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

[ben_2_go]

Ordered a Hayden fan clutch for my '01 Strangler with the hot rod 2.5L parts consumer.

 

[WutUp Clegg]

I'll install it on Saturday, but I just purchased a 250 amp alternator for the Ranger.

 

[Ramcharger90]

Got a new sticker it adds atleast 15 horse per hour.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

And now I have the parts I should have bought last year to finish fixing the fuel system in the green Ranger. Should have a couple extra bits, but I’m not exactly sure what will work best until I tear it in. Which I guess today I’ll be trying to deal with that. Whatever I don’t use on the Ranger will go to the pile for the Choptop to fix my cobbled mess there.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Getting closer to getting the fuel lines fixed

 

[Ken Parker]

Learning how to navigate the Ranger Station web site. Is this how to ask a question. I have replaced the gas tank this week. Old one has a three inch split in it. New tank in. Same fuel pump and sending unit and electrical hookup is the same. Gas gauge now reads FULL and only about 4 gallons in tank. What am I missing?

Even with the key off it still reads FULL.

 

[rubydist]

@Ken Parker - it is best to start a new thread for a specific question like that.

It seems that you have a bad electrical connection to the fuel sender. It could be at the external connection or it could be on the pump assembly itself. Start by unplugging and re-plugging the connector on top of the tank.

 

[CamTheHedgehog]

I'll install it on Saturday, but I just purchased a 250 amp alternator for the Ranger.

Where do people get the higher amp alternators? Can’t seem to find any if I ever need one…

 

[sgtsandman]

Where do people get the higher amp alternators? Can’t seem to find any if I ever need one…

I haven't found one for the SOHC engine. All the ones I've seen are for the older engines. It has been a few years since I last looked. So that could have changed.

 

[sgtsandman]

Packed the 2011 for Truck Nationals and did a quick rig job for window curtains and a screen for the front slider in the cap. Quick rig job, as in I don't expect it to last more than a trip or two but theoretically good enough for now. I'll need to come up with something better in the near future.

 

[Rick W]

Learning how to navigate the Ranger Station web site. Is this how to ask a question. I have replaced the gas tank this week. Old one has a three inch split in it. New tank in. Same fuel pump and sending unit and electrical hookup is the same. Gas gauge now reads FULL and only about 4 gallons in tank. What am I missing?

Even with the key off it still reads FULL.

sounds like you’re missing about 13 gallons

 

[Uncle Gump]

60/40 driver seat to bucket mod.

A little of this...

A slathering and a couple hunks of that...

Laced my tactical seat cover on and plunked my modded out Smittybilt console in and bolted the seat back in place.

Job was way simpler the I had anticipated (about 4 hours). I sat the console up one inch and I gotta say... it's pretty comfy. Much better then the spoils of the factory ever were.

Gonna drive it a bit a ensure it's where I want it... then bolt it down. Still have to run power and a GMRS antenna cable. Glad to have the lions share out of the way.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

New -6AN PTFE braided line and fittings on. Don’t mind the sloppy paint marker, had I been thinking ahead I should have got different colored fittings to keep pressure and return lines right. I don’t really like the line with the extra braided like nylon. Looks nice and keeps the stainless braid from rubbing against stuff, but it’s a pain to work with. Nearly impossible to get fittings worked over because it makes the line a little overly thick, then you have to trim it back so it’s just the stainless braid over the brass sleeve thing (can’t think of the exact term) or you’ll never get the fitting tightened on right. Be easier to just go to a slip-on protector if needed and the regular stainless braid stuff when the rest of the coil of this stuff is gone.

I’m gonna make a protector over the fittings so the bed doesn’t accidentally get dropped on it. The pressure line coming straight out of the top of the tank is a problem. The factory uses a tight 90* fitting there, but the AN world doesn’t have anything exactly like that. I did buy a fitting that was an AN 90*, but it uses a fuel line release tool to get it off and there’s no room for that. not entirely sure the fitting will even fit. The Russell branded adapters I’ve been using actually wouldn’t fit, the threaded piece on those is a little too tall. Ended up using a Nitrous Express fitting. Speedflow 90* after that because it was about the tightest I could get. Then a Summit Racing branded 45* to the PTFE. Just used straight fittings and Russell fuel adapters at the filter. Pressure tested last night and seems to be good. Have to address a few other things before the bed goes back down though.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

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New -6AN PTFE braided line and fittings on. Don’t mind the sloppy paint marker, had I been thinking ahead I should have got different colored fittings to keep pressure and return lines right. I don’t really like the line with the extra braided like nylon. Looks nice and keeps the stainless braid from rubbing against stuff, but it’s a pain to work with. Nearly impossible to get fittings worked over because it makes the line a little overly thick, then you have to trim it back so it’s just the stainless braid over the brass sleeve thing (can’t think of the exact term) or you’ll never get the fitting tightened on right. Be easier to just go to a slip-on protector if needed and the regular stainless braid stuff when the rest of the coil of this stuff is gone.

I’m gonna make a protector over the fittings so the bed doesn’t accidentally get dropped on it. The pressure line coming straight out of the top of the tank is a problem. The factory uses a tight 90* fitting there, but the AN world doesn’t have anything exactly like that. I did buy a fitting that was an AN 90*, but it uses a fuel line release tool to get it off and there’s no room for that. not entirely sure the fitting will even fit. The Russell branded adapters I’ve been using actually wouldn’t fit, the threaded piece on those is a little too tall. Ended up using a Nitrous Express fitting. Speedflow 90* after that because it was about the tightest I could get. Then a Summit Racing branded 45* to the PTFE. Just used straight fittings and Russell fuel adapters at the filter. Pressure tested last night and seems to be good. Have to address a few other things before the bed goes back down though.

You should look at JIC fittings. Same angles and connections but without the bling, and about 1/10 the cost. I find a decent selection at Princess Auto, so maybe Harbor Freight? Or any hydraulic shop.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

You should look at JIC fittings. Same angles and connections but without the bling, and about 1/10 the cost. I find a decent selection at Princess Auto, so maybe Harbor Freight? Or any hydraulic shop.

So far I haven’t found a good local source for JIC fittings. The one local hydraulic shop wants almost the same price as buying the Summit and Russell branded stuff from Summit. No Princess Auto here, must be a Canadian thing, ehh? Harbor Freight around here doesn’t carry anything like that and I wouldn’t trust the quality if they did. If I had a garage up, I’d be thinking of just getting a crimper and the stuff to make my own crimped lines and hydraulic lines.