I have a ford ranger 1987 2.9L when I press on the pedal it sputters and has no power I cleaned the throttle body it does a little better I changed the spark plugs and spark plug wires but I was wondering if any one would know what I could do to fix this problem?

Asked by kellz0492 Dec 16, 2014 at 04:24 PM about the 1987 Ford Ranger XLT Standard Cab 4WD SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I also put injecter cleaner in it. it seems like power comes back for a while but goes back to sputtering with harldy any power

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T_S_T answered 10 years ago

Sound,s like you may have and intake gasket leak,

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kellz0492 answered 10 years ago

1 more thing is that the temperature gauge barly goes above the cold mark iis that normal?

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T_S_T answered 10 years ago

The tempreture,depend,s on the thermostat,if low temp 160,or high 180,this will determine the cooling,if you want more heat,change to a 180.

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kellz0492 answered 10 years ago

Alright thanks for the advice much appreciated!!

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firebird338 answered 8 years ago

Replace air filter

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I have a ford ranger 1987 2.9L when I press on the pedal it sputters and has no power I cleaned the throttle body it does a little better I changed the spark plugs and spark plug wires but I was wondering if any one would know what I could do to fix this problem?

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I have a ford ranger 1987 2.9L when I press on the pedal it sputters and has no power I cleaned the throttle body it does a little better I changed the spark plugs and spark plug wires but I was wondering if any one would know what I could do to fix this problem?

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