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Old 01-30-2018, 03:35 PM
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Red face Issues with hard start and vacc leak?

Currently have an 01 ranger 3.0 flex fuel supercab 2whl that is giving me fits. I got it for a mere $500 and have put about 85k of its 220k miles in the last year! Been a great truck, till it started giving me trouble about a month ago.
When its cold out sometimes the battery will drain itself trying to start. I did a fuel pressure test yesterday, 58 psi with engine on, no reading with it off but will spray from Schroeder valve. Has an issue intermittently that when driving it won't go above 35 mph. Has codes 0453, 0171 & 0174 and recently cylinder 3 misfire. (First time with code reader in truck when it happened) All those point to a vacuum leak but cannot find it. I've done the carb cleaner everywhere I can think of but to no solution. The fuel level gauge is out of it as well as of about 9 months ago or so...I fill up every 250 miles with E85. Any ideas? Common trouble spots?
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