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Old May 12, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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yes i know. could it just be the computer going?? i all ready did that and cant find anything
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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yes i know. could it just be the computer going?? i all ready did that and cant find anything
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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Usually computers are work/don't work. No real in between state. I'd just hate to see you drop money on a computer and have it not be the problem, see if you can also pull the computer out of that ranger.
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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im hopeing i can get the truck cheap from him because he wraped it around a tree and i was in bad shape before that
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 03:05 PM
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ok i think i got it. when i start it in gear it reves up like that. but if it is in nutral i dont do it. i beleve this is what is makeing it do it
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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As far as I know , at least my ranger doesn't have a neutral safety switch. I suppose your clutch may be dragging a bit, causing it make the engine work a bit harder to get the transmission upto speed. Have you had trouble shifting lately?
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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i still have to push the clutch in even if it is in neutral. i think i do get a code if it is in gear.
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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I'm saying your clutch may not be fully releasing - which is why I asked if you have been having some difficulty going into some gears , usually down shifting.
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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nope it shifs just fine. the clutch is new about 6000 miles ago

i just scanned it and when i put it in gear i get 67 o
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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67 o is neutral safety circuit failure. Maybe your neutral safety switch has failed?
 
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would that make it rev up?
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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i have to push the clutch in if it is in neutral or in gear is that how it should be ??
 
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i honestly have no idea. My 87 Ranger 2.9 w/5 spd starts the same whether it is in neutral or in gear. Then again my idle valve is not the best.
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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i know. do you have to push the clutch in every time to start it?
 
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do you have to push the clutch in to start it??
 
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