88 XLT Ranger
Member
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2010
- Messages
- 357
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 16
- Age
- 61
- Location
- Pollock Pines Ca
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9L
- Transmission
- Automatic
I am at the end of my rope
I hate making new threads but it seams the only way to get help. If you go through my "On Going Saga" thread you can see I spent $$$$$$$$$$ replacing parts with same results. Today I pulled number 3 plug carbon fouled I put a fresh plug in fired it up running rough a quick throttle jab pop sound I shut it off pulled the plug fuel fouled. I cleaned the plug and took and switched number 3 and number one on the Dist cap I fired it up running a bit rough let it run at 3k for a bit than shut it off. I pulled number 3 plug burning good and clean. I drove it that way no power pulled over put number 3 and 1 back on the Dist cap ran perfect good power. I drove to town up the 6 mile grade again popping bogging same shit
The Napa parts store guy said its a stuck valve now my question is if its a lifter or lifters not pumping do to cam bearing wear would this be the results? is there any way to adjust these rocker arms to make like a solid lifter cam? or is it time to give up and let it die be crushed and become a Toyota?
I hate making new threads but it seams the only way to get help. If you go through my "On Going Saga" thread you can see I spent $$$$$$$$$$ replacing parts with same results. Today I pulled number 3 plug carbon fouled I put a fresh plug in fired it up running rough a quick throttle jab pop sound I shut it off pulled the plug fuel fouled. I cleaned the plug and took and switched number 3 and number one on the Dist cap I fired it up running a bit rough let it run at 3k for a bit than shut it off. I pulled number 3 plug burning good and clean. I drove it that way no power pulled over put number 3 and 1 back on the Dist cap ran perfect good power. I drove to town up the 6 mile grade again popping bogging same shit
The Napa parts store guy said its a stuck valve now my question is if its a lifter or lifters not pumping do to cam bearing wear would this be the results? is there any way to adjust these rocker arms to make like a solid lifter cam? or is it time to give up and let it die be crushed and become a Toyota?
Last edited: