20 Most Recent 1993 Ford Ranger SuperCab - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Check throttle body,may be broken cable and clean too.

ive had this question before. It is under your center console where the cup holders are. up tworge the front, take the console off and you will see it a little square box silver in color with a wire harness plugged into it. hope i helped.

mark the balancer with a white paint marker on the TDC groove, there is a small plug over on the d/side inner fender has a small "dummy" plug plugged into it remove that from the wiring harness plug, loosen the distributor hold down bolt, connect the timing light by hooking the battery leads up to the battery and the other clamp over the #1 spark plug wire, crank truck up and squeeze the trigger on the timing light while trying to locate your paint mark on the dampener, then rotate the distributor in either direction to line up that mark with the pointer thats on the timing chain cover per mnf specs if I remember its 10 degrees when you get it there plug that "dummy " plug back in truck should idle up, if so tighten down the hold down bolt disconnect timing light and close the hood youre good to go at that point!

Seems that you have a power drain. If you installed any electronics check to see if the wire has an open section that is bleeding the system. Check to make sure that when the glove box closes the light in side goes off. A sprung glove door will keep the light on and will drain a battery in about 3 days. If you put a trailer hitch on the truck make sure that the grounding is done correctly. Lighting harness to trailer, trailer to truck. A poor ground will cause the electrical leak and drain the battery if the trailer in attached for a few day, less than 3.

You should have a diagram on the fuse cover and also in the owner's manual.

do you have injector pulse durng initial cranking? you may have a bad cam shaft position sensor that "comes to life" when rpms are up. or an injector has a bad spray nozzle allowing fuel to flow into its cylinder,pulling the spark plugs and checking for any that may be "wet" or smell ''rich'' will help pin-point your problem.

head gaugets

Connect a code reader to find out what codes the computer has in memory.

unde the ood o a metal tag

open hood, stand at front of car, have someone push the horn, location will become clear. normally front , low

Is there fuel in the tank? Is the fuel pump working? Is the fuel pump fuse blown? No spark: check coil and connections to the coil (pull coil wire, hold it near or against the block/ground while someone else cranks the engine to see if you have spark from coil. Check/replace distributor cap/rotor/stator, check ALL fuses.

vacuum if there are no lines that go to them plug them up

I've never done one on a Ranger, but most timing gears have alignment marks that you line up before you install the belt. Don't forget to replace the belt tensioner while you're at it.

A good place to start is 80 percent of the original charge. IE: if your truck took 2.25 lbs of r-12, then multiply 2.25 x .8 = 1.8lbs x 16oz = 28.8 oz.

Smoke may indicate a transmission leak, with fluid getting on the exhaust system. Puddling underneath when adding fluid seems to confirm that. We can only hope that it didn't burn up any internal parts. A few questions that might help you to get an answer: 1) Does the dipstick indicate full, or close to it? 2) Can your son be more specific as to where the fluid is leaking, and how much? Whether it is from the front or back part of the transmission, or elsewhere. Also, is it leaking out a LOT of fluid when he adds some? 3) Is the pickup parked on level ground? If not, which end is pointed up? 4) We are talking about a rear wheel drive P/U, not a 4x4, right? 5) Has he tried to put it in L1 if the pickup has it? 6) He knows to add the fluid while the pickup is running, right? Just making sure. Sorry for all of the questions. Hopefully it will narrow down the possibilities.

There was known concerns with the multifunction switch on the steering column that would blow the fuse fir tail lights, turn signals, and hazard lights.could be feeding back and shutting off radio also.I personally had this problem with the tail light fuse blowing.I use my truck to plow and it sees a lot of shifting, mine is an 05 so wiring diagrams are different, but this could be your problem. Easy diag, remove steering column cover and unplug multi function switch, directional switch, and see if concern stops...