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Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 08-22-2011, 11:02 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,494
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 1987 2.9 won't stay running

This reply might be too late?, you say you have fuel, but you need around 43 psi at the fuel rail to get the injectors to operate. How about the frame mounted fuel pump? You put in a new tank and a...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 08-22-2011, 10:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,903
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: Ignition Module Install

The screws are hex head screws and they sell a short nut driver especially for this job. They are 7/32" hex retainer bolts as they are called on the AmPro Ford ignition Module Tool, I bought, and the...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 08-14-2011, 02:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 15,700
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: I need help! 1989 2.9 v6

Psychopete is right, there is a lot going on here. Lets go back to the engine with high mileage as an example. I might get a bit of this out of context, the "timing is right on", but there is another...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 08-12-2011, 07:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,920
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 2.9 loss of power

That lifter knocking comment is curious, but are you sure its only one lifter knocking? or maybe its not a lifter? I have an 86 and I know all I have done lately, but this knocking I have not heard....
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 08-12-2011, 06:49 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,853
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: V8 to 88 5 speed transmission

There are guys that put V8s in Rangers, but I don't think they use the stock 5 speeds because they won't last too long anyhow. They are not built to take the torque of a V8. You can find Forums about...
Forum: Drivetrain Tech 08-12-2011, 06:44 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,176
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: Brake Pedal Squishy

Thats how a lot of master cylinders act when they are about to quit altogether. Especially these new Aluminum master cylinders, and not just the ones on Rangers. It was very good advice to not drive...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 08-09-2011, 06:50 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,661
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 87 Ranger 2.9 miss need help

Psychopete gave you some good places to start. Too many posters don't bother to tell the mileage on their vehicles. At 170K+ miles with my 2.9L Ranger, I installed two pumps, two fuel filters, an...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 08-05-2011, 07:09 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,868
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 2.9L upgrades that wont break the bank?

The only practical thing to do is to get rid of the OEM mufflers Ford uses on their trucks. I took one apart after it rusted most of the way. The inlet and outlet pipes are 2" in diameter, but both...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 08-05-2011, 06:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,304
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: dip stick question

I had this problem with two 87 2.9Ls. Ford workers do the same thing Chevy V8 assemblers did. They didn't push the dipstick tubes in tight. I got a 3/4" x 3/4" by 1/8" angle and ground a taper on one...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 08-05-2011, 06:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,661
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 87 Ranger 2.9 miss need help

code 31 is EVAP control system below minimum voltage.
code 87 is primary fuel pump system failure.

Both pumps run off the same electrical circuit, so what does 87 mean? I think PRIMARY is...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 07-24-2011, 07:14 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 15,700
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: I need help! 1989 2.9 v6

How about the can type fuel filter after the frame mounted fuel pump, did you change that one also? I assume you were talking about changing the fuel filter inside of the plastic fuel filter before...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 07-24-2011, 07:06 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,661
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 87 Ranger 2.9 miss need help

The Throttle Position is famous for your problem. Its right up front on the throttle linkage and easy to change. That would be my hint.
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 07-24-2011, 06:59 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,372
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: how to set the timing on 87 ranger 2.9

First question, do you know about the spout connector? The "spout" connector is a jumper plug on the end of a small bundle of wires near the air charge temperatue sensor, about half way back on the...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 04-03-2011, 11:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,937
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 1990 2.9 Fuel Pumps(s)

I just replaced both pumps in an 86 2.9L and there is two fuel filters. One replaceable cartridge type before the frame pump and a can type after the frame pump. At 171K miles the can type was...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 04-03-2011, 11:49 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,478
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: Burning Gas (Better Gas Mileage?)

Everyone forgets about the O2 (oxygen) sensor. When they age they fail to the rich side and they will hurt the MPG. Another thing like some have already done is to get rid of the Ford OEM mufflers. I...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 04-03-2011, 11:39 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 15,700
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: I need help! 1989 2.9 v6

Yes, there is a lot in this thread and a lot of it could be exactly what a bad THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR causes. Its right up front and easy to change, it is basically just like a volume control in a...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 04-03-2011, 11:33 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,493
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: Fuel pressure

A 84 2.8L V6 uses a carburetor, doesn't it? The fuel pressure for a carb is nowhere as high as fuel injected engines and is not a problem if nothing is leaking. It usually just a few pounds. Yours is...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 04-03-2011, 11:22 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,846
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: Fuel deliver troubleshooting for an 88 2.9L?

Besides a temperature sensor being out of calibration and lying to the computer and killing the MPG, the O2 sensor can do the same thing. Also, the fuel pressure regulator's diaphram could have...
Forum: 4-Cylinder Tech 04-03-2011, 11:09 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,354
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 2000 ford ranger 2.5L wants to start, but won't

Scanner saying anything is lean could mean the fuel pressure is low. You didn't give the miles. There is a fuel pressure relay that controls both fuel pumps, sometimes they go bad. I would check the...
Forum: 2.9 Liter Tech 03-31-2011, 11:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,846
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: Fuel deliver troubleshooting for an 88 2.9L?

Why would you want to do this? The pump in the tank is not that big and is the low pressure pump which feeds the much larger frame mounted pump. I just changed both of them on my Ranger and after...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 03-31-2011, 10:34 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,090
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: Engine Bucks While Driving at Constant Speed or Cruise

You didn't say what engine it is. I would suspect a sensor. Do the auto parts stores in your area offer free scanner service? Lots of auto parts stores do scan vehicles for free now. A scanner should...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 03-31-2011, 10:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,031
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 1994 4.0 OHV Running Poorly

With 145,000 miles, have you ever changed your Oxygen sensor? That is probably the cause of your lousey gas mileage. Your post and others on here that I haven't found again since I registered with...
Forum: General Ford Ranger Discussion 03-31-2011, 09:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,682
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 1996 ford ranger...sending unit for gas gauge??

The sending unit for the gas gage is part of the hanger inside the fuel tank that also is where the fuel pump is located. There could actually be two pumps, one in the tank, a low pressure pump, and...
Forum: 4-Cylinder Tech 03-31-2011, 09:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,354
Posted By Earlyboomer
Re: 2000 ford ranger 2.5L wants to start, but won't

I have had a similiar problem at time with an 86 Ranger which was the first year for EFI. All it takes sometimes is for a sensor that is not working and keeping the computer happy to cause your...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 03-31-2011, 09:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 866
Posted By Earlyboomer
New guy from PA that still has first Ranger

I still have a 86 Ranger I bought new with 171,000 miles on it. Its a 2.9L with 5 speed. It has become another hobby now. It needs some body work that I am going to work at. The first problem was a...
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