ok, thanks guys for all the help, here's where i'm at now. Drained the oil and strained it as it was coming out of the oil pan. there were no signs of metal pieces or shavings. Compression is good on all cylinders ( checked with compression gauge ) changed all 6 plugs, and have fire on all 6. engine is still flooding. after cranking a few turns it fires runs rough and has a strong gas smell...................... any chance a sensor is bad or maybe the computer? I changed the crankshaft position sensor, fuel pressure regulator, and tried a different mass Air sensor. oh and when you hook up the test light ( as the book shows ) to check error codes it will flash the codes . its just a little confusing reading them. ................Thanks agian

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CHICKEN JOE 93 Ford Ranger XLT 4X4 ext cab 4.0 OHV 5spd purty much stock. Truck has 432,000 miles engine has 133,000 on rebuild and 133,000 on reman tranny. LOVE MY TRUCK