 Ford Ranger 4x4, with a 2.9L EFI engine.
I was driving down the highway the other day, when my engine stalled (I was somewhere in the neighborhood of 90-100 km/h, or 55-60mph). It seemed like my front tank was out of fuel, so I switched tanks but the truck wouldn't start. I had the vehicle towed to my house which, fortunately, wasn't too far away. About 5 hours later, my step dad and I were about to check what was wrong with it, but when we tried to turn it over it started without any problems... so, the next day, we loaded it with garbage and took it to the dump. It quit about half a kilometer away, and this time wouldn't start.
To make a long story a little shorter, we have been working on it for the last day and a half. I verified the fuel pumps are working, so I checked to see if it was getting a spark... it wasn't, and still isn't.
What we have already done:
Cleaned the battery posts and receivers
Changed the ignition module (the 2.9 has a distributor, so it is a TFI-IV module)
Changed the distributor and the rotor
Verified that the resistance in the ignition coil is at appropriate levels
Verified the fuel pumps are in working order.
We are in the middle of moving right now, so it's kind of important that we get it working.
Thanks for taking the time to read my admittedly long story...
David
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