fuel pump or relay??
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Mountain Pass
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fuel pump or relay??
My son has a 1996 ranger 4 cylinder 5 speed. yesterday he experienced times that it would not start. motor spins over fine. has about 80,000 miles on it. one time it did start to run , then sputtered out and died. When it wouldn't start, i could not hear the fuel pump run or prime up when the key was turned on.
this morning, it started fine and i could hear the fuel pump prime up. my questions are:
1. is there a common problem on these trucks with the electric pump going bad?
2. could it be the relay instead? is there a relay??
3. where is the relay?
4. is it a big job to change the fuel pump? does anyone have any tips.
I appreciate your help very very much in advance. Kent
this morning, it started fine and i could hear the fuel pump prime up. my questions are:
1. is there a common problem on these trucks with the electric pump going bad?
2. could it be the relay instead? is there a relay??
3. where is the relay?
4. is it a big job to change the fuel pump? does anyone have any tips.
I appreciate your help very very much in advance. Kent
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From: SoCal
Might be a flaky fuel pump relay, since they are only 10 bucks, i'd just change it. If I had a 96, i would also have one of these for it: an "electrical & vacuum troubleshooting manual" from here: www.helminc.com it will tell you where the relay is & how to test the fuel pump circuit.
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Mountain Pass
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Thank you, i purchased a relay today at lunch and will put it in tonight. The more i think about it, i believe it is the relay. I would think that the pump would either run or it wouldn't run. Thanks for the help, Kent
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From: Rosebud
My 95 did the same thing,I replaced the fuel filter and all is well.when you have a no start situation,try turning the key on then off 3 or 4 times,then try to start it.this will force fuel past a cloged filter and build enough pressure to start.the filter is less then 10 and you will need the removal tool for about 5 bucks.
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From: Rosebud
I here-by retract my previous post. the filter didnt fix my problem,it started not starting again.It starts then dies,starts then dies.Thanks to 87 XLT and ken 00,I tapped the relay a couple of times and it started right up! So after a trip to the ZONE,to replace the relay,its working fine.Less then 10 bucks,cheapest fix ever!Thanks again.
