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  1. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Ok, got it going, thanks again for all the input. I could have taken the lazy way out and followed my first instinct when I figured the EEC was shot from the symptoms it was showing. But then we wouldn't have had all this fun and drama.... :ROFLMAO: Anyway, I pulled the cover off the brain box...
  2. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    I went and looked, there is a wire there, so that has to be pin #20, the ground for the fuel pump relay. The reason I asked earlier is because that picture is of the connector, not the computer. That makes all the pin numbers inverted on the computer as compared to the connector. Make sense...
  3. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    RonD, can you look at the picture I posted of the busted pin, and the picture on the first link you send me for the pin out and tell me what # pin pulled out of my computer?
  4. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Depending on what configuration the photo is in on that page, the pin that came out of my computer is either #1, (not used), or #20 (case ground).
  5. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Correctomundo!! I plugged it in to see if the fuel pump relay and pump buzzed up, it did!! Yay. So of course, I had to try it. It fired up, but it was running rough like the timing was way off, so I turned it off after it ran a second like that. Fuel pump worked with it though, so that tells me...
  6. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Ok, this is what I got when I pulled the plug in connector out of the puter box. Where do I find a pin out for this computer? I see a bit of green corrosion around the base of that pin that came out of the bulkhead connector.
  7. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    10-4, thanks PJunkie. The only tags on the computer are in the pic I posted when I started the thread Wednesday. Is that not what you are looking for? I put that in there just for that purpose, in case there is someone in here that just happens to have one of these puppies. :D Rusty Is this...
  8. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    You are RIGHT, bruddah!! I sure hated to see this one bite the dust when I have been jump starting off of it for the last 20 years. And yep, the cables were on the right posts. ;) Just one of those things I reckon.
  9. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    It's not the gravity switch. It's the EEC not grounding the fuel pump relay. I see several other Ford EECs that have a long list of vehicles that they will operate with 2.3, up to V8s. I have not experienced it personally, but I have seen the listings.
  10. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Thanks for the reply. Check above post, it fires up and runs like it always did with the test plug grounded. It's manual.
  11. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Yessir, thanks for the reply. I checked fusible links before, getting battery voltage on both sides of links, and voltage to the relay(yellow wire) plug. The ground was something I had forgotten, as I went through something similar with my '88 years and years ago. Getting older and forgetting...
  12. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Yes, that's the first thing I did, it will fire up with a shot of fuel. I replaced the two relays with two off my '88 2.3 Ranger, still no relay click. That's not to say those two relays off the '88 are working because it has been a while since that truck has been run. Would the ECU out of the...
  13. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Inertia switch is bypassed.
  14. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Yes, there is spark. If you read post #5 where I say it actually started the first time I turned it over after it initially went dead, like it burned the last bit of fuel out of the fuel rails. Then no firing up, but it spins over great, and there is fire at the plugs. No fuel pump relay click...
  15. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    These are the guys that know ECUs?
  16. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Like I said before, everything works, I have power to everything. Lights work, horn works, starter is turning the engine over like it should. I'm not getting a fuel pump relay click, and that is controlled by the ECU if I am not mistaken. Is there anyone here that knows who repairs these? Or do...
  17. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Nope, grounds are all good. No relay click, so no fuel pump buzz up. Battery is strong in '87. Battery in '03 is pretty strong. The whole reason for the jump start is because the dern door ajar dealio in the '03 was keeping the dome light on and drained the battery. I usually would have just put...
  18. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Ok, I'll check the ground. Yes, cables were hooked up right. I have power, the engine spins over. It actually started the first time after it went dead, like it was using what fuel was in the rail then died. Thanks for the replies. I'll be back.
  19. rebel ranger

    First gen blues. 87 2.9

    Alright first gen guys, I think I've toasted the ecm in my '87 2.9 4x4. I was jump starting my '03 Ranger with the '87 just like I've jumped any vehicle before. Truck acted funny when I hit the starter on the '03, it almost died, but caught back up and was running fine. I didn't like what...
  20. rebel ranger

    Rough riding Ranger Edge

    Ight den . I'm tired of rattling ttttteeth every time I drive my 2002 reg. cab 2wd Ranger Edge. Somebody please direct me to a thread or a possible solution to tame this buckboard down to a more tolerable level. New Monroe Reflex shocks barely made a difference . Previous owner had the shocks...

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