skx762
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- Apr 11, 2011
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- Location
- East Kansas
- Vehicle Year
- 1984
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 302
- Transmission
- Automatic
I’m trying to figure out an issue I have with the v8 in my Ranger.
Short version: I bought a Ranger with a v8 conversion already done, more out of pity and with the hopes I could fix what the original owner did to it and make things right in the world.
It’s a ’86 Ranger with a ’79 Cougar 302 v8 and c4 transmission.
The engine was knocking when I got it so I bought another engine for it but before I swap the carb/distributor/fuel pump and front engine pieces I would like to try and cure an issue it has.
It runs like crap after the thermostat opens, the rpm’s drop about 100 rpms and it also has an inconsistent miss through out all ranges (may be two separate issues).
The carb is like new, rebuilt 2 bbl Ford. I don’t see anywhere that it could be screwed up. The electric choke opens fine and stays open. It doesn’t hesitate when I accelerate or anything unusual.
The distributor is a GM HEI and when I tore it apart all the pieces looked new (I thought it might be a bad coil that didn’t want to work when it got hot). The timing seems ok and consistent.
The plugs are white to light gray and the PVC valve rattles when I shake it. Although it has several unused vacuum hose and EGR connections I can’t seem to find any that aren’t sealed.
I don’t want to transfer any of these issues over to the new engine but like wise I don’t want to buy a new distributor/intake manifold/carb/fuel pump either.
Any other ideas?
Short version: I bought a Ranger with a v8 conversion already done, more out of pity and with the hopes I could fix what the original owner did to it and make things right in the world.
It’s a ’86 Ranger with a ’79 Cougar 302 v8 and c4 transmission.
The engine was knocking when I got it so I bought another engine for it but before I swap the carb/distributor/fuel pump and front engine pieces I would like to try and cure an issue it has.
It runs like crap after the thermostat opens, the rpm’s drop about 100 rpms and it also has an inconsistent miss through out all ranges (may be two separate issues).
The carb is like new, rebuilt 2 bbl Ford. I don’t see anywhere that it could be screwed up. The electric choke opens fine and stays open. It doesn’t hesitate when I accelerate or anything unusual.
The distributor is a GM HEI and when I tore it apart all the pieces looked new (I thought it might be a bad coil that didn’t want to work when it got hot). The timing seems ok and consistent.
The plugs are white to light gray and the PVC valve rattles when I shake it. Although it has several unused vacuum hose and EGR connections I can’t seem to find any that aren’t sealed.
I don’t want to transfer any of these issues over to the new engine but like wise I don’t want to buy a new distributor/intake manifold/carb/fuel pump either.
Any other ideas?