Weird Starting Problems...
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Weird Starting Problems...
I have an '01 Ranger Edge 3.0L that has trouble starting. It will start in one of two ways... 1) It will turn over for 10 to 20 seconds (at normal starting RPMs) and then barely kick over. 2) I can turn it for a few seconds...Stop...Try again and then it kicks right over like a brand new truck. It has 85,000 miles on it and has been doing this on and off from 35,000 miles and is getting to be more on than off. I hae changed toe plugs, wires, fuel filter, run SeaFoam through the gas and intake, and put in a deep cycle battery. I'm stumped. I even ran a diagnotsic on it and it said nothing was wrong... The truck runs great, but this is getting annoying.
Last edited by invidregent99; Nov 21, 2006 at 11:25 AM.
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Number (2) makes me suspect a fuel delivery problem, maybe a weak pump, or maybe a voltage interuption, or drop to it.
The fuel pump power relay, located in the under hood power distribtion box, is a common problem & deserves to be up there on your suspect list.
You might try swappng it with a relay not needed to start, or run the engine, like the A/C relay & see if things get better, if so, replace the fuel pump powr relay.
You can get them for about $5 at most autoparts stores.
Let us know what you find.
Number (2) makes me suspect a fuel delivery problem, maybe a weak pump, or maybe a voltage interuption, or drop to it.
The fuel pump power relay, located in the under hood power distribtion box, is a common problem & deserves to be up there on your suspect list.
You might try swappng it with a relay not needed to start, or run the engine, like the A/C relay & see if things get better, if so, replace the fuel pump powr relay.
You can get them for about $5 at most autoparts stores.
Let us know what you find.
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Well maybe!!!! If the gas is/has been, high in sulphur content.
Shell is the most recent company to have let high sulphur content fuel get to market under it's & a number of other bands that used Shell based gasoline for resale.
They managed to wipe out a good number of fuel pumps & sending units & have been successfully litigated against for it.
Chevron now has a upgraded product called "Techron Concetrate Plus" that they say will help clean up & prevent the corrosion, caused by high sulphur content fuel, on fuel pumps & sending units.
So if the relay swap doesn't work & you think maybe fuel pump sulphur corrosion is a possibility, you might consider giving the Techron a try, at the perscribed dose rate on the bottle.
It isn't cheap stuff though, so be prepaird to fork over about $9-$10 to treat a 20 gallon tank!!!!
Let us know how things go.
Shell is the most recent company to have let high sulphur content fuel get to market under it's & a number of other bands that used Shell based gasoline for resale.
They managed to wipe out a good number of fuel pumps & sending units & have been successfully litigated against for it.
Chevron now has a upgraded product called "Techron Concetrate Plus" that they say will help clean up & prevent the corrosion, caused by high sulphur content fuel, on fuel pumps & sending units.
So if the relay swap doesn't work & you think maybe fuel pump sulphur corrosion is a possibility, you might consider giving the Techron a try, at the perscribed dose rate on the bottle.
It isn't cheap stuff though, so be prepaird to fork over about $9-$10 to treat a 20 gallon tank!!!!
Let us know how things go.
