1983 ford ranger. carb has ben rebuilt. starts good. when i put into gear it wants to die then when you give it to much gas it sputters and wants to die

hi david.
not sure if this link will help you out but have a look.
1983 ford ranger 2 3 engine starts but will not idle Google Search

Hmm...........
1985..........
Probably carb? Automatic choke not working? Remove air filter and spray carb with cleaner, Make sure all parts move freely. With engine cold, check automatic choke position. Start and check function as it warms up.

Lori I have an 85 ranger been driveing it for close to 30 year
It runs perfict
The problem is your carburetor needs to be rebuilt .
If you have the 2.8 L Its the 2150 2-v witch is most likely seeing you have a F150 . The 20L uses the YFA 1-V 1 barrel .
They did use throttle body fuel injection but not many of the had it
The kit is 30 dollars for the carb .
It can be done in under an hour and back on the manifold.
I will give you sombody to call if you need parts for this vehicle LCM trucks 1800-562-8782 .Not for the carb kit you can get that at any auto store .But parts are hard to get like AB valves witch you likely need to its all comtroled by air vacuum and that thing that looks like an old can of tomato juice is a vacuum resiveior make sure it dosn't have rust holes in it or you don't stand a chance
Good luck www.LCMtruck.com

That solenoid is the electric choke and it will flood the truck out if it's not working properly, have you tried to hold the butterfly opened while cranking it, if it starts then, you can unplug the connector to the choke and run it, it just might be hard to start when it's cold.

If you have a carb its chock .If injection its fuel related filters regulator restrictions if fuel flow ect.

possibly the ignition control module.some are a box on the firewall. mine is located on the back of the distributor. typical for no spark on fords both times i had this problem that was the fix

Hello, If this is a push rod engine I had an identical problem with an engine in my 1988-1989 Jeep Wagoneer. It was a Buick V-8 and behaved exactly like your Ford engine.

On my engine it was weak valve springs. You could take your thumb and push on the valve spring while the engine idled and the engine would miss out. Turn it off and start it up and it would idle smoothly, rev it up and let off the gas and it would miss out and shake. You could also have hydraulic lifters (check your model) and they could behave like this. At idle the lifters would pump up, but the lifters may not refill fast enough to work the valves smoothly.

If you have hydraulic lifters they must be centered in their travel to pump correctly. Even if you have solid lifters the valve adjustment can affect engine performance.

watch these videos and you will see what you need to do. 1999 Ford Ranger Idle Air Control Replacement 1999 Ford Ranger cleaning the throttle body part 1 YouTube Testing and Replacing Throttle Position Sensor Ford Explorer you will notice a world of difference.

check the position of the throttlebody the throttlebody must not close properly there must be a gap when fully closed if theres a throttleposition sensor replace it