newfranger
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Ok here we go!!! So I was driving the 89 ranger for a few months, and it was running perfect! I purchased a new truck & stored the ranger in my garage(not heated) for a year. I noticed that the truck seemed really good on gas hence that it seemed to be staying close to a quarter tank for a few days! I was thinking maybe the gas gauge was broke! I drove it right into my garage & never did a thing with it for a year! So today I went out to start it up & the battery was toast! It was like 7 years old & I knew I'd need a new one eventually! So I replaced it with a new battery, plugged in my block heater (Alberta has been super cold this winter), figured it would good for the engine), went out an hour later & pulled it over. The truck pulled over strong but would not start! I tried maybe 3 times pulling it over & nothing. I figured maybe I should put $20 bucks gas in the tank....so I filled up a Jerry can & gave the truck some gas! Pull it over again still a strong pull over but wouldn't start! Tried turning the key a head to see if I could hear the fuel pump....couldn't hear nothing. Looked at the inertia switch & the top button was pushed all the way down (which upon reviewing is where it should be?) reset it anyways & clicked it back down again. Pulled the key over again, strong pull over but still wouldn't start! The fuel pump is only 6 months old so I don't think its that, but I do think that its not getting fuel! I checked the fuel pump relay fuse under the hood & it seems fine(not blown). Really frustrated...this is the only thing I have to drive right now & its putting a strain on trying to make it to different jobs sites every morning!! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!
