e-ranger
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- 1990
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- Ford
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Hey, I've got a '90 Ranger XLT with a 4.0L and an auto trans. Everything works great on the truck except the engine. The 4.0L has plenty of power still but it just started smoking pretty bad. It has the famous tick in the valve train and I was planning on replacing the lifters, rockers and rods with reconditioned parts.
Now, at idle, when cold, the engine used to have a miss that would go away once the engine warmed up. Now, however, it is smoking pretty bad at hard throttle and is missing all the time.
Could this be a problem with the valve stem seals? Also, does anyone know where I could get reasonably priced lifters, rods, rockers, and valves? I'm going to take the top end apart tonight to investigate and just wanted to put together a game plan.
Thanks in advance.
Erik
Now, at idle, when cold, the engine used to have a miss that would go away once the engine warmed up. Now, however, it is smoking pretty bad at hard throttle and is missing all the time.
Could this be a problem with the valve stem seals? Also, does anyone know where I could get reasonably priced lifters, rods, rockers, and valves? I'm going to take the top end apart tonight to investigate and just wanted to put together a game plan.
Thanks in advance.
Erik