I have a 2003 Ford Ranger with the 2.3 (4 - cylender) engine. Has 81,000 miles. Runs great on level roads but has extreme lose of power when going up hill. Can any one tell me why???
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Could be that your cat is clogged up,the way to check is to remove and look in both ends,mine clogged up and caused my head gasket to blow between cylinder 3 and 4 on my 85 Nissan 720,part of the inside came apart and was blocking the air flow,causing my exhaust plugs to blister.
It should have a code stored. Some places still carry the scanners for OBD 1 Fords for around fifty bucks. Without knowing anything else about the truck or what codes you have, it sounds like you have a bad throttle position sensor.
Is there somthing hitting the gas pedal, like the floor mat? Or maybe something under the dash came loose and is getting caught under the brake pedal and pushing on the gas. Put the shifter in neutral if you get into a situation where going to hit something or someone. The engine has a rev limiter, to prevent it from over reving.
Depending on how much gas was in the tank and how steep the hill was, the fuel pump most likely started pumping air instead of gas, thereby stalling the engine.
it may be fuel pump ? how much fuel is in the tank ? these trucks are famous for their fuel pumps overheating when the fuel level gets below half or sometimes evem a quarter tank. if the fuel tank is full you may want consider replaceing the fuel filter (as a good routine maitenance procedure)and see what happens then.
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