jmpetre
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- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- 3.0 Flex Fuel
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- Automatic
I was on my way from work yesterday, and I took a dirt road for about 5 miles. It had bad washboard.
That night, I went out to the party store to grab some milk, and notice my ranger was shaking badly when I started it up. I drove it anyway (short drive). The cab will shake, and it feels just like misfires, from around 1300-1600 rpms. After it gets above that, there are no problems; everything runs smooth. There is no loss of power.
When I got home, I opened the hood and had a friend rev the engine to around 1500 and hold it. The engine was shaking on it's mounts violently.
I plan on checking the plug wires when I get home. My best guess is that something got knocked loose while on the bad dirt road, but I am open to any other suggestions of what I should check. I really don't want to change the plugs and wires...they are poorly positioned in this engine and will be a major PITA.
Thanks!
Edit: The truck only has 40,000 miles on it. I can't imagine too many parts going bad already!!
That night, I went out to the party store to grab some milk, and notice my ranger was shaking badly when I started it up. I drove it anyway (short drive). The cab will shake, and it feels just like misfires, from around 1300-1600 rpms. After it gets above that, there are no problems; everything runs smooth. There is no loss of power.
When I got home, I opened the hood and had a friend rev the engine to around 1500 and hold it. The engine was shaking on it's mounts violently.
I plan on checking the plug wires when I get home. My best guess is that something got knocked loose while on the bad dirt road, but I am open to any other suggestions of what I should check. I really don't want to change the plugs and wires...they are poorly positioned in this engine and will be a major PITA.
Thanks!
Edit: The truck only has 40,000 miles on it. I can't imagine too many parts going bad already!!
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