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Well, I've spent three hours calling around to all the salvage places in the area and I came up empty, so I thought I'd ask here about what to do. This is my first Ranger, so I'm kind of in the dark.
I bought an 1986 with a 2.0L engine and it's missing the air cleaner assembly on top of the carb. I don't want to be running the car long term without it as it will probably end up damaging the motor. I've come up empty trying to find a replacement.
If anyone has a line on a direct replacement or an adapter kit or something like that, that was my first thought...
Barring that, It's my understanding that the 2.0 and 2.3 are basically the same motor and with some parts from a 2.3, I might be able to swap a few things from a 2.3 and come up with a system that works.
I'm hoping the Ranger gurus here can explain to me in small words that I can understand how I can get my truck up to speed.
Thanks!
P.S. An incidental question... Are all the bolts that mount the shifter to the tranny on the '86 the same length and thread diameter? The rear left bolt is missing and the other three don't grab in the hole... Might need a bigger bolt, or I might need to have a helicoil put in.
I bought an 1986 with a 2.0L engine and it's missing the air cleaner assembly on top of the carb. I don't want to be running the car long term without it as it will probably end up damaging the motor. I've come up empty trying to find a replacement.
If anyone has a line on a direct replacement or an adapter kit or something like that, that was my first thought...
Barring that, It's my understanding that the 2.0 and 2.3 are basically the same motor and with some parts from a 2.3, I might be able to swap a few things from a 2.3 and come up with a system that works.
I'm hoping the Ranger gurus here can explain to me in small words that I can understand how I can get my truck up to speed.
Thanks!
P.S. An incidental question... Are all the bolts that mount the shifter to the tranny on the '86 the same length and thread diameter? The rear left bolt is missing and the other three don't grab in the hole... Might need a bigger bolt, or I might need to have a helicoil put in.
