cooling system

My 1984 ranger with the 2.8 v6 has never had any issues with cooling until a month ago when the engine started overheating out of the blue. I figured a thermostat must be bad since the water pump wasn’t leaking or noisy or even loose feeling at the pulley. I never new until this point that...

Hi everyone, I thought I may post on here since I can't find any real in depth knowledge on this subject. My dad and I built an 83 ranger into a race truck. It's got a stock 302 from blueprint, a non AC CVF serpentine kit (with power steering). It has a street built C4 auto from TCI. My dad...

After swapping from belt to electric cooling fan, the fan stays on even while the engine is off. I originally had the ignition wire from the kit spliced into the 50A ignition fuse in the engine compartment fuse box. Any suggestions on where to splice the wire on a "Hot in run only" location...

Hey all. I'm fairly new to working on vehicles and recently finished up a replacement on my cooling system. Replaced the radiator, hoses, water pump, thermostat and housing. Now my temp gage will go up about 1/4 of the way then drop back down so I know that the thermostat is opening and closing...

I have a 2001 XLT and I'm working on my cooling system again. I needed to replace both pigatils for the coolant temperature sensors (on the thermostat housing) since the wire was frayed. However I can't seem to find these pigtails anywhere! Has anyone ever replaced these before? I'm really...

First post, looking for some help. I have a '90 ranger, manual, and the previous owner put radiator stop leak in the coolant, which I didn't know about until I started running higher temps (still in the normal) through the death valley in CA, and boiled a ton of coolant out the reservoir when I...

What the heck is ford's problem, really expensive molded cooling system hoses. Really well made hoses but the OEM hoses are a tangle, especially heater hoses that run over the top of the engine getting in the way of everything. Especially the upper radiator hose that runs right on top of the...

I bought my 84 Ranger with a 302 already swapped in. The rad in there is real toasty and on its last legs, plus its tiny, looks to be out of a pinto or something. Through searching I've decided I need a radiator out of a gen 1 explorer, 4.0 auto trans. Now on to the questions. Super cooling or...

Ok Everyone. I'm new to the site, but have been reading a lot of the threads and posts. I have learned a great deal from everyone here but I'm still having problems with my heat. Here's the deal... Heat blows cold on a '99 Ranger 2wd 3.0L 6 cylinder. What I've done: Checked blend door and...