electrical? or ????? --99 ranger
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electrical? or ????? --99 ranger
Hi, this my first post hope someone can help because im getting charged a fortune and Im not getting any results
Last year while driving the ranger it would lose all power just like you turned the key off,then two seconds later it would come back on. This would happen every 20 seconds or so,but just the engine would die the radio would still play during this time -Took it to car -x and they had it two weeks first said it was a bad maf replaced it had it towed to ford and had the pcm reprogramed.\,still no reading so they replaced it again had it towed to ford reprogramed again still ran the same -no reading on the maf- Finaly said the found a chaffed wire and replaced it and charged me 486 dollars,now six months later its doing it again except this time it also is dying sometimes at idle. I took it to a gm certified mech. and he had it 3 days and charged me 70 dollars and told me he cant find the problem. It feels like a total loss of the coil pack or a total loss of fuel is there any problems of chaffing wires on the 99 ford ranger?----------Any help would be greatly appreaciated
Last year while driving the ranger it would lose all power just like you turned the key off,then two seconds later it would come back on. This would happen every 20 seconds or so,but just the engine would die the radio would still play during this time -Took it to car -x and they had it two weeks first said it was a bad maf replaced it had it towed to ford and had the pcm reprogramed.\,still no reading so they replaced it again had it towed to ford reprogramed again still ran the same -no reading on the maf- Finaly said the found a chaffed wire and replaced it and charged me 486 dollars,now six months later its doing it again except this time it also is dying sometimes at idle. I took it to a gm certified mech. and he had it 3 days and charged me 70 dollars and told me he cant find the problem. It feels like a total loss of the coil pack or a total loss of fuel is there any problems of chaffing wires on the 99 ford ranger?----------Any help would be greatly appreaciated
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It would really be nice to determine if it's loosing fuel or spark. Items that come to mind: EEC or F/P relay, check/reset the inertia sensor, and lastly fuel pump. Those relays occasionally fail and sometimes work intermittently when failed. The contacts inside get dirty/corroded and there is a poor connection; the quality of connection is heat sensitive. They are cheap to replace; cost is about $5 each for the part. On the inertia sensor, just press the button down firmly and visually inspect wiring around it to make sure it's connected properly. The fuel pump is just a thought at this point; usually they fail and fail 100% or they cool off and start to work, until the next episode. But from what I've seen, it takes longer than 20 seconds for them to cool.
I just hate throwing parts at things without doing a diagnosis, but since the relays are so cheap I would buy and install them not just on a hunch, but from my own experience and what I've read about others having similar problems to yours. Intermittent electrical problems can be tough to fix sometimes. Let us know what happens.
I just hate throwing parts at things without doing a diagnosis, but since the relays are so cheap I would buy and install them not just on a hunch, but from my own experience and what I've read about others having similar problems to yours. Intermittent electrical problems can be tough to fix sometimes. Let us know what happens.
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Originally Posted by drdon512
It feels like a total loss of the coil pack or a total loss of fuel is there any problems of chaffing wires on the 99 ford ranger?----------
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=315257
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While the truck is running.....pull and tweak all connections better yet if you could do it in the dark...
This will eliminate a loose or line that is held by 1 strand of copper. Check under neath the truck....engine compartment...underneath the air tunnel...check underneath the dash.....this you could do.....remember to go slow......if you grab a handful of wires and the engine quits......which one was it...?
remember anything made my humans...eventually breaks down and turns to nothing...
good luck....
This will eliminate a loose or line that is held by 1 strand of copper. Check under neath the truck....engine compartment...underneath the air tunnel...check underneath the dash.....this you could do.....remember to go slow......if you grab a handful of wires and the engine quits......which one was it...?
remember anything made my humans...eventually breaks down and turns to nothing...
good luck....
