Kegworth
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- Location
- Tennessee
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger XLT
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey all!
So I've been having fuel issues w my truck (88 XLT 2.9) and its not passing emissions, and instead of just goin in and replacing 25 things at random i figured i'd have the Ford dealer here scope it out. So while it was in there, i figured i'd also have them do a full assessment on the health of the vehicle, because the 4WD basically wasn't working either.
SO. After 3 weeks they got back to me with a list of everything gone awry and i know they're not pulling my chain first of all, cause it all adds up. However, what i'd like to get some input on, is what ya'll think i should have them do, vs what i should just do myself. I'll say, i'm very handy, and have done extensive work on literally all types of cars. So, i'm no noob. But just in case dropping the driveshafts and replacing u-joints is for some reason a crazy task that requires specialty tools, figured best to know now before I dive in.
Here's the breakdown of repairs:
- BOTH rear driveshaft u-joints are completely shot
- ONE front driveshaft U-Joint is totally shot
- Upper & Lower Ball Joints are rotted out
- Wheel bearings in front worn badly
- Front brake lines dry rotting
- Front Pads need replaced
- Rear drums need adjusted (they've been locking up)
- Fuel Selector VALVE is bad (its a dual tank Ranger)
- One fuel filter is clogged, one was changed, but previous owner i guess didn't know there are 2.
Tech is saying total cost for all this will be $4903.
Obviously, I'd never ever pay that. So I asked them to just look into addressing fuel system first so I can pass emissions. I'm considering eliminating the rear tank cause frankly i just don't need that much gas, truck only gets used for short trips hauling trips. So i asked if they don't bother with the fuel selector valve, and just inspect health of tank 1 (front), and replace fuel filter and do fuel induction service: Quote was $1127. Which also seems crazy, but i'm guessing its because they're tryna drop the tank and the labor involved in that adds up.
Can anyone give me any advice / thoughts on all this? Including the suspension work. Which I'm pretty certain is fairly straight forward.
Thank you!!
So I've been having fuel issues w my truck (88 XLT 2.9) and its not passing emissions, and instead of just goin in and replacing 25 things at random i figured i'd have the Ford dealer here scope it out. So while it was in there, i figured i'd also have them do a full assessment on the health of the vehicle, because the 4WD basically wasn't working either.
SO. After 3 weeks they got back to me with a list of everything gone awry and i know they're not pulling my chain first of all, cause it all adds up. However, what i'd like to get some input on, is what ya'll think i should have them do, vs what i should just do myself. I'll say, i'm very handy, and have done extensive work on literally all types of cars. So, i'm no noob. But just in case dropping the driveshafts and replacing u-joints is for some reason a crazy task that requires specialty tools, figured best to know now before I dive in.
Here's the breakdown of repairs:
- BOTH rear driveshaft u-joints are completely shot
- ONE front driveshaft U-Joint is totally shot
- Upper & Lower Ball Joints are rotted out
- Wheel bearings in front worn badly
- Front brake lines dry rotting
- Front Pads need replaced
- Rear drums need adjusted (they've been locking up)
- Fuel Selector VALVE is bad (its a dual tank Ranger)
- One fuel filter is clogged, one was changed, but previous owner i guess didn't know there are 2.
Tech is saying total cost for all this will be $4903.
Obviously, I'd never ever pay that. So I asked them to just look into addressing fuel system first so I can pass emissions. I'm considering eliminating the rear tank cause frankly i just don't need that much gas, truck only gets used for short trips hauling trips. So i asked if they don't bother with the fuel selector valve, and just inspect health of tank 1 (front), and replace fuel filter and do fuel induction service: Quote was $1127. Which also seems crazy, but i'm guessing its because they're tryna drop the tank and the labor involved in that adds up.
Can anyone give me any advice / thoughts on all this? Including the suspension work. Which I'm pretty certain is fairly straight forward.
Thank you!!