# '90 Ford Ranger start problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/90-ford-ranger-start-problem/24667>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, ranger\
**Created:** [January 10, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/90-ford-ranger-start-problem/24667 "2009-01-10T14:43:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![keninger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aca169/32.png) [@keninger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keninger)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/90-ford-ranger-start-problem/24667/1 "2009-01-10T14:43:40Z")

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I drive 15 miles to work - highway speeds - and when I pull up to a stoplight the Ranger just quits running. When I try to start it, it turns over slow like the battery is dead. If I wait a minute or two, it starts fine. The local mechanic changed the battery and cable ends. The alternator is testing fine.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/90-ford-ranger-start-problem/24667/2 "2009-01-10T15:46:08Z")

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If it has an automatic transmission, the lockup torque converter may not be releasing at slow speeds. Next time, as you approach a stop, put the transmission in neutral. Results?