1990 Ranger Ticks/Smokes

[arizonadirtslinger]

Also as far as torque and pattern I would invest the 20-30 bucks into a Haynes or Chilton manual for the truck it has this information and much much more in it I have one for every vehicle I own ( except my peterbilt )

 

[triumph1]

Theres a chilton around here - i'll find it. The next trick is asking the garage if they torqued properly AND asking the garage to re-install the heads. lucky me.

 

[triumph1]

NEW Info this morning-smoke is OILY (not water vapor smoke)- Still hard to start- Cranking Speed is normal (not fast or too labored) but after several tries, let it rest, go have a coffee and it will start BUT with a misfire/TICK. "ArizonaDirtSlinger"- you asked about that!
Maybe filthy injectors? Is there a fuel-module that needs to be changed?

 

[RonD]

I would pull out all the spark plugs and look at each as it is removed, keep track of which cylinder each comes from.

If spark plug looks white and clean you have a coolant leak into that cylinder.
If it looks tan or redish then it is normal
If black oily then oil leak, Valve guide seal or piston rings
If black crusty then fuel leak, leaking injector or Fuel Pressure Regulator.

Fuel Pressure Regulator is on the fuel rail(passenger side front) it will have a vacuum line attached, remove this vacuum line and check it for fuel or fuel smell, as these get older the diaphragm inside cracks and raw fuel is sucked into the intake causing hard starts and smoking exhaust from rich fuel mix.

 

[triumph1]

RonD- Thanks so much! I will try this! Susie

 

[arizonadirtslinger]

I would check like rond said if it's black smoke it's oil getting in somewhere either oil getting past rings or coming down through the valve seals I know the 2.8 had a bad issue with leaky valve seals but I'm not sure about the 2.9

 

[AgPete139]

Pete, 1990 will be EEC-IV. Autozone and the like are rarely equipped to read codes on anything that is not OBDII.


Triumph, where about are you located? There may be a mechanically inclined member near by who can help you first hand.

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DUH! I overlooked the "1990" part.

1995 hybrid - 1996 Official OBD II

I actually just used a paperclip on an '91 MR2 this weekend.

 

[AgPete139]

Really, if you're new to cars & trucks, you probabaly do not want to change the heads yourself. I'd find a good local mechanic, not a big name shop. You could get quotes, and compare them against your Hubby's shop.

Do you have a picture of where he applied the goop? I'm guessing he tried to plug up the head with RTV sealant. Not the best as an external application and high pressure.

Susie, please take pictures. Then, upload them to an image site (like flickr, photobucket, Google albums, megaupload, etc). If you don't know how, let us know. We can help.

Take a picture of your spark plugs and the gooped area in question.

Not completely necessary, but we could probably diagnose your spark plugs better and get a better idea where the head is leaking.