Where is the purge valve on my 95 Ford Ranger 4cyl, 5speed?

if you have the EGR type , it will be a coffe can looking thing under the hood by the right headlight area. very easy to change , just disconnect the hoses on top and should be two screws on the bottom of it mounting it to the truck. purge valve type is mounted on the intake manifold. also easy to change.

the purge valve is about as big as a cigarette lighter and will be on either fender panels, not sure which side if you know where the vapor canister is then follow the vacuum hose from it and you will find the valve, it has a line in and a line out make sure you point it in the right direction

it probably has something to do with the evap gas return system, clean it