I have a 99 ford ranger, 4.0. The radiator was bad, ran hot. I changed the radiator and now it won't start. It turns over good but it's backfiring through the intake

Asked by Tony Mar 17, 2018 at 01:21 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Has it,jumped time, how can I
fix it

157,445

Bob answered 6 years ago

Sure sounds like a timing issue. Running a compression test would help to diagnose the issue.

Mark helpful

Your Answer:

I have a 99 ford ranger, 4.0. The radiator was bad, ran hot. I changed the radiator and now it won't start. It turns over good but it's backfiring through the intake 1 Answer

Has it,jumped time, how can I fix it

Maintenance & Repair
I changed the radiator in my 2002 Chevy cavalier and now it won’t start 1 Answer

I changed the radiator in my 2002 Chevy cavalier and now it won’t start

2002 Chevrolet Cavalier

-

Maintenance & Repair
my '96 nissan pickup started running hot and I was not losing fliud. The fan comes on, the oil is not milky so I changed the thermostat. The first day I drove it and ran it for a total of 25 minutes. Temp was fine. Second day drove for 10 minutes and ran hot. Drained and flushed radiator ran hot again after 10 minutes. After it cooled, I did have some water loss. Could this be the water pump or could I have screwed the thermostat installation up? 14 Answers

my '96 nissan pickup started running hot and I was not losing fliud. The fan comes on, the oil is not milky so I changed the thermostat. The first day I drove it and ran it for a total of 25 minutes...

1996 Nissan Truck STD Standard Cab SB

-

Maintenance & Repair
I have a2001 outback...My wifewasdriving this morning and the car ran hot...Sheput the heat on high audit cameo normal temps...When she got home and after it cooled down, I opened the. Cap on the radiator and it was full but the over flow was empty...Would the empty over flow cause that to happen???? Please help!!! It's our only transportation ... 14 Answers

Car running hot but never over heated

2001 Subaru Outback Base Wagon

-

Maintenance & Repair
I have a 1989 Chevy 1 ton c3500. The fudge tells me it's getting hot but it doesn't run like it's hot. I've had the radiator rodded and the gauge says it's getting hot still. 4 Answers

I took the thermostat out to see if I had flow in the radiator and I do. I put a kitchen thermometer in the radiator with it running and it said 180. Could I be getting a false reading?

1989 Chevrolet C/K 3500

-

Maintenance & Repair

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.