Poor boy
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- Dec 25, 2019
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- Location
- 27051
- Vehicle Year
- 95
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger 3.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey guys.. recently was given a 95 ranger with the 3.0 v6. Automatic trans. Nice looking body. Heater core valve desenegrated while on hwy lost coolant and overheated. Quick trip to parts store for new valve and coolant and I was back on the hwy. This time headed back home. Well you guessed it, overheated again and died this time with a burst oil smell. I towed it home where it sat a week or two. I have no idea maintanance history and the only thing I had done to this truck was plugs and wires and oil change. Planning to do more later I was omw to a interview and a possible job.
Anyways... decided to do a radiator flush... truck won't start cause the boots on the plug wires are burt. Reservoir is filthy rustyish, and idk what the radiator was doing with the gallons of water I put in it but didn't seem to be draining much...
If I'm reading correctly I'm going down that happy trail of the common problem with the 3.0... but I'll let you guys tell me. Got numerous questions so just gonna listen to what you all suggest or think first. I do have one specific question
I happen to have a 2000 explorer but it's the 4.0 sohc and its 4 wheel drive engine and trans seem to be strong but the body is pure crap. Frame is about rusted out as if it sat in the pond several years suspension shot all to hell is this swap possible? I'm talking swapping engine and trans. So bell hosing matches. Could a mechanic worth his salt ( not me) do this sucessfully. Fairly smooth?
Anyways... decided to do a radiator flush... truck won't start cause the boots on the plug wires are burt. Reservoir is filthy rustyish, and idk what the radiator was doing with the gallons of water I put in it but didn't seem to be draining much...
If I'm reading correctly I'm going down that happy trail of the common problem with the 3.0... but I'll let you guys tell me. Got numerous questions so just gonna listen to what you all suggest or think first. I do have one specific question
I happen to have a 2000 explorer but it's the 4.0 sohc and its 4 wheel drive engine and trans seem to be strong but the body is pure crap. Frame is about rusted out as if it sat in the pond several years suspension shot all to hell is this swap possible? I'm talking swapping engine and trans. So bell hosing matches. Could a mechanic worth his salt ( not me) do this sucessfully. Fairly smooth?