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| I'm hearing an alarm somewhere behind the glove box of my 1997 Ford Ranger. It only sounds after I first start the engine for 10 or 15 seconds then stops.It is a different sound than the normal seat belt alarms and such. The truck seems to be running ok. | |
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Hey, I bought my ranger in 2005 with it being an 02 model and I have a question about the engine. well, I've noticed at the beginning of the year that it's not getting the right amount of mileage that it should be. I think it's suppose to be getting around 300 to the tank, but now it's more like 230 at max. Also, since it's been making clanking noises when i would accelerate, I had to switch to mild-grade on the gas (and it helps), but I'm not sure if they are related. But, right now it's at the ford dealership getting warrenty work on the aircondition. I have extended service plan so i don't know if maybe some of the engine problems will be with the warrenty. but if anyone has an ideas, let me know please. I just want my truck to be fixed so i can move on. 
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Replying to: rangergirlie (Aug 21, 2007 3:58 pm) They ping. This is what you are hearing. Higher grade of gas is about only thing to help with this.
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Replying to: bolivar (Aug 21, 2007 7:15 pm)
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Replying to: rangergirlie (Aug 26, 2007 10:45 am) But if you are not writting milages down and carefully calculating each fillup, your milage figures are useless. Such as 'I get xxx miles on a tank of gas!' My 94 4Liter with a cap got about 14 in town and the highest I ever saw was 18.5 on highway driving. I now have a Honda Ridgeline which gets 19-20mpg on the highway and is a much larger, 4wheel drive truck.
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Replying to: bolivar (Aug 26, 2007 2:08 pm)
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Replying to: obyone (Aug 26, 2007 2:21 pm) I've seen lots of postings where people say "My whatsit used to get 300 miles to a tank it now only gets 275. What is wrong with it?" This isn't a milage calculation. |
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I have a 2002 Ranger V6 3.0L that has suddenly become hard to start. I replaced plugs, checked hoses and replaced the IAC valve but still no change. Any suggestions?
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Replying to: rbd008 (Aug 29, 2007 1:50 pm) You probably have two temperature sensors. One drives the guage on the dash. The other talks to the computer and gives it the coolant temperature. This one has possibly failed. It is not telling the computer that the engine is cold. Under cold starting conditions, the computer increase the fuel amount injected (unriches the mixture). If this enrichment is not done, it will be hard to start. This sensor will usually have black and yellow wires, twisted together, coming off it. Or, your fuel pump may be failing and is not giving enough pressure to start. I would think this would cause other problem, like missing at high speed due to fuel starvation. A pressure guage on the schrader valve on the fuel injector line should give the pressure readings. I don't know exactly what they should be, but around 40lbs, I think, is usually in the range of a good working fuel pump. The fuel pump is inside the gas tank. Or, you might just have a clogged fuel filter, if you have a lot of miles and it's never been changed. Or you got a tank of dirty gas. I don't think the IAC valve has anything to do with starting, only idle speed. |
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