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1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:10 am
by greenmachine89
I just swapped the 2.9 from my B2 over to my 89 ranger and now when you are at cruising speed or when you let off the gas to shift it pings. I don't think its bad gas since I always use shell and have never had this problem. I'm going to try to get ahold of a timing light but it didn't ping in my b2 like this. Any ideas?

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:09 pm
by Ranger Dave
when you let off the gas it pings??? huh,thats a new one

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:15 pm
by greenmachine89
Well as you are letting off the throttle it pings, it seems to do it as the throttle plate is closing almost like the fuel is leaning out.

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:28 pm
by Ranger Dave
retard the timing a little,see if it goes away

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:33 am
by greenmachine89
Well took me long enough but I got my timing set to where it needs to be now it still pings! I sounds like cheap fuel but I never use that! Confused... :mad:

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:45 am
by Ranger Dave
whats it set at?

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:20 am
by greenmachine89
When I checked it before I timed it it was at 20 degrees BTDC. I didn't want to go back any further so I moved it forward to 10 degrees where it should be. Didn't change anything.

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:16 am
by Ranger Dave
you unplug the spout connector before timming it

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:43 pm
by greenmachine89
sure did, like I said never pinged like this when the engine was in my B2

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:40 pm
by Ranger Dave
try the B2 computer

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:09 pm
by greenmachine89
I would but the B2 has been scrapped

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:24 pm
by Ranger Dave
well, keep bringing the timing back till it stops pinging

Re: 1989 2.9 Ranger pinging!

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:22 am
by greenmachine89
Well ended up going to 5 degrees btc and the pinging stopped! Geez I feel dumb after all that!