(lengthy post, grab another cup of coffee)
this being my 5th Ranger, it is my first 2.9. previous Rangers were 83 2.8 C3, 84 2.0 4 speed, 85 2.3 5 speed, 94 4.0 A4LD, and now this 88 2.9 5 speed.
about the truck: bought it for $500 supposedly with a cracked block. after buying a motor from...