Recent content by jco77on

Not mine, but just stumbled across this and thought I'd share http://www.awesomeinventions.com/adventure-truck/

GD A4LD transmission strikes again. Okay, I need some good news guys, even though I'm expecting the worst. I bought the truck last fall and the guy said he'd had work done on the transmission, but didn't have any receipts. After I bought it I dropped the pan and replaced the filter. The fluid...

Sorry, I didn't see an appropriate section for this question so I put it here. 1989 4x4 supercab, the body mount bushings are in sad shape. Since I'm all about preventive maintenance, I want to get them replaced. I ordered a set of prothane poly bushings and a hardware set. I took it to a shop...

Won't start on first attempt to crank - then starts 2nd try. It seems to only do it in the mornings, when it's cold. The engine will turn over, but no ignition. In the afternoons when it's been sitting in the sun all day while I'm at work it will crank right up on the first try. Sometimes in...

Like the title says, I have no 4 Low. 4 HI works great, but when I shift to neutral and press the brake and hit 4 Low all I get is a flashing 4 Low light. I think I've tracked it down to the speed sensor on the transfer case (output shaft speed sensor, not vss). After a lot of searching I found...

When I bought the truck, the temp gauge was reading quite cold (but not sitting on cold) and the heat didn't work. I drained the coolant and it was very brown. Installed a new thermostat, refilled the coolant, and burped the system. Now the heat is working excellent, but the temp gauge says...

Bought new spark plugs, but the thread length is longer on the new ones. Everywhere I look says they're compatible though. Should I be worried? The new ones are Champion 408's and the old are Autolite 765's.

Bought a kit with new spark plug wires, distributer cap, and rotor. The kit has 8 wires in it, while there's only 7 spots on the old and new distributers. Am I missing something?

Long story short, I've been trying to troubleshoot my 4 wheel drive system not working so I pulled the transfer case motor off. Put the truck in neutral with the e brake on, turned the transfer case selector with pliers into 4HI. Seemed to work. Backed up, pulled forward. Put the truck in...

Anybody know how long it takes to get one of these? Ordered one the other day but didn't get any kind of order confirmation or shipping estimate or anything.

I've got a black wire and a brown wire coming from under the carpet just behind the driver seat that go to a grey connector, with two black wires coming out of the mating side of the connector. Those two black wires have been cut/ripped out of where ever they go. Any thoughts on what they go to?

I've been reading through piles of "my 4x4 doesn't work" posts, and haven't seen a definitive answer to this question. If my shift motor is bad, will that prevent my 4x4 lights from coming on at startup and also prevent my switch from lighting? -I did the self test on the control module and it...

Hello all! Just bought myself a 1989 Ford Ranger 4x4 XLT with 115K miles, and experience tells me that joining a good forum will be a necessity haha. It needs some work, but I'm pretty handy with a wrench so I'm hoping to do as much of the repair by myself as possible. So far my list is as...