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I know I have a few threads posted on here but what can I say, I love working on these things! I can’t remember if I ever posted this truck and if I did, I can’t seem to find the post.... What I stumbled on is a SUPER CLEAN and well taken care of 1994 ranger ex cab with a perfect rust free...

Hi, I'm new here, I have a 1994 Mazda B4000 in which I'm rebuilding a 1997 Ranger engine for. It's a 4.0 SOHC with OHV. My question is do I need to worry about where TDC is of I'm replacing both heads with brand new ones? I should just be able to turn the crank shaft until I see the pistons at...

problem Just purchased a 2005 ford ranger colt fx4 120k miles. We test drove it twice for 30 minutes each, downhill, steering, brakes, slip rear, etc. the truck was perfect so I bough it. I drove it home in the freeway and it just died on me. Don’t know much about trucks need advice. Timing...

Hello, and thanks for taking the time to read this and showing your interest. I have a 1993 4.0 ranger that has been having some issues with a high idle and recently within the past couple weeks it will stall intermittently. Whenever I first start it, idle runs high around 2k +. After it runs...

Hey there everyone. Wanted to know if anyone would be able to tell me if they have done this swap. I have the motor installed but now I'm at the point where I need to wire everything together, of course when I took the harness and motor from my donor, I had to rush and didn't label any of the...

Recently joined due to gettiing my first truck a 93 white ranger xlt extcab shortbed 4.0l 5spd 4x2. Drove a 2010 Mazdaspeed 3 previously so a very different platform. Got her for $700 from a dude that used it as a drift truck. Welded diff, unkown lift, positive camber in front, unknown mileage...

1991 Ford Ranger 4x4; Regular Cab, Long Bed; 4.0L V6 OHV, 14X,XXX miles $3800 *price negotiable* Located in Southeast MI This truck is a great Off-road/Mud/Winter truck. I’ve put well over $6k into it as well as a lot of blood, sweat and tears, so I hate to see it go. bought a new truck and...

1998 Mazda B4000, 4.0 5 speed Auto trans. 160,000 miles, Pulling out into traffic, medium excelleration: trans shifts 1, 2, 3, Neutral!VROOM! Coasting along I Turn into drive of Gas Station, engine revs with pedal, no change in trans no matter what position i move shift lever, coasting into...

Hi i have a 1997 ford ranger 4.0l 5 speed (i do believe its the M50D-R1) 4x4. I was recently stuck in the snow so i turned on 4x4 and after i turned the lockouts on, i put the truck in reverse and the whole truck shook and acted like it tore something up. Now whenever i drive it makes a...

I have a 1993 4.0 OHV, and it's been giving me trouble lately. It's intermittent, so it can be hard to catch, but I finally caught it on a day when it was giving me a rough idle and trouble starting. I tried to pull codes by jumping the OBD connector in the engine bay, but the blinks don't make...

I am new to the forum and new to working on vehicles. I bought a 91 ranger stx 4.0l with the idea that it would be a good truck to learn on. When I got it home I noticed it was leaking oil. Everyone is telling me it's probably valve er gaskets, oil pan gasket, and/or rear main seal. From what I...

just looking for some input from someone with experience, i have an 00 for ranger 4.0 auto 4wd that runs great but is completely rusted out, i have found an 02 3.0 2wd with no rust for cheap, was wonder which would be easier swaping the 4.0, trans and 4wd into the 2002 or just swapping the cab...

I’m in the process of rebuilding my 96 4.0. My harness has quite a few damages in it. I’ve been looking online and even talked to the parts department at ford, and I can’t to seem anyone who still makes new harnesses. Anyone got any ideas? I’d like to get a new one but someone suggested I find...

Hi gents, hopefully I have the right section for this. Replace my alternator a few days ago after the battery light came on. Replaced the alternator the battery light turned off. 2 days later (last night) I noticed my dash lights getting really dim. withing 5 minutes of that, the truck lost all...

As the title states I have some questions about the 4.0 swap. I have a 1985 BII with a 2.8L carbed, w/ 5spd manual, that is terrible for where I want to take it (Sierra Nevadas). I can buy a donor Explorer that is 4WD with a 5spd transmission. Most of the threads I've read are about 2.9s to...

Yesterday my abs light came on and started flashing. It flashing a total of 16 times and from what I have tried to gather up thats code 16. Not sure what the code means. Any help on that would be appreciated. Later that day along with the abs light I found out that my dash light was not...

I posted a while ago about issues I was having with my '88 Ranger, in which the previous owner swapped a 4.0 from a 92' Explorer into. Apparently all the issues stemmed from him using the original 2.9 harness for the computer and some of the sensors, and splicing everything into the 4.0. I don't...

So I went wheeling today and went through a pretty big mud hole, my 4.0 swapped 87 bronco 2 started to idle rough, then started idling really high, if I gave gas it would bog down, I turned it off and it wouldn't start. I lashed it downhill and it bump started but barely ran, it now will not...

I have a 2002 4.0 4x4XLT with 350,000 kms on the engine. The truck runs well but sometimes (maybe 1 in 20) it's hard to start. It turns over slowly and sounds like the battery is nearly dead. It has always started but I'm afraid it's going to leave me stranded some day. A few months ago, I had...

So this is kind of a long story but basically I bought a 1987 Ranger a little over a month ago that the previous owner did a 1991 4.0 swap on. I had been without a reliable vehicle for over a year due to my terrible luck with vehicles breaking down and was stoked because I finally thought I got...