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01-13-2010, 05:51 PM
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94 2.3 rough idle, delayed accel
94, 4x4, 2.3, manual. ive had a rough idle with this mutha ever since i bought her a year ago. sometimes its bad, sometimes not so much. ive looked for vac leaks, checked pcv, new plugs and wires, checked coil packs w multimeter, new iac valve, new tps. it sounds like its misfiring after sitting at idle for a bit, rpms are fairly stable but the truck can shake bad. recently (been getting cold out) truck has been real bogged down when accelerating from a stop. just "put put put" with pedal to the metal, then "vroom" it catches on. a dude i work with told me to check out my thermostat (without a working one the injectors will never work right) so i replaced that, and from the looks of the old one, that was a good call. still truck inconsistantly has that bogged down accel prob, which happens in any gear (full throttle, "put put put" then "vroom"). now back to the idle, when it idles real bad i can pop the hood, unplug the mass air flow sensor and BAM it clears right up. no missing, no shaking, just sweet smoothness. however, my delayed acceleration seems much more likely when driving without the MAF. ive tryed cleaning the MAF, no luck. i know unpluging her sends the truck into a different computer mode. anyone think i should replace the MAF? i may pull one from a junkyard tomorrow. thoughts? and thanks
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01-13-2010, 08:47 PM
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my trucsk doing the same...nut not as bad..the other day it seemed lke it was going to die on me wen i threw the clutch in. my volt meter dropped then shot back up. i was told it might be a ground somewere
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01-14-2010, 06:25 AM
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ill try to look into that, thanks for the info. even with the MAF out sometimes it will rev real high right out of the blue. could totally be electrical. now i need to learn how to "check grounds"
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01-14-2010, 02:36 PM
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Hey I think my truck is doing the same thing. I don't have a rough idle, but I do have a delayed acceleration. I replaced my plugs and wires, MAF, cat converter, exhaust, intake, all within the last year or so. It runs really smooth, but it still seems to have a hesitation when I first accelerate "(full throttle, "put put put" then "vroom")"...I had to change my battery yesterday so my car went back to it's original specs (sensors and whatnot). It ran much more smoothly this morning, and there is ZERO hesitation in the acceleration, amazing. Funny thing about the sensors however, if they sense a problem, (ie: too much O2 in the exhaust) they try to fix it by adding more fuel and messing up the a/f ratio. I'm thinking after I drive it for a while, it'll go back to it's crappy settings and i'll be back at square one...I was reading a post on another site that I was considering of doing it since I've never changed my O2 sensors and they're over 13 years old. This is my next option if my car goes to "crap" mode again. Hope this helps dude
http://www.rangerpowersports.com/for...ighlight=p1443
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01-14-2010, 05:55 PM
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thanks for the info dude. i pulled a MAF sensor out of a junker today, truck seems like its got more powerful accel now, but still idles like crap. ill look into an O2 sensor
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01-15-2010, 07:30 AM
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I have heard that the water tenp sensor can go bad and feed the pcm bad info
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01-15-2010, 12:37 PM
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dam there is to much shit to look at for 1 problem..lol. y cant shit just be simple
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iv got a 94 ford ranger. most baisic truck u can ever get. no power stearing. manual locks and windows. got a JVC KDR200, with a pair of Pyle 6" X 8" Blue Label 3-Way Speakers and wired an antennna. its a 2.3L 4 banger, with a 5 speed manual transmission. it had 117,400 miles on it wen i got it. i plan on dropping it a few inches. in the procces of repainting the interior. i want new headlights and taillights and paint my factory rims black. plan on getting a cheap sub and put in it.
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01-15-2010, 02:57 PM
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yeah ive been interested in testing my temp sensor. ive tryed unplugging it, made no difference. the metal housing it sits in is real rusted. anyone know how to test these guys?
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