Need help please

[yazoodangerranger]

I have a 91 ford ranger 3.0 5speed 2wd 164,000 miles. My truck normally rubs great. Within the past few months it has had all new plugs,wires,cap and button fuel filter and mass airflow sensor. I also used zmax in it. Well I ran my truck on empty for almost 30 miles trying to make it to the gas station then I filled it up. I ran it 64 miles with no problems then all of a sudden it started spuddering like it wanted to die but it don't I can't shift it all way to 5th and go 65 no problem but power still isn't there and it idles really bad making a light popping sound from the exhaust and the motor is shaking. No motor knocks or no smoke from exhaust but computer isn't showing any codes any help will be very much appreciated.Thank u.

 

[RonD]

Could the gas you filled up with have water in it?
Maybe siphon out a bit from the bottom of the tank and have a look.
While filling up water and gas would be mixed, the 65 miles of OK driving, as water settled to the bottom you got a higher mix of water to fuel, so started running badly.

The running low on fuel and the problems you have now might not be related, but it is an interesting coincidence.
I have read about the "filter bag" on the in-tank fuel pump being an issue on older Rangers, sloshing of low fuel in the tank could have done something to it??

Can you test the fuel pressure?

I would pull a spark plug or two and see if their condition tells you anything.

 

[yazoodangerranger]

Thanks man I will check a few things out and leave an update

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I wonder if you could have picked up some gunk when you almost ran dry. Check your fuel pressure and fuel VOLUME. I don't know what the specs are but a manual should have the spec.
Good luck,

Richard

 

[McCormack]

Sounds like a classic case of a plugged fuel filter. Replace it and see if that clears things up.

 

[yazoodangerranger]

I put a bottle if beet in it going to see if it helps

 

[yazoodangerranger]

Sorry meant bottle of heet

 

[yazoodangerranger]

Running better but still missing and popping I ran all the gas out to

 

[locovaca]

Have you replaced the fuel filter yet as McCormack suggested?

 

[LBPete]

Dry gas doesn't make water disappear, it makes it mix with the gasoline. If you have a lot of water in the tank, dry gas won't help. You may need to drain the tank. Pull the filter and see what's in it.

- Pete

 

[yazoodangerranger]

Thanks Pete I'm going to replace the filter now

 

[Rearanger]

Dry gas doesn't make water disappear, it makes it mix with the gasoline. If you have a lot of water in the tank, dry gas won't help.

Well dry gas does prevent the water from freezing, which could cut/restrict the fuel supply. This may be an overlooked cause here if we knew where the OP lived.

Years ago on another vehicle I had water freeze in the external fuel filter that stalled the engine. Solution was thawing and using dry gas.

 

[yazoodangerranger]

After really having time to look over everything come to find out I had a spark plug burn out and melted the wire to so has been running on 5 cylinders