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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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Hello, I am new here. I have a 1994 ranger with a 4.0 v6 engine w/ 109,000 miles on it. The problem i am havig is the tachometer will all of a sudden start getting erratic then go to 0 then check engine light comes on and the engine starts sputtering. when i am at a stop light when this happens and i take off in 1st it is like i am taking off in 4th or 5th. then suddenly everything works fine again for awhile. Any suggestions? thank you.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 01:50 PM
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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Welcome to FTE!!!

You should pull the codes, the CEL means you have codes, see the procedure "pulling eec-iv codes" in the tech info thread at the top of this forum.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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sounds like maybe a crank or cam sensor, or a coil problem. Listen to Ken though, pull the codes and go from there.
 
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