Mr. Sharkey
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- Aug 17, 2007
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- Location
- Minerva, Oregon
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3 liter gas, about to become 2.5 liter turbodiesel
- Transmission
- Manual
1987 2.3 - New T-belt, now no power (SOLVED)
After getting some advice on replacing the timing belt on my Ranger in this thread: http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1017295 , I've managed to get it put all back together, but am disappointed to find that I've lost about 50% of the already anemic power that my engine had before the failure.
Thinking that it was possible that I didn't get the timing right, I went back and verified that the crank, cam and distributor are all lined up properly. I was even concerned enough to pull the #1 spark plug and check to see that the front pulley timing mark was correct by inserting a section of welding wire into the cylinder and rocking the engine back and forth. As far as I can see, ~everything~ is set up properly.
The engine starts willingly, idles fine, drives OK, but there is basically no pulling power. It will rev to 4k fine, but takes forever to get there. You can feel the power hit flat spots as the RPM rises. The engine also feels and sounds "boggy", and the exhaust is louder than before (bad muffler to begin with).
The only thing I can think of is that I hosed some valves when the belt let go, the engine did make kind of a ratcheting noise as it died. I don't understand why it starts and idles fine if it has bent valves. Also, I was lead to understand that this is a non-interference engine.
Anyone care to offer some thoughts?
After getting some advice on replacing the timing belt on my Ranger in this thread: http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1017295 , I've managed to get it put all back together, but am disappointed to find that I've lost about 50% of the already anemic power that my engine had before the failure.
Thinking that it was possible that I didn't get the timing right, I went back and verified that the crank, cam and distributor are all lined up properly. I was even concerned enough to pull the #1 spark plug and check to see that the front pulley timing mark was correct by inserting a section of welding wire into the cylinder and rocking the engine back and forth. As far as I can see, ~everything~ is set up properly.
The engine starts willingly, idles fine, drives OK, but there is basically no pulling power. It will rev to 4k fine, but takes forever to get there. You can feel the power hit flat spots as the RPM rises. The engine also feels and sounds "boggy", and the exhaust is louder than before (bad muffler to begin with).
The only thing I can think of is that I hosed some valves when the belt let go, the engine did make kind of a ratcheting noise as it died. I don't understand why it starts and idles fine if it has bent valves. Also, I was lead to understand that this is a non-interference engine.
Anyone care to offer some thoughts?
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