dhkonrad's 93 ford ranger

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Diagnose it already. Your worried enough about driving that thing. Lol

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[dhkonrad]

lol I will. Just need to find a place to wash the engine down.

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Soak it down with some foaming engine degreaser, then find a carwash with hot water.

Then run away real fast, cause the EPA is not your friend.

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[dhkonrad]

Soak it down with some foaming engine degreaser, then find a carwash with hot water.

Then run away real fast, cause the EPA is not your friend.

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Haha that made my night.

 

[dhkonrad]

I took it for a quick spin just for kicks then popped the hood.

I guess there was too much mud in the engine bay absorbing all the water, so it never dripped to the ground. Hopefully it is just a bad radiator cap or something.

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

...that shouldn't over flow like that. Even if the cap was bad. There must be air in your cooling system.
Causes...
Head gasket blown
Cracked head
Cracked block
Water pump shaft seal
Previous work not bled correctly
Reservoir over filled when cold
Too much water in coolant/ water boiling

I would make that a big priority to figure out.


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[dhkonrad]

...that shouldn't over flow like that. Even if the cap was bad. There must be air in your cooling system.
Causes...
Head gasket blown
Cracked head
Cracked block
Water pump shaft seal
Previous work not bled correctly
Reservoir over filled when cold
Too much water in coolant/ water boiling

I would make that a big priority to figure out.


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Coolant should be almost 50%. Or at least it was before I added a bit more water. When I added water its possible I added a touch too much, but not crazy. Ill keep an eye on it, replace the cap, and maybe bleed it? Whats the best way to bleed it? When I drained it last, I believe I refilled it, let it warm up with the cap off, then kept adding water once the t-stat opened.
It would be the pits if it was a head gasket or something cracked since I have almost zero way to fix that on my own...

Edit: If it was a blown head gasket, wouldn't it cause my truck to overheat and fill my radiator with air? Every time I have checked my radiator it was full of water.

 

[Grunizzle]

Easy way to bleed out the air is park it on an incline to put your radiator cap at the highest point. Also if you are really concerned about a blown head gasket or air coming into the system you can do the rubber glove check

 

[dhkonrad]

Easy way to bleed out the air is park it on an incline to put your radiator cap at the highest point. Also if you are really concerned about a blown head gasket or air coming into the system you can do the rubber glove check

Ok, thanks for the tips. Ill probably do one of those or both in the next couple days...

 

[Dugan]

are you locked up front? If so you shoulda made that hill no prob.

 

[dhkonrad]

are you locked up front? If so you shoulda made that hill no prob.

No its open. I prob could have made it if I hit it harder, but it was my first day of a front driveshaft so I was trying to not break anything in the middle of nowhere

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[RangerNielsen]

kk will do.

i got spindles today finally. Thanks for the offer though. Sick truck btw, im hella jealous...

 

[dhkonrad]

i got spindles today finally. Thanks for the offer though. Sick truck btw, im hella jealous...

Sweet. I just lined up a pair from a friend to get to you, but nm haha.

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

 

[doker]

How did you make your fender flares ? I'm in need of some and I like yours lol . Great looking truck !

 

[dhkonrad]

How did you make your fender flares ? I'm in need of some and I like yours lol . Great looking truck !

Thanks!

They are actually just garden edging from Home depot. All four cost me about $7.50. I bought a 20' roll, and then just stuffed them up on there and used phillips head sheet metal screws with large heads on them to screw them onto the fender. I got the type of lawn edging that has a lip on the bottom, so I folded that around the lip in the fender, which holds the fender flares in there better. Idk if that makes sense. I can draw a picture or take a picture if you want.