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1986 Ford Ranger FUEL PROBLEM?

Tiny
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  • 1986 FORD RANGER
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  • 187,000 MILES
AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MINS, TRUCK STARTS LIKE SPITTING, MISSING, SMOKING, WHEN GIVING MORE GAS IT CLEARS FOR A FEW SECONDS THAN STARTS AGAIN. WAS DOING THIS ONLY A FEW TIMES A MONTH, WORSE WHEN WEATHER WAS HOTTER, NOW DOING EVERYDAY
Friday, February 26th, 2010 AT 6:32 AM

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Tiny
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What color is the smoke?
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 AT 7:45 AM
Tiny
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Gray black, when giving lot of gas all clears up for a few seconds, than starts missing, trying to shut off and smoking
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 AT 8:32 AM
Tiny
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Start by taking a look at the spark plugs. We want to know if they are getting gas fouled, oil fouled. We also want to know whether all cylinders or one or two have the problem.
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 AT 8:49 AM
Tiny
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Ok, busy today, will try to look at plugs tomorrow, Saturday
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 AT 12:34 PM
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