Recent content by briansz

Here's an overview of my almost-completed T5 swap into a Gen 1 2wd Longbed Ranger. While not a particularly difficult swap, it's not as easy as it's made out to be in some of the posts/FAQ's either, at least in my early truck with the Toyo Kogyo tranny. Truck: '83 2wd 2.3L - was stock with...

Is anybody actually running an Autolite 2100 carb that can offer an average mpg with it for the 2.3 motor? My truck is: '83 2wd longbed TK5 Tranny 7.5 Rear with 3.73's '87 2.3 Block .030 over, decked .010, forged pistons/balanced '83 head ported and gasket matched, decked .020 Comp Cams .420...

I've completed my 2.3L Ranger 1bbl to 2bbl carb conversion today. There is a little tuning left to do, but the truck idles much better - OK, it actually idles, I'm loving being able to punt the damn YFA carb after all these years. Power seems about the same when you really get on it, a little...

Maybe this is a dumb question. I want to know the correct way of setting initial timing after a t-belt replacement or an engine buildup. I've always been able to fudge my way through this but I can never get the truck running quite the way I want it to. Obviously the cam sprocket, timing mark...

My boss blew the 3.0 in his '99 Ranger 4x4 awhile back. We've found a low-mileage 3.0 from a 2000 Ranger for a decent price (I'd be installing it for him). Both motors have all accessories still mounted. Seems like this would be a straightforward transplant, does anybody know of differences...

I got lucky this weekend on a trip to the junkyard. I found a '92 4-banger Ranger with the bed pulled off and the tranny removed. It was trivial to pull the whole high pressure fuel line setup from the tank to the motor. Since I had gone to the boneyard for sheet metal, I did not have metric...

I'm hoping that somebody can point me towards a place where I can find a manual or website that gives me some 1bbl YFA carb specs. I'm talking things like float level and drop, dechoke clearance, bowl vent adjustment, fast idle cam clearances. I own a factory service manual for my '83 Ranger...

I've been searching through threads on here for about a half-hour now, and it looks as if the best method to convert a PS box to manual would be via a line connecting the two ports on the box, correct? I have an '83 2wd with a very sloppy manual steering box and just finished tearing down an...

Have a chance to pick up 4 wheels and tires from a 2000 Ranger for a good price. Believe the rims are the factory steel wheels (almost certainly from a 2WD). Tires are 225/70/R14 so they should clear just fine. I know the bolt pattern should be the same on my 1983 2WD, can anybody verify the...

Those of you who have been on TRS awhile are probably a little familiar with my saga to get my truck back to daily driver territory. It's been around 4 years now. The 2.3t is waiting in the wings, and I've successfully bartered for some garage space to do the swap in the spring, but in the...