1990 Ford Ranger Fuel System

FORD RANGER MID 1990. STATE TROOPERS SAID THAT THE FUEL SHUT OFF DID NOT WORK, AFTER MY BROTHERS TRUCK HIT TWO SMALL TREES, AND THEN WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A BAIL OF HAY, WHICH IS WHERE THEY SAID THE FIRE STARTED. I HAVE PICTURES, AND POSSESSION OF THE TRUCK IN OHIO. *AK

LEAKS GAS WHEN FUELED. FOUND CRACK IN FILLER HOSE ( PLASTIC) COST OF NEW HOSE $240.00 TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN WRECK. THINK HOSE CRACKED DUE TO AGE. WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT IT IF NOT FOR OTHER MOTORIST INFORMING ME,AS I WAS FILLING UP WITH GAS THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ON GROUND. *AK

METALLIC FUEL LINES WOULD LEAK FUEL. ANOTHER HOSE RUBS AGAINST GAS LINES. THE FUEL GETS INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THEN IT SPRAYS AGAINST THE LINE THAT IT HAD CHAFED. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. OWNER HAS THE PARTS INVOLVED. VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. THE ENGINE HAS ALREADY BLOWN. THE NEW HOSE HAS A BENT THAT WAS MODIFIED. *AK

METALLIC GAS LINES LEAKS FUEL. THIS CAUSED BY ANOTHER HOSE RUBBING AGAINST THE GAS LINE CAUSING A HOLE & THE FUEL WOULD LEAK. GAS LEAKAGE GOES INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. SPRAYS FUEL AGAINST LINES IT CHAFES. THE ENGINE HAS NOW BLOWN. A REPLACEMENT PART WAS USED & HAD BEEN MODIFIED TO AVOID CHAFFING METALLIC LINES.

FUEL TANK IS CONSTRUCTED OF PLASTIC WITH AN ALUMINUM SHIELD ATTACHED BY PLASTIC FLANGES, ROAD VIBRATIONS WEAKENED THE PLASTIC FLANGES AND CRACKED AROUND THE TANK CONNECTION AND WAS NOT REINFORCED TO THE TANK, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAK. (DESIGN FLAW).

FUEL PUMP/ SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY FAILED.

LEAK OF EITHER FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED FIRE.

REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP, 4 FUEL PUMP, IN FOR REPAIR AGAIN. TT

POOR HANDLING VEHICLE, RUNS HOT, STALLS IN TRAFFIC, POOR GAS MILEAGE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON CODE 41 APPEARS. CAUSE: DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. TT

FUEL REGULATOR RUPTURED, RESULTING IN FUEL SPEWING. TT