KHB1
New Member
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2011
- Messages
- 4
- Vehicle Year
- 1991
- Transmission
- Automatic
I recently bought a 1991 ranger with 93k miles it started and ran great. I parked it for about one week and would not start.
It had 1/2 tank of fuel and cranked normal rpm but didn't attempt to start.
I could hear the fuel pump run and checked fuel pressure and it had 40 lb.
I sprayed starting fluid into intake and it fired like it was trying to start
A little back ground information on the truck.
The previous owner had been having trouble with the truck battery discharging when it wasn't being used, when he shut down he would pull the negative cable till the next time he used it.
I was told he did this for several months with no trouble. After buying the truck I continued doing the same till I get schematics to diagnose the problem ( I have a electronic background, over 45 years ) and in my opinion Hanes diagrams leave plenty room for improvement.
This is my first hands on vehicle with injection and electronic ignition.
It had 1/2 tank of fuel and cranked normal rpm but didn't attempt to start.
I could hear the fuel pump run and checked fuel pressure and it had 40 lb.
I sprayed starting fluid into intake and it fired like it was trying to start
A little back ground information on the truck.
The previous owner had been having trouble with the truck battery discharging when it wasn't being used, when he shut down he would pull the negative cable till the next time he used it.
I was told he did this for several months with no trouble. After buying the truck I continued doing the same till I get schematics to diagnose the problem ( I have a electronic background, over 45 years ) and in my opinion Hanes diagrams leave plenty room for improvement.
This is my first hands on vehicle with injection and electronic ignition.