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


Dirtman

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It's up there.
Total Drop
It's down there.
Tire Size
Round.
My credo
I poop in the furnace.
Rags can be bad inside of stuff too...

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racsan

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ford/escape
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2.5 (4 Cylinder)
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2.5/151 I-4
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Automatic
2WD / 4WD
2WD
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235/70/16
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the grey-t escape
does rockauto carry that tube? I know theres some items you just cant get through them. (like 2wd front spindles for example)
 

sheep herder

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Ford Ranger
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4.0 V6
Transmission
Automatic
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2WD
My credo
If it ain't broke, break it.
Drove mine to the store. With the window down. Spring has sprung, at least temporarily.
 

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2020
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Ranger
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2.3 EcoBoost
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Automatic
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4WD
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1.5"
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265/70-17
My credo
"220, 221, whatever it takes."
New thermostat housing. Common affliction on the 4.0 SOHC. Second time I've changed it.
 
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lil_Blue_Ford

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I looked at mine... was going to take the red one to do some junkyard shopping but this rain killed that plan, little late to be going now
 

Rick W

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Atlanta
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1997 1987
Make / Model
Ranger XLT x2
Engine Type
4.0 V6
Engine Size
4.0 & 2.9
Transmission
Manual
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
97 stock, 3” on 87
Total Drop
N/A
Tire Size
235/75-15
My credo
Never put off ‘til tomorrow what you can put off indefinitely
Rags can be bad inside of stuff too...
Not if you use them as specified in the New World Rag Applications Manual, 23rd Edition, Chapter 3 “Rags in Automotive Machinery,” Subsection 3a1.f “Rags as Temporary Fuel Caps.”
 

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1993
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Ford Ranger
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3.0 V6
Engine Size
3.0L
Transmission
Manual
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
6"
Tire Size
35"
My credo
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are different.
Not if you use them as specified in the New World Rag Applications Manual, 23rd Edition, Chapter 3 “Rags in Automotive Machinery,” Subsection 3a1.f “Rags as Temporary Fuel Caps.”
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Total Lift
6"
Tire Size
35"
My credo
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are different.
Filled the gas tank, checked fluids, pumped some grease in all the zircs and parked it on the trailer for a possible trip to Timber Falls in Georgia later this week (wed. Or thurs.).
 

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2"
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31"

Fire

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Arizona
Vehicle Year
2002
Make / Model
Ford Sport Trac
Engine Type
4.0 V6
Transmission
Manual
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
maybe 4"
Tire Size
35x12.5x17
My credo
But did you die
Took my ST out and tested the transfer case, that I posted about yesterday, on some steep nasty stuff. Worked great. No popping out of 4H or 4L. I'll give the TC a bit more time to renew my confidence, then try to do a thread on it.

-Oh, and I ran it through the sandy washes, which was where I had found the problem. Working. so. far....
 
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racsan

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Automatic
2WD / 4WD
2WD
Tire Size
235/70/16
My credo
the grey-t escape
replaced the starter, solenoid and cable to the starter today, spins over and starts really good now, better than when its 90 out with a warm engine (was 57 today) but now its not charging, tach still works (I have a auto meter tach meant for a diesel that uses a sensor fastened to the outside of the alternator) so I dont think its the alternator, will have to wait for another day, out of daylight and patience.
 

Fire

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Ford Sport Trac
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4.0 V6
Transmission
Manual
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
maybe 4"
Tire Size
35x12.5x17
My credo
But did you die
Drove mine to the store. With the window down. Spring has sprung, at least temporarily.
C'mon you're skimping on the details. Nothing exciting, no strange noises, or accidents, or that you picked up fired chicken for dinner? Nuthin? lol
 

Fire

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4WD
Total Lift
maybe 4"
Tire Size
35x12.5x17
My credo
But did you die
replaced the starter, solenoid and cable to the starter today, spins over and starts really good now, better than when its 90 out with a warm engine (was 57 today) but now its not charging, tach still works (I have a auto meter tach meant for a diesel that uses a sensor fastened to the outside of the alternator) so I dont think its the alternator, will have to wait for another day, out of daylight and patience.
Hopefully just a bad wire, man.
 

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My credo
If it ain't broke, break it.
C'mon you're skimping on the details. Nothing exciting, no strange noises, or accidents, or that you picked up fired chicken for dinner? Nuthin? lol
I picked up a hooker on the way home. Is that exciting enough?
 

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4.0 SOHC S/C
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Automatic
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
0
Total Drop
0
Tire Size
Just the right size to touch the ground.
New thermostat housing. Common affliction on the 4.0 SOHC. Second time I've changed it.
Did you get the aluminum one this time or are you planning on a third go at it?
 

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