Josephus
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- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Automatic
Update: Truck started when I sprayed gas directly to intake. Ran decent for a few miles but now runs bad. Chasing more problems...
Hey guys,
First post after lurking awhile.
My 89 Ranger is pretty sick right now. I've never been totally pleased with how it starts (seems to want to stall sometimes on startup) but it used to run fine. Then it wouldn't start on cold startup, but if you waited about 5 minutes it would start and run fine.
Now it won't start at all. And I need some help troubleshooting. What should I check first?
And is there a good manual that you would recommend for the truck?
Battery is fine, cranks all day long (as long as I recharge overnight).
Seems to have just a *breath* of life on very first crank, but not enough to catch. nothing thereafter.
haven't checked spark.
Seems like there are vacuum lines or hoses everywhere. Wish I had a diagram that showed actual placement under hood for all those pieces.
Thanks for any help.
J
Hey guys,
First post after lurking awhile.
My 89 Ranger is pretty sick right now. I've never been totally pleased with how it starts (seems to want to stall sometimes on startup) but it used to run fine. Then it wouldn't start on cold startup, but if you waited about 5 minutes it would start and run fine.
Now it won't start at all. And I need some help troubleshooting. What should I check first?
And is there a good manual that you would recommend for the truck?
Battery is fine, cranks all day long (as long as I recharge overnight).
Seems to have just a *breath* of life on very first crank, but not enough to catch. nothing thereafter.
haven't checked spark.
Seems like there are vacuum lines or hoses everywhere. Wish I had a diagram that showed actual placement under hood for all those pieces.
Thanks for any help.
J
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