thermostat

Alright fellas, what’s the trick here to get the thermostat housing bolts off? Of the two, the right one was easy, for the left bolt there is ZERO room for a socket. There’s a piece of metal of the alt bracket that sticks up maybe 1/16 of an inch too much. Tried every thin wall possible, can’t...

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...

I have a 90 Bii that never goes above the "o" on normal. The ECT and temp switch to gauge have been replaced, the latter i assume is what fixed the old issue of having no gauge reading at all. There is a 180 thermostat installed which I know would make it run cooler but idk about that much...

i saw in the description/upgrade list of the 2.9l v6 forum it said install 180° thermostat, is this a good thing to do or should i stick with a 192° thermo?

I asked this same question over on "The Ranger Forum" but it's not getting any response. That forum seems to be slowing down quite a bit over the past year or so. Seems like it's only the same 1 or 2 people ever chiming in with help. So here's my question: 2003 Mazda B2300/Ranger clone -...

Hello All, I’m doing an intake manifold gasket replacement on this 4.0l OHV 93 ranger. I’ve ordered a mahle intake gasket set. Anyway, the stat thermostat I’ve ordered doesn’t have a built in jiggle valve like the installed stat valve. Should I drill a small hole in my new one, or attempt to...

I have a 1995 Ford Ranger, 2.3L from Florida. The truck runs great, but I moved to Ohio last fall where it's a big colder. Before the truck came here the heating had never been used. So last year the heat didn't work and I did a bunch of diagnostics on it to get it working. Last year I...

Not sure if the old signature I made a couple years ago will show, so I'll start with the specs. 2000 Ranger 2.5L I4 Lima Engine I replaced the thermostat and thermostat housing (that includes temp sensors) about a year ago with OEM Motorcraft parts. I noticed the winter after that, that the...

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Hey guys I have a 96 b2300 2wd that needs to pass emissions by January. The test center said they cannot get a reading from the truck. I have never reset codes/unplugged battery. The mechanic suggested a new thermostat is very common for this type of truck and issue. I have been looking at...

Hi guys I've spent hours scanning through the entirety of the internet to find someone with a similar problem, but no one seems to have this issue with these specific symptoms. So for the duration I've owned my 99 3.0 ranger (4 months) my coolant gauge has always displayed that the engine was...

My 1998 Ranger, 4.0 L, 4-Door, 4x4 recently overheated - the Check Engine light came on, but the temperature warning did not. I was on the freeway, turned on the heater and slowed down. The temperature instantly went down (not quite to normal temp), but a few miles later the temperature went...

So I just recently noticed something strange with my '97 Ford Ranger. While driving home from work on the highway the other day, my temp gauge needle rose all the way to the red and the warning Check Gauge light came on. The instant the light came on the gauge went back down to the normal...

Hi everyone I recently [last week] did an oil/filter change as well as a coolant flush, and while i was doing the coolant flush i installed a new thermostat, we took out the old one because it was giving us a HIGH TEMP READING and so we assumed it was sticking and not opening anymore, so we took...

I'm no stranger to a stuck thermostat. I've changed one in the past soon after purchasing my truck because the engine would not heat up. As this current winter settled in I noticed the same problem. Naturally I thought the thermostat was stuck so I checked and sure enough it was. The problem is...

I have a 1984 bronco II 2.8l v6 that I recently changed both head gaskets on after loosing a heater core hose (The one that is under the crank). With the thermostat removed the truck cools just fine and can sit there idling all day and barely reach 190 and while driving the temp gauge will sit...

87' Ranger- v6 Temp goes up but I don't get any heat. Thermostat?

1999 Ford Ranger 3.0 Flex 4x4 Super Cab I recently replaced my thermostat and radiator cap because i was having an issue losing heat in the cab. The temperature gauge on my truck would warm up and then go to cold and then warm up to "normal" again. I flushed the coolant,radiator and heat. the...

After several days of frustrating problem solving in dealing with the 'fluctuating temperature gauge on my 1992 Ranger 4x4 with the 4.0, finally figured it out. Im not sure how often this issue occurs and only found a couple posts in dealing with this matter so here is what I went through...

2000 4cyl 2.5 ranger temp gauge always at or below cold barely any heat coming out of vents engine warning light is on... Autozone says the code is low temp reading so, I'm thinking the thermostat is just stuck open. But... I only see 1 bolt on right hand side as I'm looking at the housing...