DavDidIt
New Member
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2023
- Messages
- 3
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Transmission
- Manual
My 1989 Ford Ranger starter (2.9 4x4 manual) only works rarely and I suspect a mechanic tried to get it to work but maybe installed the wrong starter. I am having a really difficult time removing it. Sometimes I can get it to start when I pound on it (shameful, I know) but most of the time I have to push it off. Then my truck runs. It seems like it is not hitting the flywheel properly. I'm not sure which starter I am supposed to have since the one on it has a cone on it, but when I look it up under genuine Ford Ranger parts, it doesn't have the cone and I can't see how it will fit. When I do find a starter online that has the cone, it seems to fit a range of trucks and I'm not sure about that. Due to the age of my truck, I prefer to find a used starter. I might need the flywheel too, I don't know. Two mechanics have not been able to fix the issue and pushing it off is often very inconvenient as well as tiring!