catalytic converter

This is my first post so I apologize if this has been discussed before. I did try and search for any previous posts with no luck. Anyway, I am in the process of rebuilding my pawpaw's old ranger, it is a 1993 2wd 3.0 Vulcan automatic trans. Currently has around 102,xxx miles on it and have...

Anybody have any experience/tips or tricks cleaning them? Thinking about taking it off and maybe soaking and pressure washing it. I have a some minimal experience working on my own truck but am no mechanic. I just dumped a good bit of money into my ranger with a good ol’ boy mechanic just to...

I have a 98 ranger, 2wd, v6 3 ltr, Vin -U. I've replaced the thermostat, egr, ecg, 2 o2 censers and some fuses. The only check engine code coming up is P0401. My exhaust does smell rotten but I have several catalytic converters. The code doesn't narrow it down for me. Is there any other, less...

Recently my 99 3.0 L ranger started sputtering. When i hit 2500 to 3000 rpm the truck will lose power but regain it a second later. it will continue doing this until i have shifted to the next gear. my initial thought was the fuel filter. not enough fuel was getting into the engine. I was also...

Hey All, TL/DR: Need a new (complete) cat system, any advice on parts? any advice on figuring out why my old cat died? Book: I got stranded out in the boonies a little while back, no power on the highway. Limped along at 15 miles an hour to a service station, and they blamed my cat. They...

So ive done the normal tune up, plugs wires, pcv, air filter, oil oil fillter, . its an extended cab, it just seems like it doesnt have to power it should, idk maybe thats just the way these 2.3's are haha. Also it seems to be faster went you first start it up (before it reaches operating...

I know "loss of power" has been answered before, (and believe my I've searched) but I feel my situation is unique. As soon as my 302 swapped Ranger was driveable, it ran great. The slightest tap of the gas pedal would roast the tires (or tire, with the stock 93 open differential haha). About a...

This is my first post, so if i put this in the wrong place, my bad. (:icon_confused:) MY exhaust is leaking and sounds like an airplane going down the road. I have located the leak to be the front-most gasket on the catalytic converter. My Chilton book doesn't enlighten on if there is anything...

Searched this forum, found about every bolt UPstream of what I'm after. On the 3.0, it's the flange shaped like this: (rotate it 90deg clockwise in your head... recognize it now?) i.e. to replace that gasket, I'm going to have to replace the very rusted bolts and nuts. I'd like to buy 'em...

I have a 03 ranger 3.0 flex that has a 5th cylinder missfire. I have replaced the plugs, wires, coil pack, a cracked manifold on that side and done compression tests on each cylinder (@140). Before I had the missfire problem I had loss of power problem with a catalytic converter code. The...

im replacing my cat and i was wondering if i could use this [url]http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLK-15038/[url] without having any problems. it says it is for a vehicle up to 6000 lbs. I'm putting on this cat back system too. [url]http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLK-17320/[url] can i have...