What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[Ramcharger90]

Put it away for another toy too play

 

[Rick W]

Also when I started it at home to let gf hear it, the wipers started going full speed and windshield squirter continously runs. Any thoughts?

What was your GF wearing to get such a reaction?

 

[Rick W]

Hey, on a serious note, on my 88 Town Car (also Ford) the same thing happened after I worked under the dash. Two wiper motors later and a dozen busted knuckles, I figured out the ground wire to the wiper motor was cut out somewhere. I never found the break, I just jumped in a new ground, and then back to profilin’ on Saturday nights!

Hope it helps. (& Don’t interpret this as a reversal on wanting to know about GF )

 

[1990RangerinSK]

Towed it to and from the exhaust shop, it sounds so gooooood now,, stopped by parents on way home to show it to dad. Upon getting it home I noticed the radiator is leaking. Also when I started it at home to let gf hear it, the wipers started going full speed and windshield squirter continously runs. Any thoughts?

Call your local priest or exorcist. It sounds like it's possessed.

 

[sgtsandman]

I picked up a traditional Garmin GPS for the trucks. I have a RFI filter made of toroids and wire wrapped around them for the 2011 to eliminate the fuel pump noise in my CB and Quad Band radio. I'm going to have to drop the fuel tank in order to install it as close as possible to the pump. This fix is supposed to reduce the RFI by about 90%. http://97vette.com/sporttrac/rfi_fix/rfi_fix.html

Oh, and spring preventative maintenance is coming. Oil changes, brake inspections, evaluating what the road salt did to the underside of the trucks, and tire rotations.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Ripped the back bumper back off for upgrades. Also did some figuring how to mount the Garmin overlander GPS.

 

[sgtsandman]

Ripped the back bumper back off for upgrades. Also did some figuring how to mount the Garmin overlander GPS.

Unbolting tends to be less expensive, though the removal process does take longer than just ripping it off.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Ripped the back bumper back off for upgrades. Also did some figuring how to mount the Garmin overlander GPS.

I need to get after my rear bumper too... there is just to much twist in the bumper when I swing the tire carrier open. I looked at it before I took the carrier off a couple months ago... I believe a lot of the flex is coming from the factory bumper brackets. So that will be the starting point... new heavy duty bumper brackets.

What upgrades do have in mind for yours?

 

[Fire]

Trying to figure out how to make a nice looking slider with round tube, and not having a tube bender, grrrrrr

 

[ericbphoto]

You can make some real nice joints with a notcher.

 

[holyford86]

Rerouted and extended my main air line between my air compressor and tanks, stared at my leaking valvecover gasket and decided to not fix it today.

 

[Roert42]

Last night in found that my rear brake cylinders were leaking really bad and my brother cross threaded one of the spark plugs changing them out.

My brother also dropped the blue ranger in the gravel swapping the wheels around so the bed side has a wave in it now. Was up till 1am getting wheels back on it.

 

[JohnnyO]

Took the cap off and put the vinyl tonneau on for summer. I could tell I I haven't been to the gym in a year.

 

[ericbphoto]

Last night in found that my rear brake cylinders were leaking really bad and my brother cross threaded one of the spark plugs changing them out.

My brother also dropped the blue ranger in the gravel swapping the wheels around so the bed side has a wave in it now. Was up till 1am getting wheels back on it.

You need a new brother

 

[Roert42]

You need a new brother

He just signed up for the army, so come summer he will be their problem.

Don’t worry he scored too low on the asvab to be a mechanic.