Stalls when uphill!!
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Stalls when uphill!!
So here's the short version of my story....
Truck is a 1986 Ford Ranger 2.3 Manual transmission
Anytime I park her uphill she struggles to start (Even will over half a tank of gas).
It will start for a few seconds then die shortly after, I can feather the gas and keep
her going for a little bit but this is annoying and only happens when it's facing uphill.
If I back down to level ground or am facing down hill this problem doesn't exist so I
assumed it was low fuel not getting to the pickup but with over half a tank this
doesn't seem possible.
Any help or suggestions??? This is really annoying to deal with and I'd love to figure
out what is causing this. Thanks in advance!
Truck is a 1986 Ford Ranger 2.3 Manual transmission
Anytime I park her uphill she struggles to start (Even will over half a tank of gas).
It will start for a few seconds then die shortly after, I can feather the gas and keep
her going for a little bit but this is annoying and only happens when it's facing uphill.
If I back down to level ground or am facing down hill this problem doesn't exist so I
assumed it was low fuel not getting to the pickup but with over half a tank this
doesn't seem possible.
Any help or suggestions??? This is really annoying to deal with and I'd love to figure
out what is causing this. Thanks in advance!
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What I don't understand is why it only happens at startup, once I'm driving it's fine
if the pickup was messed up wouldn't it stall when it gets to a certain point like below
half a tank or so?
#15
but it was also a base xl model ( power NOTHING, i loved it)
it does sound as if the fuel is straining to get to the engine and i know some models had 2 fuel pumps. (one in tank the other on the frame)
check and see if you have 2 pumps....one may have failed over the years and you've been using just one
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