Occasional hard starting - Page 2 - Ford Ranger Forum

ZRanger28 · 01-25-2012, 08:02 PM

try starting it with the bed off to test if it works better now. you can always drive w/o a bed if need be. just rehook your tail lights back up and zip-tie them to frame

shovelmike · 01-25-2012, 09:51 PM

I definitely agree with you on the wisdom of trying it out before the bed's on, just in case the pump's faulty. It still seems that you sometimes have to switch the ignition off and on a few times before the pump will prime, don't understand what's up with that: Relay, ign sw., filter. and pump are all new!
There have never been any performance problems once it starts.

ZRanger28 · 01-25-2012, 10:05 PM

have u checked for power at the pump with a test light or multi meter?

could have a bad ground, i have a chevy 1500 that had a problem like yours but it always had great pressure, it happen to be the ground off the pump was bad from rust and corrosion ( love ohio )

i did everything you did and then after everything it was a bad ground.

shovelmike · 01-26-2012, 10:18 AM

Thanks, ZRanger. I didn't check for power, got the bed back on now, I assume that the ground comes off the wiring loom somewhere under there, I'll see if I can trace it down. We get a lot of Winter road salt here in Missouri too, so that is a likely concern. I'll let you know what I find.
Hey....I'll bet that 383 Camaro is fun to drive!

01-25-2012, 09:51 PM	#12
shovelmike Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Missouri Posts: 19	I definitely agree with you on the wisdom of trying it out before the bed's on, just in case the pump's faulty. It still seems that you sometimes have to switch the ignition off and on a few times before the pump will prime, don't understand what's up with that: Relay, ign sw., filter. and pump are all new! There have never been any performance problems once it starts. Last edited by shovelmike; 01-25-2012 at 09:53 PM.

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01-26-2012, 10:18 AM	#14
shovelmike Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Missouri Posts: 19	Thanks, ZRanger. I didn't check for power, got the bed back on now, I assume that the ground comes off the wiring loom somewhere under there, I'll see if I can trace it down. We get a lot of Winter road salt here in Missouri too, so that is a likely concern. I'll let you know what I find. Hey....I'll bet that 383 Camaro is fun to drive!