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Old Nov 11, 2010
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purge valve question

i have a 96 ranger 4cyl with 250k miles i need to pass emissions and was wondering if anyone knows how to bypass the purge valve on this truck
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010
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do you mean the EGR valve?
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010
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its the valve on the evap setup somewhere im throwing a code for it i thought it might be bad hoses cuz they were all dry rotted but its not i was told it was a purge valve or purge sencor
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010
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i know what your talking about...its by the charcoal canister
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010
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Could be a bad hose to the fuel tank or bad gas cap.
Just plug the one hose to the fuel tank.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2010
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ill try blocking off the line to the tank will this turn off my check engine light thanx for the help i apreciate it
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011
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Originally Posted by crazysilver69
ill try blocking off the line to the tank will this turn off my check engine light thanx for the help i apreciate it
Did you try this? Did it work? I am having the same problem.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2011
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Did you try this? Did it work? I am having the same problem.
What year Ranger? What code?
 
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