1998 Ranger hesitation during acceleration..

Curt1915 · 09-19-2007, 04:13 AM

I hope you guys can help me out, I have a 98 Ranger XL 3.0L V6 that has been having hesitation problems. In the mornings when I'm accelerating the engine seems to have a lot of hesitation like there is no gas getting to the engine. After driving it for about ten minutes the problem seems to go away. I took it to the shop to see if they could find anything wrong but they told me that the hesitation would happen for about 30 seconds and by the time they got to the engine to see what was causing it, the problem would go away. I was thinking that it might be a fuel pump problem but I was hoping it was some kind of simple fix. Does anybody have any Idea what could be causing this problem? By the way the temperature has been falling at night now. Thanks for your help.

svtrejo · 10-11-2007, 04:59 PM

I to am getting hesitation when accelerating,where do I start to fix

bumgrab · 10-11-2007, 06:23 PM

when was the last time either of you changed you fuel filter? It could just be a little clogged and not letting enough fuel in

Curt1915 · 10-16-2007, 03:18 AM

I took my truck to another shop and come to find out that I needed a major tune up. New spark plugs, Wires, Coil spring package, fuel filter, and PCV valve. I have had fuel filter and spark plugs change before but come to find out that spring package was really not in good shape. Total cost with labor was around $450.00. The spring package is what cost the most! I believe the tech told me that they had to get the part from Ford and it was around $150. Everything works great now.

kdr358 · 12-19-2007, 02:31 PM

Hey, I had the same problem on my 96 3.0 all i needed was a fuel filter start there and if not maybe the timing could be off

mark v · 12-19-2007, 02:38 PM

Timing wouldnt jump back and forth like that, it is either off time or on time.

How many miles on it?

I am guessing it needs a Tune-up/fuel filter because the weather is effecting the running condition.

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Originally Posted by kdr358

Hey, I had the same problem on my 96 3.0 all i needed was a fuel filter start there and if not maybe the timing could be off

jonmark1985 · 12-19-2007, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark v

Timing wouldnt jump back and forth like that, it is either off time or on time.

How many miles on it?

I am guessing it needs a Tune-up/fuel filter because the weather is effecting the running condition.

Actually the timing curves change during closed loop and open loop. I doubt that is a a problem though as the curve is actually more agressive in the closed loop, and the original post says the vehicle is short of power when cold.