csoak
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- Sep 21, 2009
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- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Transmission
- Manual
We've replaced the fuel safety shut off switch on an 87 Ford Ranger 2.9l after it ran for a week without issues and then suddenly, it shut down and would not restart. Worked with the safety switch and thought it was the problem. We replaced the switch with a new one and also had to replace the wiring harness in order to attach a three prong connector for the two prong. The engine fired up, and ran about a 1/4 mile and shut off again. No warning, nothing. We cannot figure out what is causing the problem. What is strange is that yesterday, this happened while using a 1st generation switch we grabbed from a salvage yard. We reset the switch, worked the ignition switch to get fuel through the fuel line and it would not start. Left it overnight, went back this morning before heading off to get parts and wires and it started right up. Drove it home, replaced the 1st generation switch with the new switch and as stated above, it died at 1/4 mile and won't start after resetting the switch. We've recently had the heads replaced, prior to this, but it was running with no problems.
We haven't a clue as to what we need to do at this point. Please advise what else to check and how.
Thanks.
We haven't a clue as to what we need to do at this point. Please advise what else to check and how.
Thanks.