98v70dad
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- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- 3.0L
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
My 1996 Ranger with air conditioning has a couple of minor things going on that really annoy me and I would like to fix them.
1) The first is the parking brake release. When I pull out the release I can hear the pedal disengage and move but it never completely releases. I always have to pull the release lever twice. This annoys me every time I drive the truck. Its been going on for years and I'd like to fix it once and for all. Is there an adjustment or does it just need to be lubricated. If so what gets the grease/lube?
2) Recently a periodic chirp like noise started coming from behind the dashboard towards the floor on the passenger side. The noise happens every few minutes. Its not really a chirp but its chirp like. A better description is the noise cockroaches make if you're familiar with that. Anyhow, I suspect its a vacuum leak that has something to do with the blend door for the air conditioning but I figured I'd ask about it here before I started tearing into things. It only chirps at me when the air conditioning is on.
Any thoughts on either or both problems would really help me out. I've got a bunch of projects going on and these annoying but minor problems are way down the list.
1) The first is the parking brake release. When I pull out the release I can hear the pedal disengage and move but it never completely releases. I always have to pull the release lever twice. This annoys me every time I drive the truck. Its been going on for years and I'd like to fix it once and for all. Is there an adjustment or does it just need to be lubricated. If so what gets the grease/lube?
2) Recently a periodic chirp like noise started coming from behind the dashboard towards the floor on the passenger side. The noise happens every few minutes. Its not really a chirp but its chirp like. A better description is the noise cockroaches make if you're familiar with that. Anyhow, I suspect its a vacuum leak that has something to do with the blend door for the air conditioning but I figured I'd ask about it here before I started tearing into things. It only chirps at me when the air conditioning is on.
Any thoughts on either or both problems would really help me out. I've got a bunch of projects going on and these annoying but minor problems are way down the list.