Recent content by Balloonist

Good catch on the fuel lines! There's a quick disconnect on the driver's side for the line that goes up to the fuel lines, so it's fairly easy to get off with the little plastic tools that you can buy a parts store. Could also unscrew the flanges on the line from the fuel rails, if the quick...

Since nobody else has answered, I'll throw in my two cents worth. I haven't done this, but I thought I might have to on my '02 4x4 AT (fortunately, now it looks like it's not going to be necessary). Here's what I came up with: Remove battery. Remove driveshafts. Unplug oxygen sensors (x3)...

So to answer my own question for posterity: The tube is a light press/transitional interference fit. Ford supplies the tube with a red sealant that helps keep it from leaking oil. I don't want to wait on one, nor spend $35 to buy it. I carefully pried between the tube and the bellhousing to...

My reman 5R55E trans arrived today. Looks like they shipped me the right one, which is always mildly surprising. The only hiccup I've seen is that the hole for the lower dipstick tube is simply plugged with a little plastic cap. I was under the impression that the lower tube was a press fit...

I bought an '02 Ranger 4x4 a couple of years ago for my son. The week before he got his driver's license, someone stole the car I'd bought for him out of the driveway. It was recovered a few weeks later after the thief rear-ended someone, and the car was a total loss. He expressed interest in a...

Thanks for all the help, everyone. I ended up ordering the line new for about $200. Not cheap, but cheaper than an engine fire, and in the end it'll be cheaper than worrying about an engine fire. I took the old line off last night to match it up to the picture, which was an incredible PITA. I...

That is indeed the exact part. I don't know why I've been having so much trouble finding it - all my searches keep turning up the lines from the tank. Does this use the little clip on the bottom end? I've never had to take one of those apart - how do I do that? (The fuel rail connections are...

Like a bonehead, I mistook it for a vacuum line when I was pulling off the other vacuum lines that are above the valve cover. I got the outer sheath far enough back to see the steel later underneath, and that's when I realized my mistake. The line may be ok (I have the trans out, and don't want...

I have an '02 Ranger (XLT, extended cab, 4x4, 4.0 SOHC, AT - not sure which of that really matters). I was trying to replace the left side valve cover gasket, and I think I damaged the fuel line that comes from the left side of the engine, up over the front of the valve cover, and feeds into the...