Cannot Put gas in a Ford Ranger (fuel, valve, truck)
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We have an odd problem with a ford Ranger. We cannot put gas in it. Everytime we start to pump gas, the pump shuts off. We used to be able to find an angle to hold the pump handle so it woudl run, but not any more. We end up filling it in 1/10 gallon spurts and we never get more than hald a tank it takes too long.
Is this a common problem with Ford Rangers Anyone have any ideas? It has not been in an accident, not gone off road, not had any major work on it. The probalem existed when we got it, but int he last month or two it has gotten far worse. Now it is ridiculous.
These trucks probably have been completed redesigned but I had a 1983 Ranger XLT that did that from the time it was new. I don't recall ever finding out what was causing the problem.
My dad had this problem years ago on his Toyots pickup. I would use his truck sometimes and could only fill with short spurts as you described. Traced it to a clogged up vent on the filler tube.
We have an odd problem with a ford Ranger. We cannot put gas in it. Everytime we start to pump gas, the pump shuts off. We used to be able to find an angle to hold the pump handle so it woudl run, but not any more. We end up filling it in 1/10 gallon spurts and we never get more than hald a tank it takes too long.
Is this a common problem with Ford Rangers Anyone have any ideas? It has not been in an accident, not gone off road, not had any major work on it. The probalem existed when we got it, but int he last month or two it has gotten far worse. Now it is ridiculous.
It's actually a somewhat common problem on a lot of Fords from Rangers and Explorers to Mustangs and Edges. The problem is caused by one of two things:
-The tank is run low and filling it causes a vapor lock to shut the gas pump off repeatedly until you reach around 1/3 of a tank.
-It doesn't matter what fuel level you start with, the gas pump continually shuts off. This is tied to an issue with the filler neck itself, that also contains the vent. These can become kinked or the vents clogged and you will experience this problem.
In some cases holding the fuel pump handle different ways can somewhat alleviate it as well as finding/using "slow" pumps, or running all pumps on their slowest setting. Eventually if you have the kink it gets to the point where nothing works and the only option is to replace the filler neck assembly.
It sounds like your problem is most likely a kinked filler neck or one that has a plugged vent. The good news is that it is a somewhat easy fix since you have a pickup. If you unbolt and remove the bed, you have ready access to the entire assembly and it's a pretty easy job.
Ford hasn't released anything on this, but Mazda did do a recall on some of their sister models that had the same issue. Mazda blamed the higher levels of oxygenation in the gas as well as increased flow rates at the pump for exacerbating the issue.
Is it easy to remove the bed? I have never done that
It's pretty easy to do. I wouldn't know how to give you step-by-step instructions for a Ford Ranger, but I've seen it done routinely on other trucks that needed servicing. The bed is generally just held on by a few bolts. Remove those and unclip the wiring harness and you are good to go. I'd be really suprised if there wasn't a guide or YouTube video online showing how to do it.
Get a nice long funnel with a metal flex nozzle and a big funnel. You'll spend an extra 15 seconds every fill up which will add up to about an hour or two by the time the Ranger dies of natural causes.
Have you gone to another station that does not have a rubber boot on the spout? Does it do the same thing?
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It sounds like your problem is most likely a kinked filler neck or one that has a plugged vent.
It can also be a bad purge valve or a fuel vapor vent valve.
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