I have an 88' Ranger XLT 2.9L 4x4 5 Speed as my DD. I recently tuned it up (wires, plugs, etc..., fuel filter, air filter, oil and filter change) along with a new t-stat and TPSensor. My problem is when i start the truck up, it will fire but dies within a second. After this happens, the truck just turns over for approx. 1-2 minutes before it will pick back up and run. After I get it running again, it idles something awful until I drive it 2 or 3 miles. When I turn the switch over without starting it, the pump (or the box on the inner framerail underneath the driver side) makes a crazy whining sound (not your typical fuel pump sound) and while its running @ idle, that same sound tends to surge. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME WITH THIS???

Alot of ford trucks have a In-tank pusher pump..the high pressure pump on the frame rail won't pull fuel from the tank....check the in-tank pump,....L

X2 I've replaced 100 intank pums for every frame mounted pump, the frame mounted pumps are kind of bullet proof. Might help the diag if you could get a pressure guage hooked up.

X2 I've replaced 100 intank pums for every frame mounted pump, the frame mounted pumps are kind of bullet proof. Might help the diag if you could get a pressure guage hooked up.

agreed. But, the in-tank pumps can take out the rail pumps. It ran low, and the front pump burned out from the lack of flow. Well, that and the rust. :flipoff2:

The tank pumps always fail.