# 84 ford ranger

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/84-ford-ranger/9902>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 27, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/84-ford-ranger/9902 "2008-01-27T14:32:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lot1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@lot1000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lot1000)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/84-ford-ranger/9902/1 "2008-01-27T14:32:24Z")

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truck is bogging down. black smoke and sludge coming from tailpipe

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/84-ford-ranger/9902/2 "2008-01-27T15:59:03Z")

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Have you checked the choke to make sure it’s operating correctly? Because if it isn’t, this is how the engine will run.

Tester

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/84-ford-ranger/9902/3 "2008-01-27T17:51:23Z")

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If the choke is OK, you’ll probably need a carb rebuild. This is a classic ‘over-rich’ run condition.