no vac leak found at all. issue is immediate. exhaust all appeard ok. Best theory was jumped timing as well, jsut due to low vacuum <10inhg. but no way to tell now; cust was tired of truck anyway, sold it i guess. This one had me for a week. I was close to gettin er done but no cigaro.. Im glad its ...

The cam position sensor is working normal, we just tried a new one... not sure yet on engine vaccum issue. I noticed something else, fuel trim and o2 sensor readings are what outta wack. bank 1 averaging towards lean o2 reading, fuel trim in positive between 6-9%. bank 2 however is averaging 0.9v on...

Ok so we got this fixed. Checked linkages, nothing binding. The bearing in the upper column/control unit were gone entirely, just metal frags left. cust admitting backing into a pole right on the right front tire pretty hard about 2 months ago. checked everything, no apparent other damage to linkage...

backpressure 0 psi both banks, fuel pressure is 60psi at idle, 50 koeo. As for volume, i cannot say. Noticed engine vaccum less than 15 in/hg at idle. fuel injectors were replaced recently, as was fuel filter.

Hi. This ranger wont go past 3000 rpm, acts like hitting rev limiter.

Has new plugs, wires. good compression across all cylinders.

Where to start?

Im assuming it must be the column. The customer finally brought it back when she had time, the whole steering wheel is loose, but easy to turn once again... upper column?

it feels the same with wheels off ground. so.... disconnect linkage before rack and try again? its hard to tell where on the coulmn, even with stethiscope.

hello again. This xterra came in with difficulty turning, feels like its in four wheel drive. There is rough feeling in steering wheel/column itself, almost like bad bearings....? not sure where to go.

yea i think i found it now. Scanner showed no cranking rpm whatsoever. took the harmonic balancer back off and see that something tore up the position sensor.... DOH!

yea im gonna try not to. on the scanner everything read normal when it was running. Before the crank pos sen was changed rpm reading would read normal, until right before it would die. At that time it pulled code 17. If it sat for an hour or neg batt cable removed, or the fuse it would start back up...

To start thanks for all the input. The car wont start at all, crankshaft pos. sens replaced 3 days ago, checked the wires for any short or open, or overly high resistance, all ok, even on cam pos sens harness. before we replaced the crank pos sens it would start if i pulled the ecm fuse for a bit. i...

Im gonna have to try something, seeing as i dont have a scope. The car does have a lot of corrosion. And i dont like throwing parts either. If it was the ecm would there be other conditions too?

Hi. Ive come across forementioned car with these isssues. ignition control module replaced by another shop/mobile repair guy, part appears to be new but might be faulty. crankshaft position sensor has been replaced and adjusted (by me). no spark when vehicle dies. When the car first came in the cond...

Hahaha thats the best ive heard. I read something like that back when the mustangs started coming out and were available for rent at hertz or some such. They say people used to rent the v8 models and swap the motors with the v outta theirs. was on tv once... maybe some one had idea...? This guy who ...

Hi. I've recently had a customer come in for a tire repair on this truck. The wheel was taken off, the tire patched and placed back on vehicle. Two weeks later he came back and said that a tech turned the wheel with the engine off, causing the hydroboost unit to be severely damaged. I've never heard...