What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[Uncle Gump]

After two years of it beeping at me I finally changed the batteries in the smoke/CO detector.

Hmmmm...

Never thought about putting a smoke detector in my Ranger.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Hmmmm...

Never thought about putting a smoke detector in my Ranger.

If you would have then I wouldn't have had to... it's in the Skamper.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

After two years of it beeping at me I finally changed the batteries in the smoke/CO detector.

I can’t stand that, I’ll get up in the middle of the night and rip the battery out to stop the noise and replace the battery with a new one in the morning after I trip over whatever I left under the detector to reach it and rip the battery out.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I can’t stand that, I’ll get up in the middle of the night and rip the battery out to stop the noise and replace the battery with a new one in the morning after I trip over whatever I left under the detector to reach it and rip the battery out.

I can't either but it has been full of camping gear and in the barn. I didn't want to unload it to pop it up just to get to the dang detector.

I kept thinking the dumb thing would just die but it has been beeping since shortly after the last time we had it out in the fall of 2024.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Car club cruise night...

 

[Jim Oaks]

That's a weird place to camp.

 

[sgtsandman]

Well, I got all the parts from the parts cannon installed. The crankshaft sensor and the water temp sensors were the hardest to do because of where they are at. So far, it looks like the issue is fixed, but I'm kind of gun shy after being stranded 30 minutes away from home. I did let the truck idle for a while until it got to full temperature and then let it idle some more. So far, it starts every time, but sitting there idling isn't the same thing as driving somewhere.

So, the next step is to take for a drive somewhere without shutting off until I get back home. Then try to start it again after a little bit.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Well, I got all the parts from the parts cannon installed. The crankshaft sensor and the water temp sensors were the hardest to do because of where they are at. So far, it looks like the issue is fixed, but I'm kind of gun shy after being stranded 30 minutes away from home. I did let the truck idle for a while until it got to full temperature and then let it idle some more. So far, it starts every time, but sitting there idling isn't the same thing as driving somewhere.

So, the next step is to take for a drive somewhere without shutting off until I get back home. Then try to start it again after a little bit.

Ford loves their "variable reluctance" sensors for crank sensors, they have a finicky signal that changes amplitude with frequency and since they involve a coil of wire and an actual magnet they can be susceptible to heat. They can work for a long time without issue... but they fail like anything else

Not sure if that helps, I get where you're coming from...

 

[sgtsandman]

Ford loves their "variable reluctance" sensors for crank sensors, they have a finicky signal that changes amplitude with frequency and since they involve a coil of wire and an actual magnet they can be susceptible to heat. They can work for a long time without issue... but they fail like anything else

Not sure if that helps, I get where you're coming from...

Thanks. I suspect the crank sensor was the issue, but at this point, I didn't want to take the chance that I was right and get stuck again. In any case, I'm going to tread real lightly until I'm absolutely sure the thing is fixed.

 

[sgtsandman]

Today's project is going to be replacing the multifunction switch on the 2011. The pawl has been an issue for left turns for a while and I've just been putting it off.

While ai haven't been ignoring the truck, other things have taken priority over taking care of the little details.

I also have a vinyl floor sitting in the garage that needs installed. Then I can move on to the other things I want to do to the truck.

It still needs a driver's door since the bottom of it's current one is rusted out. Sooner or later, it's going to fail inspection and it's getting closer and closer to that point.

Then I can move on to more fun stuff, like a wooden storage unit in the back of the cab and a drawer system similar to what I have in the 2019.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Well, I got all the parts from the parts cannon installed. The crankshaft sensor and the water temp sensors were the hardest to do because of where they are at. So far, it looks like the issue is fixed, but I'm kind of gun shy after being stranded 30 minutes away from home. I did let the truck idle for a while until it got to full temperature and then let it idle some more. So far, it starts every time, but sitting there idling isn't the same thing as driving somewhere.

So, the next step is to take for a drive somewhere without shutting off until I get back home. Then try to start it again after a little bit.

You could always run it out here, lol. If it doesn’t want to start again we can try hunting the gremlins again, lol

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Tried the AFE intake on the 2011 again because I'm bored and waiting on Charles at Magnum Powers to finish working on my junk.

Results are hilariously bad.

Apparently the AFE intake produces "23% more powah" by changing the MAF housing size (larger housing) tricking the computer into adding more fuel. Butt dyno says less power, but what do I know.

If you have a tuner and wideband like I do, it may be worth putting on. It may not. I'm not going to bother re tuning the truck for it because I'm lazy.

The AFE intake also severely raises IAT, so if you're into that sort thing it's great for that as well.

 

[ekrampitzjr]

Today's project is going to be replacing the multifunction switch on the 2011. The pawl has been an issue for left turns for a while and I've just been putting it off.

It's not a hard job at all. I replaced the MFS on my 2011 early last year. The broken plastic inside the assembly from the pawl suddenly jammed the headlamps on high beam when the light switch was on.

If your Ranger has a tilt steering column, tilt it as far down as it will go, then unscrew the tilt lever to get it out of the way. You should be able to unscrew the two halves of the steering-column shroud and fish them out. After that, undo two screws and two electrical connectors to get the old MFS out, then reverse all the steps to install the new one. I was done in about half an hour.

 

[sgtsandman]

It's not a hard job at all. I replaced the MFS on my 2011 early last year. The broken plastic inside the assembly from the pawl suddenly jammed the headlamps on high beam when the light switch was on.

If your Ranger has a tilt steering column, tilt it as far down as it will go, then unscrew the tilt lever to get it out of the way. You should be able to unscrew the two halves of the steering-column shroud and fish them out. After that, undo two screws and two electrical connectors to get the old MFS out, then reverse all the steps to install the new one. I was done in about half an hour.

That sounds way better than when I had to do the same job on the '98. Quite a bit of the dash had to be removed before I could remove the clam shell.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

We goin glamping!

Campground is doing a christmas in July thing...