1988 Ranger will not start
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1988 Ranger will not start
1988 Ranger 2.9L V-6/Automatic 2wd regular cab
123,000 miles
Bought the truck a couple of weeks ago had the dreaded lifter tick. Started and ran good but made a lot of noise. This weekend I pulled the valve covers off and reset the valve lash (0 lash and then 1-1/2 turns) put it back together with new dist cap/rotor, plugs & wires. Old plugs were black and sooty. Several plug wires came apart while removing. Contacts on cap and rotor were heavily worn.
Did NOT remove distributor or adjust ignition timing.
Truck will not start. I will turn over until the battery is dead but no signs of life. I have good spark and appears to have fuel (will check pressure tonight). It does backfire and shoot flame out of intake pretty often while cranking. No codes were stored.
Checked to verify plug wires were in proper firing order. rotor in distributor turns while cranking engine.
Any ideas or thoughts on what could be causing the no start condition.
123,000 miles
Bought the truck a couple of weeks ago had the dreaded lifter tick. Started and ran good but made a lot of noise. This weekend I pulled the valve covers off and reset the valve lash (0 lash and then 1-1/2 turns) put it back together with new dist cap/rotor, plugs & wires. Old plugs were black and sooty. Several plug wires came apart while removing. Contacts on cap and rotor were heavily worn.
Did NOT remove distributor or adjust ignition timing.
Truck will not start. I will turn over until the battery is dead but no signs of life. I have good spark and appears to have fuel (will check pressure tonight). It does backfire and shoot flame out of intake pretty often while cranking. No codes were stored.
Checked to verify plug wires were in proper firing order. rotor in distributor turns while cranking engine.
Any ideas or thoughts on what could be causing the no start condition.
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Are you 100% sure the wires are in the right spot, and the plugs are gapped properly? Also did you replace the coil?
Firing out the intake would tell me that the the ignition is trying to fire when the intake valves are open. This would not be a good thing. Check, and then re-check your wires.
Firing out the intake would tell me that the the ignition is trying to fire when the intake valves are open. This would not be a good thing. Check, and then re-check your wires.
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1988 Ranger will not start
I re-checked the firing order, book says 1-4-2-5-3-6 and shows cylinder order as 1,2,3 on pass side of truck with 4,5,6 on drivers side of truck. Can anyone confirm this info?
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