Welcome Visitor! Please take a few seconds and I posted a thread within a week ago, titled "fule pump problem" I know I spelled it wrong. I can't access it anymore though.
Anyway, My truck is a 1994 Ranger. 2wd, 2.3l 5 speed. Here's the problem.
The truck shuts off sometimes when decelerating and has a "hiccup" when driving. By hiccup i mean the truck either loses power momentarily and it feels like a down shift or not getting fuel. I noticed it started happening after i got the radiator, water pump, and thermostat professionally replaced. On the way home from the shop, after getting those repairs, my muffler literally exploded. The rest of the drive home, i heard nothing but back firing and sputtering. I took it to an exhaust shop, they fixed the muffler and said my fuel pump was going out, They said thats why it was hiccuping and stalling. I had the fuel pump professionally replaced soon after. The problem still existed. I took it to a Ford Dealer and they said my inertia switch was bypassed and there was a wiring problem and or the PCM has gone to $hit. They wanted 700$ to find the problem + cost of repairs. I took the truck home and the next day me and a buddy, who works for Ford's, found the wiring problem (or at least one of them) It was a bad wire to the fuel pump. We replaced the entire connector (the one that connects the pump to the rest of the wiring harness) because the wire pulled out of the connector itself. After replacing the connector, my truck drove back to my house just find, then stalled in the driveway. It took 3 attempts to start back up. I have driven twice since then and it did the loss of power thing once and the 2nd drive it drove perfect. I searched for another hack job wiring, but came up with nothing. I was told it could be a faulty sensor but the Check Engine Light is not on. Does anyone have any idea?
Oh and after the 2nd drive I noticed a little coolant under the hood. I believed the upper hose on my radiator was leaking, I tighten the clamp. Would this cause my situation?
Anyway, My truck is a 1994 Ranger. 2wd, 2.3l 5 speed. Here's the problem.
The truck shuts off sometimes when decelerating and has a "hiccup" when driving. By hiccup i mean the truck either loses power momentarily and it feels like a down shift or not getting fuel. I noticed it started happening after i got the radiator, water pump, and thermostat professionally replaced. On the way home from the shop, after getting those repairs, my muffler literally exploded. The rest of the drive home, i heard nothing but back firing and sputtering. I took it to an exhaust shop, they fixed the muffler and said my fuel pump was going out, They said thats why it was hiccuping and stalling. I had the fuel pump professionally replaced soon after. The problem still existed. I took it to a Ford Dealer and they said my inertia switch was bypassed and there was a wiring problem and or the PCM has gone to $hit. They wanted 700$ to find the problem + cost of repairs. I took the truck home and the next day me and a buddy, who works for Ford's, found the wiring problem (or at least one of them) It was a bad wire to the fuel pump. We replaced the entire connector (the one that connects the pump to the rest of the wiring harness) because the wire pulled out of the connector itself. After replacing the connector, my truck drove back to my house just find, then stalled in the driveway. It took 3 attempts to start back up. I have driven twice since then and it did the loss of power thing once and the 2nd drive it drove perfect. I searched for another hack job wiring, but came up with nothing. I was told it could be a faulty sensor but the Check Engine Light is not on. Does anyone have any idea?
Oh and after the 2nd drive I noticed a little coolant under the hood. I believed the upper hose on my radiator was leaking, I tighten the clamp. Would this cause my situation?
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