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- Mar 20, 2012
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- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Transmission
- Manual
I bought a 2000 Ranger last month for my daughter. It's the XLT extra cab, 3.0 flex and 5 speed manual. It had 189,000 miles on it and rode pretty bad, had very little power.
The day I bought it:
Daughter's first reactions:
Taught daughter how to change spark plugs, oil and filters, shocks and sway bar end links. The truck also had surged in rpms while shifting when I bought it. After changing the plugs, cleaning the MAF and IAT sensors, no more problems with surging. Also did the throttle cable mod. Truck has much better power now. Just had to change out the front parking brake cable, as it broke where the cable comes through the floorboard/firewall. What a pain that was, lol
This site has been very helpful in my troubleshooting of this truck. Next up is figuring out why the dome light won't come on when doors are opened, and changing the left turn indicator bulb in the cluster.
The day I bought it:
Daughter's first reactions:
Taught daughter how to change spark plugs, oil and filters, shocks and sway bar end links. The truck also had surged in rpms while shifting when I bought it. After changing the plugs, cleaning the MAF and IAT sensors, no more problems with surging. Also did the throttle cable mod. Truck has much better power now. Just had to change out the front parking brake cable, as it broke where the cable comes through the floorboard/firewall. What a pain that was, lol
This site has been very helpful in my troubleshooting of this truck. Next up is figuring out why the dome light won't come on when doors are opened, and changing the left turn indicator bulb in the cluster.
