BOJAC

[85_Ranger4x4]

Some more pictures I got over the weekend.

Fully functional Explorer overhead console.

Power explorer buckets with center console:

Looks a lot nicer than my 25yo Haynes...

It was raining, so there was no walk video around last weekend.

 

[Blmpkn]

Sorry to hear about your loss.

He'll live on in that beauty of a truck though.

 

[MT_PLS]

Again, sorry for your family's loss. Ron's memory will live on with Oliver and the time that you all have spent with BoJac.

 

[Shran]

Yes...sorry for your family's loss. I am sure he would be happy knowing that his memory will live on in that truck.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Truck is still trapped in the garage with their camper behind it, I did finally start it for the first time since he parked it in there. Checked fluids and everything looked ok, gave it a twist... and nothing.

Tinge of panic.

Apparently 1991 is near when they started getting sophisticated enough to care about pushing the brake before it would crank. Pushed the brake, it cranked for awhile and it did fire up and run great.

Not sure if the extended cranking time is a issue or if that is just what happens when a rig sits for 3 months. Never had a non gravitity fed engine sit that long before.

 

[Curious Hound]

Would be interesting if you could try starting it again after an hour or two and then the next day. But, a truck that old, it wouldn't surprise me for the fuel to run back to the tank over a 3 month period.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Would be interesting if you could try starting it again after an hour or two and then the next day. But, a truck that old, it wouldn't surprise me for the fuel to run back to the tank over a 3 month period.

Yeah, we didn't have an hour or I would have.

My brother in law kinda remembers hearing about a cold start issue but doesn't remember the details or hearing about any progress on it.. So it is probabky an issue.

 

[bobbywalter]

damn.


Will be missed.

 

[Terrys87]

Sorry to hear of your loss, but it is great you have some great memories of him and can continue with a bit of his legacy. Great looking truck. Explorer console and seats look great in it. I have seen these trucks fire up quick, and others take a little time. I think it has to do with the system being primed up that can make the difference. I have experimented with different brands of pumps and fuel pressure regulators. Still trying things and have not found a solution just yet.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

They finally got the camper sold so now we can move the truck out of the garage.

Doing a little math with Oliver last night it is only 11 years until he can drive the thing to a TRS event... which kinda sounds like a lot but it was only 6 years ago we started going to them.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Zoom a zoom... zoom

 

[sgtsandman]

They finally got the camper sold so now we can move the truck out of the garage.

Doing a little math with Oliver last night it is only 11 years until he can drive the thing to a TRS event... which kinda sounds like a lot but it was only 6 years ago we started going to them.

Camper? What did I miss? Which camper? The slide in?

Nevermind. I went back up and refreshed my memory.

 

[Shran]

Try cycling the key a few times to prime the fuel system if it won't start right up. Some of mine bleed off fuel pressure. I am sure it has nothing to do with the brake pedal, that is purely coincidence.

My dad's '92 won't start at all unless you hold the gas pedal down a bit while cranking. I have never seen that happen before, probably related to TPS or IAC issues but it's fine once it starts so neither of us care enough to fix it. Old truck, weird quirks.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I am sure it has nothing to do with the brake pedal, that is purely coincidence.

It flat out wouldn't crank unless the brake pedal was pushed.

 

[Curious Hound]

They finally got the camper sold so now we can move the truck out of the garage.

Doing a little math with Oliver last night it is only 11 years until he can drive the thing to a TRS event... which kinda sounds like a lot but it was only 6 years ago we started going to them.

Those will be short years