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I own a 1990 Ranger XLT with a 2.9l V6 and the distributor is in a bad spot and is under the intake manifold and close to the firewall, and I don’t know if it’s possible to replace the distributor without dropping the engine.

Hello everyone, I have a 1992 Ford ranger with a 2.9 liter engine and I have been having some transmission trouble. When I let the vehicle get warm, the transmission starts leaking fluid from the front part of the transmission. There is no leaking from the pan, only from the front of the...

Question about the coilover conversion from torsion bars. I don't get that they say "All trucks, Superlifted or not, will require extended eyelets." But then say afterwards. "Do not use the extended eyelets if doing this conversion on a stock height Ranger. They will reduce your up travel and...

I have a 5.0 swapped ranger with a t5 and every time I floor it the engine cuts out and it sounds like a Jake brake. after it has cut out it is hard to restart with a jumpstart or just the key. any ideas? I just replaced the upstream 02 sensors and now I am at a loss.

I have just recently got my 2001 5.0 t5 ranger (originally a 2.3 durartec) on the road and driving. My buddy rewired all of the sensors to work with the gauges. everything works well except for the tachometer, the tach seems to be reading super inaccurate. when it reaches higher rpm it looks...

Hey, I'm looking to replace the passenger door of my XLT. Are the rest of the 2nd gen doors compatible? Are there any 1st gen doors that are? I'd hate to drive some hours to find out they aren't, I know a guy with a '95 door & another with an '89. Apologies if this question was asked elsewhere...

Hey i have A 2000 ford ranger 2wd and a looking to get a little extra height, i was Wondering about anyone else who has had any experience with lifting the front end. Are there any coil springs from other trucks you can use that aren’t too stiff, iv looked into lift spindles, how to they ride...

My 2005 4.0 V6 ranger is having a few issues that even my local mechanic didn't wanna get into. First things first is the thing hard starts after sitting for more then a few minutes, it cranks fine and hard but it won't start until about 5 seconds of cranking. The only way to remedy this is by...

Sorry if this is in the wrong place or has been covered. I searched the forum and didn't see my issue. That said. I got my 87 2.9l 5sp xlt a few months ago and have been chasing problems ever since. Currently it's dying and then doesn't want to start. I tried 2 TPS and with both the voltage...

I have a 97 2.3 ranger that has started having some problems recently, It started with staring rough and sputtering a little when cold out, then it got to where it would stall when you shifted into gear unless it was warm or you gave it some gas at the same time as shifting. here recently it...

I have a 97 2.3 ranger that has started having some problems recently, It started with staring rough and sputtering a little when cold out, then it got to where it would stall when you shifted into gear unless it was warm or you gave it some gas at the same time as shifting. here recently it...

I am re-installing a new transmission into my truck, and I noticed the bolts I had layed out for re-installation were moved and all jumbled up. Given that there are 4 long bolts, 2 medium, and 2 short bolts, what position would the bolts go back into the transmission? Thanks!

I recently bought my first vehicle, a 2001 4.0L v6 ford ranger, and I have my drivers exam coming up. In order to use my truck for the exam I cannot have warning lights on and I currently have the ABS light on. I took it to the mechanic for a look over after I bought it but I’m looking to do...

I have a 97 2.3 ranger with 179,240 miles, has been a great and strong running truck but recently started bumbling around while shifting and when you first start it in the morning it sounds really rough, can even kind of hear it rhh rhh rhh up and down in idle and after about a minute it goes...

1996 XLT 2.3L 5sp supercab. Hit a deer in the wee hours of the morning and lost pretty much the whole front left quarter. Was already planning on replacing most of what was damaged for the resto project, but now that I'm forced to do it earlier than planned, I want to go ahead and upgrade my...

Been having pinging, sputters, and loss of power accelerating once the engine gets to temp. Idle is around 800rpm, steady, and a little too quiet? Replaced fuel filter, fuel pump, oil, oil filter, and ran some seafoam and higer octane gas through the tank with no changes Things got better...

New here, not sure if this is where it belongs Just bought a 2011 4.0 4x4 with 133k miles. Drove real great initially but wanted to change the oil with 5W30 and transmission filter/fluid just to keep on top of it myself. Dropped the tranny pan the magnet looked like a caterpillar with metal...

So I bought a 88 STX 2.9 with the 5 speed, this is my first truck I've had no issues till now. Now I've got a crazy misfire and I can't seem to find it, I've done plugs wires but its still missing. When it misses there seems to be large gaps between firing and looses power. I fixed a few vacuum...

I recently bought the truck off a fella and got it running, its a dual tank and it wasnt running for god knows how long because of the tank switch valve. We got it running and I used to have back up lights but those stopped working out of nowhere, I replaced a burnt out fuse that was rated to...

Hey you good folks! Finally got my Ranger put back together and fluids in. Cranks but no spark and no start. It is an 88 block in an 89 body/bay. We switched over the crankshaft position sensor from the ‘89 and added it to the ‘88 block, we’re not using the 88’s distributor. The sensor’s...