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- Nov 2, 2007
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- 36
- Location
- Morrison, IL
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.2L/256CI V6
- Transmission
- Manual
I know I'm new but I'm having three specific and rather frustrating issues with my '96 4.0L Ranger.
I'm fairly certain theres a slight vacuum leak in it somewhere, but I haven't the tools nessecary to locate the leak, the coolant overflow keeps emptying itself (quite slowly, though), and the tachometer hasn't functioned properly in a long time either.
I'm posting a video(s) where I go over this and try explaining it a little.
The tachometer however, is the most baffling one. Occasionally it will read properly, but most of the time it will read +/- 1 or 2 thousand RPM from where the engine is actually running, if it reads at all. Not sure what would cause it to malfunction in such a way. Shes got over 203,000 miles on her, so shes definitely had a pretty full life already.
I'm at a loss for ideas at this point, haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W369fuZgXUI (part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fki4YrIqbzc (part2)
I'm fairly certain theres a slight vacuum leak in it somewhere, but I haven't the tools nessecary to locate the leak, the coolant overflow keeps emptying itself (quite slowly, though), and the tachometer hasn't functioned properly in a long time either.
I'm posting a video(s) where I go over this and try explaining it a little.
The tachometer however, is the most baffling one. Occasionally it will read properly, but most of the time it will read +/- 1 or 2 thousand RPM from where the engine is actually running, if it reads at all. Not sure what would cause it to malfunction in such a way. Shes got over 203,000 miles on her, so shes definitely had a pretty full life already.
I'm at a loss for ideas at this point, haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W369fuZgXUI (part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fki4YrIqbzc (part2)