96-ranger
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- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Greetings
After investigating a coolant usage (~1 quart every 2 - 300 miles) it looks like I have a leak at both the L & R head gaskets. I ran the block test but it did not show any exhaust gases in the coolant, even though the usage seems excessive for the leakage I see. I read "97 Ranger XLT" article per replacing valve cover, fuel rail & lower intake gaskets (which was excellent). Now I need to remove the heads and was wondering if leaving the exhaust manifolds on or removing them is the way to go? The bolts going to the Y pipe are very rusted and I not sure I will be able to remove them. Getting heat to the right side ones could be a problem with the oil filter bracket there. This is a 96 Ranger XLT 2 WD with a 4.0 motor. It only has 55k miles and I bought it from the original owner. Thanks for any and all help
Gary
After investigating a coolant usage (~1 quart every 2 - 300 miles) it looks like I have a leak at both the L & R head gaskets. I ran the block test but it did not show any exhaust gases in the coolant, even though the usage seems excessive for the leakage I see. I read "97 Ranger XLT" article per replacing valve cover, fuel rail & lower intake gaskets (which was excellent). Now I need to remove the heads and was wondering if leaving the exhaust manifolds on or removing them is the way to go? The bolts going to the Y pipe are very rusted and I not sure I will be able to remove them. Getting heat to the right side ones could be a problem with the oil filter bracket there. This is a 96 Ranger XLT 2 WD with a 4.0 motor. It only has 55k miles and I bought it from the original owner. Thanks for any and all help
Gary