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89 ranger xlt extracb 4x4 2.9l 5sp man


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Sounds like the previous owner was a real renaissance man...adapt and overcome at all costs. Looks like it will be a sweet little working ride when you are finished. Be sure and check all the vacuum hoses/lines under the hood, then maybe seafoam the engine...topend and crankcase...next time you do an oil change.
 


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Nice looking truck. I have the same year and model as you do but mine is painted red with the nasty porno red interior.
 

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I would like to put buckets and console in but I keep looking for a blue one so I can just put it in
 

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Finally found my blue counsel, the truck was rolled, so the passenger seat is kinda catty wompus, but I took it anyhow because the cover was in good shape. The drivers was gone, bastardz.

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Picked up the stuff for a 4.0l clutch swap since it's time for a new clutch, should be worth it.

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Got swap done, it sounds like a total different truck when starting, I like it. I went ahead and proceeded to swap out my valve cover gaskets, because of a pretty bad leak, when I discovered this
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So then I preceded to do this

Got it all back together but am still adding coolant after three days of driving it. I bleed the system good I thought, so either I missed a Crack in one of the heads or I still have lots of air in the system. I might pressure test it to see if I have a leak maybe I missed.

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Well got lucky and all it was, was the flush tee was loose. Ran some engine oil flush through it, and decided to run synthetic.

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Picked up these bad boys, for some fog light action. Have a oem switch, so it will look factory. Went to buy a front valance with the holes already in it, but lmc does not list it anymore, so I guess I will have to see how good I can cut some holes.
 

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Bam
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So much more light in the mourning, I love it.

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