750beater
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- Vehicle Year
- 1996
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- Ford
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- Manual
Hi all bought my Ranger almost a year ago now.
I just completed a timing job on my 1996 Ranger 2.3. This truck has always been a PITA to get all the air out of the cooling system. I have replaced the water pump and thermostat a few months ago. Truck was running fine. Then a week ago the timing belt snapped off. I put everything back together, Truck is running great but it keeps wanting to overheat. I even tried filling it up though the heater hose. The heater is working but the gauge is past the halfway mark. I have ramps to try to elevate the front end. Also noticed the lower hose was cool to touch but the top hose is hot on the engine side and not that hot on the rad side. However I noticed the fan clutch seems like it works right away but wasn't working when the engine was hot. I didn't test the clutch yet. I'm going to move it in the morning when it's cold. Tried driving it around. Driving up and down my driveway. The thermostat that's in there is a motorcraft. I'm just running out of ideas. Any advice?
I just completed a timing job on my 1996 Ranger 2.3. This truck has always been a PITA to get all the air out of the cooling system. I have replaced the water pump and thermostat a few months ago. Truck was running fine. Then a week ago the timing belt snapped off. I put everything back together, Truck is running great but it keeps wanting to overheat. I even tried filling it up though the heater hose. The heater is working but the gauge is past the halfway mark. I have ramps to try to elevate the front end. Also noticed the lower hose was cool to touch but the top hose is hot on the engine side and not that hot on the rad side. However I noticed the fan clutch seems like it works right away but wasn't working when the engine was hot. I didn't test the clutch yet. I'm going to move it in the morning when it's cold. Tried driving it around. Driving up and down my driveway. The thermostat that's in there is a motorcraft. I'm just running out of ideas. Any advice?