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I have a well maintained 97 ranger with 104,xxx miles with the 4.0 ohv, 5r55e, 4x4, 3.73 axle and the manual says it's rated for 5600lbs with a maximum of 50sq ft of frontal area. It has the tranny cooler in the radiator and a hitch, did this era actually have an official towing package? I am...

My 1997 ranger just starting throwing the p0171/p0174 codes-does ford or any aftermarket company sell a kit of gaskets to solve this issue? Fordparts.com has a couple kits and i would prefer to use ford brand because of the rubber gasket instead of the cork. I also noticed that they have two...

I have had a vibration and harshness problem for the past couple years and have been trying to chase it down. the vibration only shows up in 3,4, & 5th gears when accelerating or decelerating(using the engine as a brake). The noise is the loudest between 25-55 mph. The ranger is an extended...

In a couple months i will be needing to tow a 49 ford F-1 from washington to Kansas. The f150 is a 97, 4.6 v8, 3.55 gears, 4x4, extened cab. I will be using an 18' flatbed double axle trailer for the F-1. The F-1's bed is rusted out so that will stay in WA along with the fuel tank and stuff...

just lately my 91 ranger has been having problems with the tailights, problem is it doesn't occur all the time. We discovered it when the passenger side blinker/brakelight wouldn't illuminate, and when it's acting up it seems to only malfunction when the other blinker/brakelight is also...

I have a 97 Ranger xlt and it came with the standard with the am/fm Cassette player. I would like to replace it with a qualtiy ford stereo to keep it looking stock. My problem is that the truck has the blue dash lights, not the green that it seems most came with. I would like to replace it...

I have a 91 2wd ranger with 175,000 miles, the suspension is stock but i have put 15" wheels from a new ranger in place of the stock 14". For the past couple thousand miles when i turn the wheel at slow speeds, such as in a parking lot or turning into a driveway there seems to be a rough...

I have a 1991 2wd. 2.3 liter with the manual transmission. What years/engines would i be able to buy another transmission from. Anyhelp would be great, thanks

I turned my radiator drain plug head with my hand and the head broke off, it's ok for now but how would i go about removing the threaded shank? Where would be the best place to pick up a new plug?

I just replaced my power steering pump and put in CarQuest brand power steering fluid, unable to check the specifications when buying it i later found out it met different requirements. Will this hurt the system, it still meets a ford standard but the code it different. Everything it woking...

i have a 97 rnager with the small manual mirrors. My question is what would it take to get the larger stock mirrors to fit? Would it be a direct replacement? If so what year of mirrors will fit, 93-06? I could get some for a 98 and later and was wondering if they would fit. Any help would...

I have a 2000 Ranger with the 5r55e. my problem is that the little orange indiator is not positioned right. In Park it indicates "R", in reverse the indicator is on "N", and so on. It goes through all the gear setting just the pointer is wrong. what will it take to fix this, any help is...

I have a 2003 Ford Explorer with the 4.0, 4wd, 93,000 miles, and the trannhy fluid has been chnged at 60,000 miles. when traveling around 45-50 and you floor it, the tranny downshifts to second and squeals until it upshifts to third. the first time i noticed it i was accelerating on a highway...

I have a 97 Ranger, 4.0L, auto, 4wd with 64,000 miles. I have heard that the 4.0 has problems with lubrication in the head and that valve guides go at 150,000 or so. Is this true and if it is my next question is if it would be smart to use a synthetic oil. I know you should use conventional...

I have a 1997 Ranger with the 4.0 and 5r55e tranny. I have heard a lot about this "Adaptive Shift Control" and was wondering when ford started using this technology in these transmisions, does mine have it? If anyone has any info or knows where i can find some that would be a great help, thanks

I have a 97 ranger extended cab and the drivers side exterior door handle is floppy. It works as it should it's just that there is no resistance until the handle is almost all the way up, then it opens the door like normal. Is this a worn part or something to adjust. it only has 62,000 miles...

Does anybody know if the 5 speed auto in the 2002 and later v8 explorers had the same 5r55e transmission as the 4.0 explorers?

I have a 1991 ranger, 2wd with a 2.3. It has 165,000 miles on it and ever since the clutch was replaced there is a grinding noise in 3rd-5th at certain speeds. 1st and 2nd are perfectly quiet. I used to go to 5th around 40-45mph but now it seems to rattle/grind at these speeds until i reach...

Hi everyone, I have two ford rangers and my dad has a 99 and mom drives a 03 explorer. I truly believe ford builds a better product than chevy. I will do the small little fixes but don't have the knowledge or experience to do major work. I live in Whatcom county, WA and love driving in...

I have a 1991 Ford ranger with a 2.3 liter manual. It has 164,000 mile on it and everything runs great yet. My problem is the temp gauge barely(?) makes it into the normal band in the cluster after driving 20 miles. The heat coming out of the vents is warm at best, never really getting hot...