1999 4-Cylinder Starting Trouble in Winter
First, glad to be here in the group !
My 1999 4-Cylinder Ranger is my secondary vehicle and gets very less miles, less than 2000 miles a year. It has a total of 110,000 miles now.
Over the last 2 years, it has occasional difficulty getting started. These are my observations -
- Had the issue occasionally during last winter. After that it was fine during the summer. Issue has started again this winter. A bit more frequent this this year. So, it is progressively getting worse, but it is still not completely dead.
- When I turn the key, I don't hear the usual fuel pump hum. The fuse clicks fine. While trying to start, engine turns, but doesn't start. Most of the times, after turning the key to all the way off and back on, it starts. This year, I had a few occasions when it wouldn't start even after several attempts like that.
- Once it starts, it runs fine. I haven't had any instance where the engine stopped after it starts. That makes me think the fuel pump is fine. (?)
- Mostly, when I hear the fuel pump hum, it starts. There were a few occasions when (I think) I heard the hum, but it didn't start. It may have been a partial hum.
Could it be an issue with the ignition switch/key? Or, could it be the fuel pump itself? Looking for inputs before I start throwing parts at it.
Thank you in advance for the help.
Last edited by do_will; 01-16-2017 at 01:50 PM.
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