Truck has hard time starting?

Question

my 2002 ford ranger 3.0 gives trouble starting up when it sits all day or night most of the time i have to give it gas for it to start and hold the acc.down a little for about 1 minute for it to idle i have changed the fuel fillter and the temperture sensor and this has not help at all after i replaced the sensor it has a little lope as it idles it runs fine on the road and will start up fine after i get it started i don't understand why it does this after it sit for a period of time can anyone give me an idea what might cause this problem.

Answer 1

You have a bad idle air control motor.  They stick closed, blocking off the flow of incoming air into the engine.  Thats why you have to keep your foot on the accelerator a little for it to start.  Fords are notorious for these going bad and the good thing is on the 3.0 liters, its right on top of the intake manifold under the engine cover.  May take all of 5 minutes to replace it, 2, 8mm bolts, rubber gasket and your done.

Answer 2

Have You Changed The Oxygen Sensor ?

If You Havent It May Be Time Too.

How Many Miles Do You Have On It.

They Are Expensive Okay .

100,000 Miles They Have To Be replaced.

They Tell The Computer What To Do .

And Have A Professional Run A Fuel Injection

Cleaning On It .It May Need It And Have

The Mechanic Check Ur Fuel Pressure

To See If Ur Fuel Pump Is Okay .

That Should Take Care Of It

Answer 3

sounds like bad injectors.