gatlin04
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- Location
- Raymore, Missouri
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- V6 4.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
I bought a 1991 V6 2.9L 4x4 Short Bed Ranger at an auction last saturday..... it started right up and i began to drive home. All of a sudden i hear a grinding noise, so i pull over and turn the truck off. Apparently, the owner before me put only 1 (thats ONE) bolt into the starter... therefore shearing the casting off of the starter at the other bolt. I bought a new starter... but it wasnt grabbing the flywheel for some reason. I tried shims... and that didnt work. I tried a different starter with bigger gear on it. Still wasnt grabbing enough to turn it over. I know for a fact that the motor IS NOT locked up.
I did some research, and i found out that the Ranger was originally a 4cyl manual... and now it is a V6 automatic. 91 automatic and manual rangers have the same starter.
What i am thinking is that the engine and trans is possibly from a different year... but how can i tell? I have heard that i can tell what it actually came from by finding the serial number/identification number on the motor or trans...... WHERE IS THAT AT?
I am just hoping that by finding this number, i can find out what this came from and get the correct starter....
I did some research, and i found out that the Ranger was originally a 4cyl manual... and now it is a V6 automatic. 91 automatic and manual rangers have the same starter.
What i am thinking is that the engine and trans is possibly from a different year... but how can i tell? I have heard that i can tell what it actually came from by finding the serial number/identification number on the motor or trans...... WHERE IS THAT AT?
I am just hoping that by finding this number, i can find out what this came from and get the correct starter....