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Hello all. Great site you have here. I'm having some problems with my 1996 Ranger. I was sitting at idle the other day, and my "check engine" light came on out of nowhere. I stopped by a local mechanic to have him check the codes, and I got something like "engine coolant temerature too low" - or something like that. Also, my gauge on the dashboard doesn't budge. It just sits below the 0 mark.
So, I figure the problems are one and the same. I went to the Auto Parts store and picked-up a sending unit. There are 2 coolant/temperature sending units on my ranger. A one-wire that has a "threading" like fitting, and a 2 wire with a plug.
The guys at O'Reilly's told me I needed the 2-plug and $22 bucks later I was on my way. I replaced the sending unit AND...nothing happened. Still no guage, and still the Check Engine light is on. Not sure what to do from here. Any help you guys could give me would be great.
And a side note: About the same time that my guage went bad, my "door ajar" light and beeping sound started acting a little funny. Like, it would light-up and beep at me after the door was shut. It would do this for about 30 seconds, then all is fine. Actually, it hasn't done that in a few days. My question about this is that you don't think my guage cluster / electrical components are bad? I hear when Rangers start aving electrical problems - look out.
Thanks so much for reading through this post, and any help would be great. AC.
So, I figure the problems are one and the same. I went to the Auto Parts store and picked-up a sending unit. There are 2 coolant/temperature sending units on my ranger. A one-wire that has a "threading" like fitting, and a 2 wire with a plug.
The guys at O'Reilly's told me I needed the 2-plug and $22 bucks later I was on my way. I replaced the sending unit AND...nothing happened. Still no guage, and still the Check Engine light is on. Not sure what to do from here. Any help you guys could give me would be great.
And a side note: About the same time that my guage went bad, my "door ajar" light and beeping sound started acting a little funny. Like, it would light-up and beep at me after the door was shut. It would do this for about 30 seconds, then all is fine. Actually, it hasn't done that in a few days. My question about this is that you don't think my guage cluster / electrical components are bad? I hear when Rangers start aving electrical problems - look out.
Thanks so much for reading through this post, and any help would be great. AC.
