Recent content by tinman_72

Welcome from North Georgia! Thank you for your service. Nice looking ride.

The point was that neither the engine (from Ford's Lima line of engines) nor the transmission from the Pinto has anything to do with Mazda.

5.0 swap

No, the M5 didn't come in the Pinto.

The original Ranger 2.3L is of the Lima engine family developed by Ford of Europe. The M5 trans was a Mazda unit.

Link? Pic? PartNo? If it is just the rag joint it won't work without some custom work.

Who cares if the welds aren't perfect. No hate here. Those look just like the set I got off eBay to put 351W/4R70W into my '73 F100. I bolted them to the engine on the stand and saw that they were probably going to interfere with the transmission. (I don't have the transmission to bolt up yet.)...

eBay

What do you mean "lately"? I have always had problems with FedEx. :p

It is on the left side of the head near the back.

Cut the ground wires for the bulbs at the back of the truck. Clean a spot on the frame and bolt the wire from the bulb to the frame. I have seen this fix so many taillights and reverse lights over the years on older vehicles.

I would assume they are asking for shank size. That is what is on the labels when you buy a bolt from a hardware store.

Wow. All that work done to it and it is a plain Jane 4ycl.

Or take take it off and inspect the rubber. If the rubber is not cracked, and there is no vibration then it probably is not the harmonic balancer causing the issue.

I have never had a 4.0 but every motor I have owned has a rubber lining inside that can rot away and cause noise before failure. If you know for a fact that it is the harmonic balancer making the noise I would plan on replacing it sooner rather than later.