Just Plain Stupied

[mn_smokeater]

naaaa naaa sbc would fit well in ohhhh say a 84 B2

 

[TheTopher]

So prettyful!

 

[mn_smokeater]

very purrtyful!! on a side note DG you got the exact same watch my stepdad has an one that im getting soon

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

nice vids!! keep it ford tough man!! leave the 2.9

 

[jaymegriffiths]

nice vids!! keep it ford tough man!! leave the 2.9

holy cow 84 pages! this this is a thread jacking whore! no wonder trs has been slower lately!
Ps dont put an unreliable engine in it! leave the best engine made by ford in it!

 

[doorgunner]

sorry men.....i fell asleep at the keyboard last night & forgot to log out...(hope the keys don't short out from the drool)

looks like there's a split decision on which engine should be in the '36 RRRRanger.....

here's the deal....I've spent a couple days-off & on- trying to solve the fuel problem....

#2 & 3 cylinders ain't hittin as we all know.....I installed a fuel pressure gage & hot-wired #2 cylinder injector &the fuel pressure dropped 10 lbs. real fast......the same thing with #3 injector

So now i don't have to yank the fuel rail ti see if they're squirtin.....

so I switched spark plugs with two good cylinders.....2 & 3 are still dead...
so i checked voltage at both injector connectors.....good...13 volts...
so i said-maybe it's loosing voltage when it's under a load.....so i connected a spare injector to each connector & power braked the truk.....spare injector quit firing!!!!!!!!!!!!
so i recheck voltage at each connector.....I'm geting 13 volts out of both wires on EACH connector!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

why is that happening????????????????
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EDIT: I found another short video.......

 

[dangerranger83]

Another few things...........

A) Sounds great.
B) How did it pass inspection with the miss?
C) Why do you have a sbc engine, whats it for?
D) Would new injectors fix the problem?

 

[doorgunner]

Another few things...........

A) Sounds great....Harley Davidson mufflers
B) How did it pass inspection with the miss?...At the time-it was only missing if you gasve it more than half throttle
C) Why do you have a sbc engine, whats it for?....I wuz supposed to install it in the '36 Ranger while I pulled the 2.9L & rebuilt it
D) Would new injectors fix the problem?...I've been reading up on the problem---it could be 1 bad injector shorting out the other two injectors on the same harness, OR , it could be a bad ground in the harness, OR, it could be the ecm going stupied, etc.

Anybody got a fix......anybody......(I got a fix....but i isn't sayin it yet..Waaa)

 

[mn_smokeater]

waaaa i know your fix!!! i think??? who knows... my minds consumed with how im gunna changeded my water pump on my truck so it can run!!!

 

[np205]

Will it throw a code???

 

[doorgunner]

Will it throw a code???

Sorry...I forgot to mention that I busted my code-reader...guess I'll plug in a test lite & count blinks tomorrow...Up-date.....can't get the ecm to send any codes...nada/zilch...anybody got a idea

But there is some good news.....I remembered that I had a similar problem at the beginning of the project (no signal to the injectors)....cleaning the crud/corrosion out of the harness connectors solved that problem...Up-date....cleaned ALL connectors agin..
(no more steam cleaning the engine!!!)

This time I pulled the #2 & #3 spark plugs/dry as can be.....so I plugged the noid lite into the injector connector....cranked the engine & it was flashing just like everything was O.K.......go figure.....for some reason I checked the voltage at the tan wire....12 volts!!!..that ain't right...the red wire gots 12 volts also!!!

Too many wires with 12 volts....so I stripped off all the old wrapping on the harness & found the red wire bundle-splice rubbing into the tan signal wire to one of the injector connectors....I re-wrapped the whole harness....

Now it's hitting on all 6 all the time ABOVE 1800 rpm & holding 32 psi at fuel rail.......

But below 1800 rpm....it's starving for air or running way to rich...it won't idle!...UP-date....wayyyy to rich...cough/rub eyes
Before all this, it idled great but wouldn't get above 50 mph....

Now it'll do 105 mph....but won't idle at a stop sign.....(thought I read some where that the O2 sensor inputs from idle to half throttle---if that's the case...it's telling the computer to squirt too much gas at lower rpms which is why it idles better when i start yanking vacuum lines aloose....

I've got the problem surrounded...LOL...I un-plugged the MAP sensor vacuum line and un-capped the vacuum fitting next to it....now the engine idles smooth at 1400 rpm....way too fast....back to square #2 (better than square #1 though)Up-date....tested OffIdlewhatever.....not functioning...installed new one...idling 90% better...
Still runiing super rich!!!!....tested TPS/good ground & good voltage at connector....BUT....no resistance on any of the 3 wires coming out of the TPS(it's been acting up for 6 months)...
Headed to AutoZone....i got enough point for a free TPS...

News at 6 !

EDIT: It's idling a lot better, but still blubbering out the exhaust & blowing smoke rings,,,,

Ohh...i forgot.....ain't old trucks fun......(most o the time....)

 

[BigJohn76]

screw the 2.9 and sbc.

Put this in instead.
http://www.roushperformance.com/engines/engines.shtml

 

[dangerranger83]

^^^^What he said the sbc engine runs great, why screw with the 2.9, you've done this much work why not just put it in?

 

[doorgunner]

screw the 2.9 and sbc.

Put this in instead.
http://www.roushperformance.com/engines/engines.shtml

purrrrrrrdy engines...

^^^^What he said the sbc engine runs great, why screw with the 2.9, you've done this much work why not just put it in?

I hates to give up on sumthin....I got the tires smokin on take-off BUT it's still runnin so rich it's actually blowin smoke rings out the dual Harley exhausts.....LOL

There's a car show in Biloxi Miss. this week-end that I'd like to go to.....that would give me the inspiration to innnnnn-stalllllll the sbc...(blackwidow)..

 

[RangerFabWorks]

purrrrrrrdy engines...

I hates to give up on sumthin....I got the tires smokin on take-off BUT it's still runnin so rich it's actually blowin smoke rings out the dual Harley exhausts.....LOL

There's a car show in Biloxi Miss. this week-end that I'd like to go to.....that would give me the inspiration to innnnnn-stalllllll the sbc...(blackwidow)..