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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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Won't start after driving...

It's a 1987 Ford Ranger V-6 4x4. It will start and drive, but once you kill it, it won't start. After letting it sit for 45 minutes to an hour, it starts just fine, and we repeat the process.

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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jwhitley
It's a 1987 Ford Ranger V-6 4x4. It will start and drive, but once you kill it, it won't start. After letting it sit for 45 minutes to an hour, it starts just fine, and we repeat the process.

Any ideas?
that is a sign of vapor lock.....check your fuel pressure regulator
 
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 07:00 PM
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Thanks, powersmoked. Will do.
 
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