1987 Ford Ranger 2.9

[Mendez79]

I have a 1987 Ford Ranger That I just replaced the Flywheel And the Starter and it still seems to have a grinding noise as it starts Could some one please tell me a fix for this. Also I ran it out of gas a couple of days ago and and has not ran right since it will start up but it seems to be missing or not getting enough gas i took the fuel pump off and checked it pumped fine and i also took the fuel filter off and replced it I don't know what else to check Someone PLease HELP

[Psychopete]

Originally Posted by Mendez79

I have a 1987 Ford Ranger That I just replaced the Flywheel And the Starter and it still seems to have a grinding noise as it starts Could some one please tell me a fix for this. Also I ran it out of gas a couple of days ago and and has not ran right since it will start up but it seems to be missing or not getting enough gas i took the fuel pump off and checked it pumped fine and i also took the fuel filter off and replced it I don't know what else to check Someone PLease HELP

Have you looked into the starter solenoid? I wonder if it could be sticking, and causing the starter to run too long...

Only thing I can reccomend on the fuel delivery issue is to test it with a fuel pressure tester. Some models of Rangers have 2 fuel pumps. The intank is the low pressure supply to the rail pump, the rail pump is the high pressure pump. But yours could more than certainly only have 1 pump.

Also, you may want to run the codes and see if you're chasing after the right problem.

Pete

[Crasen]

It sounds like you may need to shim your starter, your starter probablyneeds to be shimed away frim the flywheel a little.
As for as you running out of gas. Anytime you run out of gas you run the risk of burning up a fuel pump, or atleast shortening the life of the pump. The fuel pump uses gas to cool the pump. As was already suggested you may very well have two fuel pumps. If you think the problem is fuel related you should check the fuel pressure. Depending in what kind of fuel injection system you have will determine the fuel pressure you should have. As a rule of thumb a throttle body fuel injection system should have about 8-15 PSI for a two injector system a one injector system will have about 35 or so I think, multiport fuel injector systems will have around 40-45. If you have Multiport Fuel Injection system there is ussually a schrader valve on the fuel rail to test fuel pressure, throttle body stayems you ussually have to tie into the fuel lines to test them