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Old 12-13-2011, 08:51 AM
dae06 dae06 is offline
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Default Ranger will not start until battery is disconnected

I have been having an issue starting my 1997 ranger. It turns over fine with a new battery, but will not fire. In the past, if I let it sit for an hour, it would start right up. A couple other times it wouldn't start for 3 days. I replace the fuel filter, plugs, plug wires and coil. It then started good for 3 weeks. Yesterday morning it was a no start, and again last night. I checked the fuel preassure which was good, but it did not have spark. I disconnected the battery for 10 minutes and reconnected; it fired right up.

What could cause this?
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Old 12-13-2011, 03:16 PM
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Default Re: Ranger will not start until battery is disconnected

When you disco the battery and replace, the ECU or whatever Ford calls the brain goes to default mode. Then It takes a while before something opens and kills the juice. Possibly a crank position sensor is the problem. I'm just guessing but that is where I would begin.
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Old 12-14-2011, 07:12 AM
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Default Re: Ranger will not start until battery is disconnected

I had that same thought, but the problem I am having now is that when I look up "crank position sensor" I see 2 completely diffrent things. One is a Crankshaft angle sensor, and the other is a Crankshaft Position/Angle sensor. I believe I need the second one mentioned. Any idea?

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