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Timeline of what happened: - Bought 1991 Ford Explorer 4.0 ohv / 5spd in January 2021 in good condition. - Starter gives out a couple months later, seemingly just due to age. Replaced it with a napa reman. All is fine for a few months. - Engine starts having a pinging issue under load...

Figured I’d ask here as well since explorers are so similar to rangers. I have a 99 Explorer Sport with 4.0L, 150k and 5R55-something auto trans. Drives fine for about a mile, then loses all gears until it cools off for a while. Not to keen on replacing the entire transmission if I don’t have...

Head gasket appears to be blown, causing 30psi compression on 3 of 4 cyls. Saw this same mark next to 2 different bolts while cleaning the head. Do I have a cracked head as well? Photo of the head gasket:

Update regarding a previous post: Bought a 2.3l ranger for dirt cheap and found 30psi compression on Cylinder 1, 2 and 3. Cylinder 4 has 170psi dry. Compression rises 10 psi on all cylinders when oil is added (wet test). Seller states he was driving it up a hill on a "hot day" and the engine...

First post! Bought a 92 Ranger Custom for $150 on craigslist with the 2.3l engine and auto trans. Seller claims "it made a noise and quit running while driving up a hill on a hot day, I replaced the timing belt" Not sure why he replaced the timing belt, so I'm assuming it was broken. Timing belt...