need help with a couple questions

[bcbud]

hey guys well i just bought another ranger and im having a couple small problems... my truck is a 1987 ranger 2.9L 5 speed reg cab long box manual hubs manual transfer case. the problem i am having it it stalls out randomly and wont start for apox an hour.


i also want to know if a 94 ranger body will bolt onto a 87 frame.

thanks for everyones help in advance.

cheers Matt

 

[bcbud]

no body knows?

 

[alaskan155]

hey guys well i just bought another ranger and im having a couple small problems... my truck is a 1987 ranger 2.9L 5 speed reg cab long box manual hubs manual transfer case. the problem i am having it it stalls out randomly and wont start for apox an hour.


i also want to know if a 94 ranger body will bolt onto a 87 frame.

thanks for everyones help in advance.

cheers Matt

up to 97 ranger reg. cab will be direct bolt minus bumpers.

could be a starter going, be my guess, they act kinda wierd when they go, could also be anything from a inproperly tuned engine, to something in the clutch, does it crank after it stalls?

 

[bcbud]

im pritty sure it has nothing to do with the clutch or the starter. it stalls due to possibly to much fuel? not sure why. but the starter does not have anything to do with the running of the vehicle when its already running. and the clutch also has nothign to do with anything.

thanks tho

 

[Redneckryder]

ok---you need to tell people what it is doing and what you are doing at the time of the stall. 70 down the freeway and it stalling is way different than sittin at a red light and it stallin.

and yes, it could be the starter. do you lose all electrical??

 

[alaskan155]

im pritty sure it has nothing to do with the clutch or the starter. it stalls due to possibly to much fuel? not sure why. but the starter does not have anything to do with the running of the vehicle when its already running. and the clutch also has nothign to do with anything.

thanks tho

to much fuel could be causes by a fault fuel pressure regulator, is it throwing any codes back? and yes, i could be starter related, you know the all the power from the battery first passes through the starter relay, and you never stated it still cranks after it wont start after an hour

 

[snake]

I'm thinking the starter is working properly and it will crank but not start? Try the fuel pump relay. Common problem and all the symptoms are there.

 

[JFA_Spyderman]

+1 on the fuel pump relay.

 

[mhughes165]

+2, could also be the ECM relay, buddys did the same thing and that was what it was

 

[odie1969]

lets try the basics when it stalls and wont start. Do you have spark? what is the fuel pessure? and so if you have fuel and spark then it air or your timing is off. I would guess something to do the spark/timing.

 

[bcbud]

ok so the problem right now is it starts cold but 5 minutes after starting it it stalls and does not start till its cold again. it will not run anytime only for 5 minutes or so when its cold. motor is a 2.9l fuel injected . the truck has 2 gas tanks.

i need the truck to run by monday morning any help would help out alot thank you

 

[bcbud]

the truck has spark all the time. but when i press on the fuel presser fitting not much gas comes out.

 

[kunar]

the truck has spark all the time. but when i press on the fuel presser fitting not much gas comes out.

get a gauge and check fuel pressure. it should be a decent spray when you push the button on the valve, but you cant really tell for sure without a gauge. your truck has 2 tanks, but only one high pressure pump. i am assuming it doesnt make any difference weather you are using the first or the second tank?

 

[bcbud]

get a gauge and check fuel pressure. it should be a decent spray when you push the button on the valve, but you cant really tell for sure without a gauge. your truck has 2 tanks, but only one high pressure pump. i am assuming it doesnt make any difference weather you are using the first or the second tank?

i dont honistly know i cant hear a fuel pump running... im just not sure i pressed the button on the valve and pritty much no gas came out what so ever

 

[BLOODBANE]

I don't remember what its called, but there is a gray box on the distributer that gave some of those years fits. It would heat up and kill the engine and it wouldn't start for, like you say, about an hour. I had to replace the unit on my 84 a few times before I did my swap.