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Engine stalls

Tiny
BLUZHARP
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  • 2001 FORD RANGER
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 101,235 MILES
Recently my ranger would not idle after I started it. Fires up, then dies. If I held the gas pedal down it would run rough, but then die after I let the pedal off. Checked the connections, and then it would be fine. Drove fine for a few weeks. Same thing happened today, and I got a strong smell of fuel. Checked the connections again, started it and it behaved normally. I know it needs a fuel filter change, but why the raw fuel smell this time? Bad fuel pump maybe?
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009 AT 7:41 AM

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Tiny
CALYPSO93
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This sounds like a bad idle air control valve. Look into cleaning it out and see if it helps. It's always good to run a high octane fuel through a couple times a year to keep things clean.
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Friday, March 27th, 2020 AT 12:33 PM
Tiny
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I would check the idle air control valve and replace the fuel pump
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