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old 08-08-2012 20:46:01 209.86.226.30 Report to Moderator	Got the chance to check it out today. Found after checking for a clogged exhaust and fuel that it has no spark from the coil. That said the engineer who designed this truck should be shot quartered and then hung. I would have pulled the distributor cap to check for rotor rotation but it is all you can do to see the distributor let alone pull the cap on it [Reply]   [No Email]
GordoSD 08-09-2012 09:24:43 64.33.250.162 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to old, 08-08-2012 20:46:01   Maybe try [Reply]  [No Email]
tedregentin 08-09-2012 06:05:46 216.110.201.79 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to old, 08-08-2012 20:46:01   Old, they look worse than they actually are to do. Take the wires off the plugs on one side of the engine, take the distributer cap off and it is much easier. Most likely, the TFI module has gone bad. Very common failure. There is a special socket that makes removing the two small bolts that hold the module to the side of the distributer. If you change it, do not go with a cheapie. Make sure you use the grease that helps dissipate the heat. Ted [Reply]  [No Email]
Hogleg 08-09-2012 05:54:57 38.104.162.74 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to old, 08-08-2012 20:46:01   Just be glad you don't have the SOHC version they started putting in the late 90's explorers and rangers. Have to pull the engine to change the timing chains, because the engineers decided to have only one head design and then placed one with the chain in front and the other on the back of the block. John [Reply]  [No Email]
ASEguy 08-09-2012 05:47:11 68.186.162.134 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to old, 08-08-2012 20:46:01   Mechanics have been threatening engineers for years. With the old Escorts we had to grind down the outside of an old socket to make it "fit" the opening. Another great idea. Be careful with your back and let me know how many words you string together to describe the part removal. LOL Gerard [Reply]  [No Email]
earlschieb 08-09-2012 07:27:06 24.209.244.149 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to ASEguy, 08-09-2012 05:47:11   Nope, just buy the aftermarket socket, wasn't expensive, and I have made a lot of money thanks to that socket. [Reply]  [No Email]
cole in mo. 08-09-2012 04:54:18 65.255.149.240 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to old, 08-08-2012 20:46:01   The firing order is 1 4 2 5 3 6 and looking at the dist from the radiator, it turns clock wise. [Reply]  [No Email]
MarkB_MI 08-09-2012 02:35:54 66.87.7.198 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to old, 08-08-2012 20:46:01   The ignition system lasted 23 years with zero maintenance and you're upset because it's a little difficult to get to? [Reply]  [No Email]
old 08-09-2012 09:00:27 4.244.222.61 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to MarkB_MI, 08-09-2012 02:35:54   Well if it was a little hard to get to that would be ok but this is a lot hard to get to plus it is 35 miles from me to boot so hard to know if I have the correct tools with me to do that job [Reply]  [No Email]
old 08-09-2012 08:59:19 209.86.226.19 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to MarkB_MI, 08-09-2012 02:35:54   Well if it was a little hard to get to that would be ok but this is a lot hard to get to plus it is 35 miles from me to boot so hard to know if I have the correct tools with me to do that job [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick2 08-09-2012 01:23:08 174.26.218.15 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to old, 08-08-2012 20:46:01   That was all part of Ford's grand plan to sell more parts back in those days. Our daughter knew a guy at Motorola where they made Ford's ignition modules. Ford insisted that the module be designed to fail about every 50,000 miles, which most of them did. However, Ford's alternate supplier of modules was a Japanese company that refused to design them to fail. If you want a module for a Ford that isn't designed to fail. look for one that was made in Japan. [Reply]  [No Email]
The tractor vet 08-08-2012 22:11:12 76.212.225.255 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to old, 08-08-2012 20:46:01   Ah the old 2.9 and the lose of spark. More then likely the TFI modgel on the back side of the dist. What a pain in the donkey to change , special tool helps some , small hands with nimble fingers helps more . I had a 88 ranger with the 2.9 and replaced that twice . Still have a 2.9 spare that only has 64000 miles on it that i would love to get rid of . [Reply]  [No Email]
wisbaker 08-08-2012 21:07:14 207.118.135.5 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to old, 08-08-2012 20:46:01   What engine? If it's the 2.3 remember that basic engine was intended for something else and they didn't foresee all the garbage our uncle in Washington was going to require as well as the buyer insistence for more options like power steering and air conditioning. On some of their newer 4 cylinders like the Escort they hung the dizzy off the end of the camshaft were it was pretty easy to get to and remember they're also the folks that liked to put the distributor in the front of their V-8s. As far as the shooting and quartering let's hope it got done before they reproduced, hate to have another generation waiting in the wings. [Reply]  [No Email]
old 08-08-2012 21:19:34 209.86.226.30 Report to Moderator	Re: 1989 Ford ranger truck problem part 2 in reply to wisbaker, 08-08-2012 21:07:14   2.9 V-6 with fuel injection so the distributor sits behind and under the injector rack so you have to be able to climb into the engine area just to see it and then you have the have the hands f a 5 year old to get to it [Reply]  [No Email]