- Joined
- Aug 31, 2021
- Messages
- 1,891
- Reaction score
- 975
- Location
- Roanoke VA
- Vehicle Year
- 1997 and 1999
- Make / Model
- XLT 4x4 & B3000
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0L in XLT, 3.0L in B3000
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 31x10.5-15 K02's on the Ranger, 235/75R15 on Mazda
- My credo
- The perfect is the enemy of the good.
I got passenger lock to work, turns out holding your tongue to the left and doing a little jig mostly on left foot does it. Nice!
1. Illumination lamp on instr panel lower left, that lights the fuel gauge, looks like it's out - rest of dash is fine. Is this a separate bulb? Hard to do or no?
2. I have a hole to the left of radio area, guess that is cig lighter, missing, should be replaceable or just plug it. Thought I already had cig lighter to right but turns out it says Aux 12V, it's just for plugging in chargers or searchlight etc. Should be easy to get lighter ass'y, maybe hard to install.
3. Engine temp gauge seems to work, it comes up to the thick mark, sometimes moves to the bottom of the bracketed area. Is this normal, that it seems to run cool? I mean, that's good if it runs cool, just want to make sure it's normal and not a faulty sender. I did notice it move up into the brackets when I was setting still in traffic with a/c on.
4. Both rear 'doors' (for cab plus), the little grommets that hold the cable sheathing from pulling out, are dislodged from the jamb. I can try forcing them back in but I think they are toast. Even if I can release the cables from the handle, which I'm not sure, that still doesn't allow me to get new grommets over the cable. Can anyone point me to a video or instructions how to fix these? I can open the doors by pushing with my fingers on the grommets so it allows tension on the cables, but, that aint right. Have to get that done asap as major pita.
5. I have 235/75-15 on my alloys. Obviously they fit, but I'm wondering is that correct or is 225/xx-15 correct? Not a huge issue. Two front tires are ok for now but I noticed in rain with little tread the fronts don't grab real good under braking, so that would be early on my list as well. Rears, which are good, are 235/75-15 "Custom 428 A/S" whitewalls, ton of tread, and look good, so I'd probably go with the same for the front.
6. I bought cleaner disc for the CD. I hear it trying to read stuff, but even with the cleaner I still get "Disk... err" and tried it a bunch of times, no joy. Slot is so narrow I don't think I can get in there with a swab. Suggestions? Radio and the (I think) six speakers, work terrific, but I sure would like to not be tied to the radio stations.
Can't think of anything else at the moment... but I doubt this would be the only things wrong on a 190k miles truck, if so, it'd be a f'ing miracle.
Saw the vid on changing out the blower motor resistors, thanks, I'll check the connector is ok and get the part and swap out.
I really appreciate all the extensive help on the keys. I really feel better about that and now I have the 3 keys and I can put more in myself, 20/key instead of 60/key. Awesome.
1. Illumination lamp on instr panel lower left, that lights the fuel gauge, looks like it's out - rest of dash is fine. Is this a separate bulb? Hard to do or no?
2. I have a hole to the left of radio area, guess that is cig lighter, missing, should be replaceable or just plug it. Thought I already had cig lighter to right but turns out it says Aux 12V, it's just for plugging in chargers or searchlight etc. Should be easy to get lighter ass'y, maybe hard to install.
3. Engine temp gauge seems to work, it comes up to the thick mark, sometimes moves to the bottom of the bracketed area. Is this normal, that it seems to run cool? I mean, that's good if it runs cool, just want to make sure it's normal and not a faulty sender. I did notice it move up into the brackets when I was setting still in traffic with a/c on.
4. Both rear 'doors' (for cab plus), the little grommets that hold the cable sheathing from pulling out, are dislodged from the jamb. I can try forcing them back in but I think they are toast. Even if I can release the cables from the handle, which I'm not sure, that still doesn't allow me to get new grommets over the cable. Can anyone point me to a video or instructions how to fix these? I can open the doors by pushing with my fingers on the grommets so it allows tension on the cables, but, that aint right. Have to get that done asap as major pita.
5. I have 235/75-15 on my alloys. Obviously they fit, but I'm wondering is that correct or is 225/xx-15 correct? Not a huge issue. Two front tires are ok for now but I noticed in rain with little tread the fronts don't grab real good under braking, so that would be early on my list as well. Rears, which are good, are 235/75-15 "Custom 428 A/S" whitewalls, ton of tread, and look good, so I'd probably go with the same for the front.
6. I bought cleaner disc for the CD. I hear it trying to read stuff, but even with the cleaner I still get "Disk... err" and tried it a bunch of times, no joy. Slot is so narrow I don't think I can get in there with a swab. Suggestions? Radio and the (I think) six speakers, work terrific, but I sure would like to not be tied to the radio stations.
Can't think of anything else at the moment... but I doubt this would be the only things wrong on a 190k miles truck, if so, it'd be a f'ing miracle.
Saw the vid on changing out the blower motor resistors, thanks, I'll check the connector is ok and get the part and swap out.
I really appreciate all the extensive help on the keys. I really feel better about that and now I have the 3 keys and I can put more in myself, 20/key instead of 60/key. Awesome.