- Joined
- Feb 3, 2024
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- 3
- Reaction score
- 8
- Points
- 3
- Location
- Butternut, Wisconsin
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.0 (4 Cylinder)
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
Hello there,
I happened upon this site in a recent search to find the mythical, seldom seen, distributor hold down bolt.
By chance and by the help of this forum I was able to spot one of these elusive creatures in its natural habitat, screwed into the engine block! Distributor hold down bolts are real!
The Back story is I recently acquired 1988 Ranger from a Craig's List posting and drove it home from 142 miles away with a major vacuum leak and unable to hold an idle, 142 miles playing footsie with the gas and clutch pedals at the same time.
Turns out it looks like there was a (minor?) engine fire that burned a 3/16 inch hole in one of the larger hoses. The vacuum hose replacement caused the failure of the fire damaged wires from the distributor to the wire harness. Ergo no spark and now I will be pulling the distributor to put in new stator inside the distributor.and will be trying to extract the seized screws that held down the distributor cap. If you are still reading this thank you for your tenacity.
So that is my story of how I joined this forum.
I happened upon this site in a recent search to find the mythical, seldom seen, distributor hold down bolt.
By chance and by the help of this forum I was able to spot one of these elusive creatures in its natural habitat, screwed into the engine block! Distributor hold down bolts are real!
The Back story is I recently acquired 1988 Ranger from a Craig's List posting and drove it home from 142 miles away with a major vacuum leak and unable to hold an idle, 142 miles playing footsie with the gas and clutch pedals at the same time.
Turns out it looks like there was a (minor?) engine fire that burned a 3/16 inch hole in one of the larger hoses. The vacuum hose replacement caused the failure of the fire damaged wires from the distributor to the wire harness. Ergo no spark and now I will be pulling the distributor to put in new stator inside the distributor.and will be trying to extract the seized screws that held down the distributor cap. If you are still reading this thank you for your tenacity.
So that is my story of how I joined this forum.