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Active Member
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2012
- Messages
- 247
- Reaction score
- 51
- Points
- 28
- Location
- Tulsa, OK
- Vehicle Year
- 1985
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Size
- 2.8 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
Well, I was excited when I bought my 85 Ranger 4x4, 4spd. But this thing has cost a small fortune to get on the road. What I thought would be a small repair to get the engine running turned into completely rebuilding the 2.8. I was fine with this vs. going with a different engine because I was sticking to the orginal engine the truck was designed for. Now after spending major money on that, I calcualte that I'm only getting 10mpg. Since I just had the motor rebuilt and new vaccum lines added I figured that is the best tune up you can do. I will say that the engine does seem to idle high when sitting still. It is a 4 speed but could it be that the truck has low gears in it? How do I tell? Should I consider putting a 5 speed in the truck? I wouldn't think that would help since I don't run it on the hwy.
Blake
Blake