- Joined
- Aug 31, 2021
- Messages
- 1,891
- Reaction score
- 974
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Roanoke VA
- Vehicle Year
- 1997 and 1999
- Make / Model
- XLT 4x4 & B3000
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0L in XLT, 3.0L in B3000
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 31x10.5-15 K02's on the Ranger, 235/75R15 on Mazda
- My credo
- The perfect is the enemy of the good.
When I got the truck, I didn't notice this at the time, and showed dealer after, he said he didn't know - I believe him - anyway - on driver side, one of the studs is broken or if it's a bolt - whatever - anyway - a pair of vise grips is holding this together there. It's probably been on there for years. Frankly I'm a little pissed because the truck was newly inspected when I got it so somebody passed it, but I suspect it was a dealer/inspector friendly arrangement where they just passed it. Like I used to do years ago where I knew the guys and they'd just ask me, is it good? and put on a sticker. Anyway, I have a bad feeling that when I take it, they'll flunk it - if you read the laws technically that wrench means it's not properly attached, as in 'if any bolts are missing' etc. No doubt if you take the wrench off it will leak exhaust there which would also fail it.
Anyway, I've been told it's not that hard to take off the intake then I can fix this. Is this true? Is it something I can do?
Both taillight lenses have small holes in the bottoms of them and those will fail - an easy fix, but, it's another cost - again - those passed, to get the sticker that was on it when I got it, but, you know darn well they will reject them. Just venting about that. I'm thinking of going down the street where I got it and asking him where he took it for inspection, unless he got it already inspected.
What I'm saying essentially is he sold me a truck that had a valid sticker but it shouldn't have had one because it would fail on at least two things. You can say, buyer beware, I should have seen these things, but, still seems like dealer ought to bear some responsibility which I doubt they would. Kinda sucks. I can talk to him. It kinda sucks because brakes and taillights and crap like that, no biggie, but fixing the exhaust sounds daunting.
Anyway, I've been told it's not that hard to take off the intake then I can fix this. Is this true? Is it something I can do?
Both taillight lenses have small holes in the bottoms of them and those will fail - an easy fix, but, it's another cost - again - those passed, to get the sticker that was on it when I got it, but, you know darn well they will reject them. Just venting about that. I'm thinking of going down the street where I got it and asking him where he took it for inspection, unless he got it already inspected.
What I'm saying essentially is he sold me a truck that had a valid sticker but it shouldn't have had one because it would fail on at least two things. You can say, buyer beware, I should have seen these things, but, still seems like dealer ought to bear some responsibility which I doubt they would. Kinda sucks. I can talk to him. It kinda sucks because brakes and taillights and crap like that, no biggie, but fixing the exhaust sounds daunting.