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I have an 89? Ranger that is on it's last legs. I'm using it to clean up the accumulation of parts from my obsession. The rear brakes leak like a sieve, as does the motor and anything else with fluid in it. It WILL be going to the scrapper after I salvage whatever is worth my time.
However I still need it right now.
It was running fine other than a weak battery. I had to jump it every morning. After the initial first jumpstart it would fire up all day. The last time I tried to start it after running it for an hour it was grinding for the first attempt. The following attempts sounded like a dead battery. I checked voltage and it was at ~9.5 V. After disconnecting the battery the charge in the battery came back to ~12 v. I've had problems with the starter before so I removed it and tested it, it seems fine. Next I removed the fender solenoid and tested it and it also seems fine. Any time I turn on the ignition key there is a major draw. I've now reached the limits of my knowledge but remembered about pulling fuses to isolate the problem circuit. The first fuse I pull seems to be the problem circuit, the 60 Amp ignition fuse.
So where do I look from here? I'm not great with electrical circuits and diagrams but do have a haynes I'm going to check into. Thinking out loud, I'm thinking there must be a relay or switch that has failed. I'll check the fender relays and also see what I can see on the steering column. Any other suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks,
Richard
However I still need it right now.
It was running fine other than a weak battery. I had to jump it every morning. After the initial first jumpstart it would fire up all day. The last time I tried to start it after running it for an hour it was grinding for the first attempt. The following attempts sounded like a dead battery. I checked voltage and it was at ~9.5 V. After disconnecting the battery the charge in the battery came back to ~12 v. I've had problems with the starter before so I removed it and tested it, it seems fine. Next I removed the fender solenoid and tested it and it also seems fine. Any time I turn on the ignition key there is a major draw. I've now reached the limits of my knowledge but remembered about pulling fuses to isolate the problem circuit. The first fuse I pull seems to be the problem circuit, the 60 Amp ignition fuse.
So where do I look from here? I'm not great with electrical circuits and diagrams but do have a haynes I'm going to check into. Thinking out loud, I'm thinking there must be a relay or switch that has failed. I'll check the fender relays and also see what I can see on the steering column. Any other suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks,
Richard
