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Ford Ranger Stalling/Dying Problems

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#22 of 99 Re: 2006 ford ranger stalled out on highway [anginohio] by bolivar

May 30, 2009 (3:39 pm)

Replying to: anginohio (May 30, 2009 11:47 am)
Thats a new one, never heard that before. I've heard that people that use the after market oilable filters may kill the MAS because oil from the filter will coat it. But never heard of a filter so bad that it killed one.
 
Better possibility is that messing with the filter left a connection open between the air filter and the MAS, letting air and dust in.
 
And, I did not know a bad MAS would suddenly totally kill a motor. I can see making it run badly, and giving bad milage, but kill a motor? Maybe a bad MAS where the little wire/s inside totally broke would shut a car down. This would be a defective MAS, not a filter problem coating the wire with dust.
 
The symptoms you describe sound more like a Crank Position Sensor failure. These will kill a car instantly. And if it is an intermident failure, the car will restart, until the failure becomes complete.
 
Overall, sounds like it could be a BS from a service writer. Look at your receipt, see if they charged for a MAS or Crank Sensor. I do hope that whatever they did keeps you up and running.

#23 of 99 Re: 2006 ford ranger stalled out on highway [bolivar] by anginohio

May 30, 2009 (4:48 pm)

Replying to: bolivar (May 30, 2009 3:39 pm)
they replaced the MAS and I have the old one that was taken out and they replaced the air filter which I also have. The air filter does not look like its in bad shape either. I took it to the dealer where I bought the car and that is what was done. So far so good.

#24 of 99 Ray by rfelix

Jul 24, 2009 (7:22 am)

I've had my Ranger for over two years now, and have not had a lick of trouble. Recently, the Ranger started running like chitty-chitty-bang-bang, I suspected water in the fuel and added dry gas with no luck.
The Ranger acts like it isn't getting fuel and I have to keep the engine revved up to keep it from stalling. Once I get it rolling, it still bucks and jumps occasionally. I'm living on a very tight fixed income so I can't just drive it to a garage and have it diagnosed with the computer error codes.
Is changing the fuel filter or 02 sensor worth a try, or should I wait until I can have a computer put on it?

#25 of 99 Re: Ray [rfelix] by bolivar

Jul 25, 2009 (4:17 am)

Replying to: rfelix (Jul 24, 2009 7:22 am)
If the Check Engine Light isn't on, 'putting it on a computer' may not tell you anything. If it has set a 'soft' code that has reset itself, it might be helpful if the code is still in history. But if a sensor is seeing a critical problem, it will have the Check Engine light turned on.
 
A fuel filter replacement might help.
 
At 7 years old, you might also need new plug wires and/or plugs.
 
At about this age, on my 94 I started to hear ignition noise over the radio, even the FM radio. It only had about 50,000 miles, but it was about 7 or so years old. The truck still ran fine, but when you hear ignition noise on the radio, you have to know the wires are breaking down. A new set of wires and plugs stopped the noise.

#26 of 99 Re: Ray [bolivar] by saintmica

Aug 06, 2009 (2:51 am)

Replying to: bolivar (Jul 25, 2009 4:17 am)
ditto on the plugs and wires. i have an 01 that had them replaced when I bought the truck used at 24,000. It now has 98,000 and started missing occasionally after rough idling for about a year. decided to check a plug and see how it looked and the wire fell apart as I removed it and the plug was completely shot. I checked the gap (supposed to ..052-.056 or something) and it was almost at .145 and looked terrible. I blame the crap gas we have around here.
 
after a new set of plugs and wires she runs great again and gas mileage jumped from 15 mpg up to 19 mpg overnight.

#27 of 99 94 ranger 4.0 by marshallw2

Aug 27, 2009 (8:39 am)

just replaced fuel pump and filter... now, above 35 miles per hour or on incline truck losses power but does not stall. any suggestions ?

#28 of 99 Re: 1999 Ranger Cutting Off While Driving [stick0413] by hault

Sep 07, 2009 (2:46 pm)

Replying to: stick0413 (Nov 01, 2007 10:27 pm)
ford had a class action lawsuit in california. there is an electronic part near the distributor on many ford vehicles from at least the 1980's through around 2000. when it gets overheated the circuit shorts and causes the engine to die. After it cools down the circuit is complete and vehicle runs again. The part is inexpensive.

#29 of 99 1995 Ford Ranger Stalling/Dying Issues by felix_hurt

Oct 13, 2009 (9:55 pm)

I have a 1995 Ford Ranger XLT 4 cylinder stander w/325,000 miles truck loose power when the outside temperature reach 100 degrees, then it start to stalled. I have done a tune-up and replace fuelpump and fuel filter,Air filer and Air mass censer. the problem corrects itself in the morning when is cool then it runs normal.
 
only when is hot outside is when truck stalled and rough idle
any suggestions..
thanks
felix

#30 of 99 Re: 94 ranger 4.0 [marshallw2] by felix_hurt

Oct 14, 2009 (11:00 am)

Replying to: marshallw2 (Aug 27, 2009 8:39 am)
you may have carbon build up I have sea form motor treatment and it help. hope this helps
 
felix

#31 of 99 Random stalling 2003 ranger by rick2343

Nov 01, 2009 (9:11 pm)

driving down the road at any speed the truck will just die out but it does not have any problem of starting up and keeping on going tried replacing the coil pack and that didnt do it, i need help have afeeling im gonna spend more money than is needed...

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