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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 11:59 AM
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1998 ranger 4.0 quit

Help!! My 1998 Ranger was running fine and suddenly almost died as I was going about 40 mph. I made it home ok and thought maybe it was some bad gas or something minor. Later that day it did the same thing but actually died and would start and die again in about 10 seconds.
I did have an engine code error P0171/P0174 that came on about 4 weeks ago but the car was running fine. At that time I cleaned the MAF but the codes came back. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 04:21 PM
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With the way it just quit like that, and the history of the lean codes, you might be looking at a bad fuel pump. A fuel pressure test should be done. Specs are 56-72psi.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 05:03 PM
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Thanks Rockledge. I changed the fuel filter and there was a bunch of gunk on the gas tank side. Fortunately, I live 2 blocks from a Ford Dealer. Maybe I'll walk down there and buy myself an F150!
 
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by vincep38
Fortunately, I live 2 blocks from a Ford Dealer. Maybe I'll walk down there and buy myself an F150!
That'd be a nice way to solve the problem, wouldn't it?
 
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