non-existent vacuum lines

[ThinMac]

$500 ranger? Yes Please!
No vacuum lines? I can figure that out!

no i cant please help its been 3 weeks i don't even know what i don't even know.

The 2.3 starts and idles low then climbs high, drops and dies. Rinse and repeat a few times and the thing will eventually even it self out and runs perfectly smooth and is ready to drive. I'm figuring the issue is because only 2 vacuum line are connected, the rest, they don't exist. I've got the original vacuum routing diagram in the engine bay, but its "mechanically accurate" so I don't know where the parts listed actually are, and there's no real vacuum lines to follow to said parts. I have no clue what the parts look like. I've tried googling the abbreviations but I need a picture and I cant find any. I read my Hayne's Repair manual cover to cover but it didn't help. What do i do?

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Bump. Can anyone help this guy?

 

[DandysRanger]

Need more information. Fuel injection or carb? Are there vacuum leaks? Pics would help.

 

[Curious Hound]

$500 ranger? Yes Please!
No vacuum lines? I can figure that out!

no i cant please help its been 3 weeks i don't even know what i don't even know.

The 2.3 starts and idles low then climbs high, drops and dies. Rinse and repeat a few times and the thing will eventually even it self out and runs perfectly smooth and is ready to drive. I'm figuring the issue is because only 2 vacuum line are connected, the rest, they don't exist. I've got the original vacuum routing diagram in the engine bay, but its "mechanically accurate" so I don't know where the parts listed actually are, and there's no real vacuum lines to follow to said parts. I have no clue what the parts look like. I've tried googling the abbreviations but I need a picture and I cant find any. I read my Hayne's Repair manual cover to cover but it didn't help. What do i do?

Ok. I can't tell you all that stuff. But I have an idea. Take a picture of your vacuum diagram and post it here in this thread. Then tell us what components you need identified. Also give a little more detail about the truck. What year is it? Manual or automatic transmission? Air conditioning? Is it all original or did someone replace the motor? Then it may be easier for someone to help you.

 

[Fredness]

 

[Ranger850]

ThinMac, you should try to find a truck with the same basic setup. Something to look at and take A LOT OF PICTURES for your own reference. I did some engine work and when I was ready to go back together with it, I didn't know where any of the vacuum lines attached. I went to the JunkYard, found a 2001 Ranger Edge 3.0v6 manual 5spd, and wha-la, about 50 pics later and I was able to decipher the layout. There may be an easier way, but this is what I did.