engine running like crap.... help!

88 ranger gt · 09-13-2001, 05:25 PM

i realize that this is a mstang site and my question is about a ranger, but i just put a 92 5.0L H.O. in and i have a problem. it runs great until it warms up, then pops and bogs down. if i trip the fuel pump shut-off, hit the key, reset the shut-off, and hit the key, it starts. it does not run very well and before i realized i could do this to get it started, it would not. is it getting too much fuel? what would cause this? help help help

jimberg · 09-13-2001, 06:32 PM

The first thing you should do is pull the codes from the computer using a code reader. Such behavior is usually caused by a bad sensor or something and the computer can generally tell you what it is.

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351W 89 Mustang GT Convertible

88 ranger gt · 09-14-2001, 04:25 PM

thanks, i'll start there.

09-13-2001, 05:25 PM	#1
88 ranger gt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: louisville, ky Posts: 2	engine running like crap.... help! i realize that this is a mstang site and my question is about a ranger, but i just put a 92 5.0L H.O. in and i have a problem. it runs great until it warms up, then pops and bogs down. if i trip the fuel pump shut-off, hit the key, reset the shut-off, and hit the key, it starts. it does not run very well and before i realized i could do this to get it started, it would not. is it getting too much fuel? what would cause this? help help help

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09-13-2001, 06:32 PM	#2
jimberg Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Rogers, MN Posts: 2,089	The first thing you should do is pull the codes from the computer using a code reader. Such behavior is usually caused by a bad sensor or something and the computer can generally tell you what it is. ------------------ 351W 89 Mustang GT Convertible

09-14-2001, 04:25 PM	#3
88 ranger gt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: louisville, ky Posts: 2	thanks, i'll start there.