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1998 Ranger
3.0L engine
189K miles
Ok, here's one I've never encountered before in any vehicle. Truck has been running fine except that it threw a CEL for a cylinder 2 misfire 2 different times over the course of a week about 2 months ago (it ran fine, and didn't seem to be misfiring). It has run fine since without incident. Today I made a turn from one highway to another, and began accelerating. At approximately 45 mph, the engine cut out for about 2 seconds, then ran for about the same amount of time, then cut out for another 2 seconds, and repeated this about 20 times until it finally just quit. The "on/off" pattern was very consistent until it quit. I coasted to a side road, and figured it was dead in the water. Surprsingly, it started right up, and it ran fine the last 10 miles home. I've started it up a few times since, and it seems fine.
Should have offered too that a CEL was thrown, but I can't tell you if it happened each time the engine stalled, or if it was only after it quit and I noticed it.
Anyone have any ideas what might have caused this, or what I might try looking for or testing?
Thanks.
3.0L engine
189K miles
Ok, here's one I've never encountered before in any vehicle. Truck has been running fine except that it threw a CEL for a cylinder 2 misfire 2 different times over the course of a week about 2 months ago (it ran fine, and didn't seem to be misfiring). It has run fine since without incident. Today I made a turn from one highway to another, and began accelerating. At approximately 45 mph, the engine cut out for about 2 seconds, then ran for about the same amount of time, then cut out for another 2 seconds, and repeated this about 20 times until it finally just quit. The "on/off" pattern was very consistent until it quit. I coasted to a side road, and figured it was dead in the water. Surprsingly, it started right up, and it ran fine the last 10 miles home. I've started it up a few times since, and it seems fine.
Should have offered too that a CEL was thrown, but I can't tell you if it happened each time the engine stalled, or if it was only after it quit and I noticed it.
Anyone have any ideas what might have caused this, or what I might try looking for or testing?
Thanks.
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