I'm gonna burn the thing to the ground.

[heptofite]

So, the other night the ranger shut down on me in the middle of a rain storm, thought i lost the fuel pump relay because it wouldn't run on either tank but i could hear the high pressure pump kick on.

so, i stood around in the rain for a while trying to fix it, got a nasty infection for my trouble, and couldn't sit for 4 days.

fast forward to today, i just replaced both fuel filters, which were blocked by some funky clay shit, got a gasoline bath for my trouble, melted my brand new strap wrench on the filter canister, and then the truck ran.

for five ****ing seconds.

so, now i've either lost the fuel pump and it's making noise but no pressure, or the switch over valve is busted.

all the pumps click on, i can hear them, but ZERO FUEL PRESSURE at the rail, and i know the lines are clear because they all drained onto me when i was changing the filters, and at least a gallon of gas poured onto me when the bowl was off because i couldn't get out from under the truck without letting it pour on my face, so i had to clean, gasket, and replace the filter without coming out.

So, screw it, i dropped it at a shop, because if i have to take a wrench to this POS one more time in the next month, i'm going to light it on fire and watch it burn.

</rant>

 

[martin]

Setting fire to them rarely solves the original problem and often creats a few new ones. Might I suggest a bfh as an alternative approach.

 

[User Name missing]

setting fire to it solves all the problems........buy a new (used) one that runs!

 

[ufgators68]

Yes but insurance companies and fire departments tend to frown on such antics.

 

[jmaynard]

I go so mad at the Explorer that led me to swear off Fords that I seriously considered parking it in front of the dealer that sold it to me and lighting it on fire...

 

[country0001]

I had a 72 F 100 that gave me a hell week that led me to go buy a new truck. It was a 93 Ranger. Truck was great, got in over my head at the time. Sold truck to parents where it gave them 250,000 miles of trouble free existance.

So, I feel ur pain, esp since my B2 did the same thing yesterday. No pressure at the fuel rail. haven't looked at it too closely yet.

 

[LittleBigFoot]

Try pullin your pump, reconnect the electrical, have some one prime it and if you get another gas bath the pump is good.

Try a fuel pressure test on the fuel rails. I installed a cheap oil pressure guage to the fuel rail to monitor some stuff that was acting up after my gas tank swap.

 

[greaseyfingers]

Try pullin your pump, reconnect the electrical, have some one prime it and if you get another gas bath the pump is good.

Try a fuel pressure test on the fuel rails. I installed a cheap oil pressure guage to the fuel rail to monitor some stuff that was acting up after my gas tank swap.

How did you go about installing a cheap oil pressure guage to the fuel rail?

What kind of connection did you use to hook it up?

 

[dp88]

I could...uh you know... burn it for you... of course without your knowledge...

 

[heptofite]

great, 378 dollar fix.

damn fuel pumps.

 

[Boghog1]

I lit my truck on fire last night