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- Oct 12, 2012
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- 58
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- City
- Derry, NH
- Vehicle Year
- 2001
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey All,
Just joined the site. A couple weekends ago I got a free '93 Ranger (extended cab, v6 4.0, 4wd) from my girlfriend's brother. He was going to donate the thing (the smell was pretty bad inside, and it had brake problems), but it ran and I asked if he'd rather donate it to me. He said sure! Drove it the 2+ hours from CT to NH with no real problems (one of the calipers was stuck-ish but it still worked). Got it home, and literally the next day I hopped in and the brake pedal went to the floor (busted brake line), and then it wouldn't start! Haha, you get what you pay for.
Regardless, it's a fun project car and I've already got the front brake system completely redone (calipers, rotors, lines), then have to figure out why it won't start. The guy who gave it to me said he suspected the fuel pump was bad, because a few times it didn't start for him, but then he'd crank and crank and eventually it would run. Doesn't sound like a fuel pump to me, as the engine ran fine the entire ride up and it idled smoothly. I replaced the fuel pump relay just for s**ts and giggles, but it'll be fun figuring out exactly what the problem is.
Already used the site for a few good tips, figured I'd join in the fun and introduce myself. And if anyone in the southern NH area has some seats that will fit a '93 ranger, I'm in the market (had to take out basically teh entire interior, it stank to high heaven).
Just joined the site. A couple weekends ago I got a free '93 Ranger (extended cab, v6 4.0, 4wd) from my girlfriend's brother. He was going to donate the thing (the smell was pretty bad inside, and it had brake problems), but it ran and I asked if he'd rather donate it to me. He said sure! Drove it the 2+ hours from CT to NH with no real problems (one of the calipers was stuck-ish but it still worked). Got it home, and literally the next day I hopped in and the brake pedal went to the floor (busted brake line), and then it wouldn't start! Haha, you get what you pay for.
Regardless, it's a fun project car and I've already got the front brake system completely redone (calipers, rotors, lines), then have to figure out why it won't start. The guy who gave it to me said he suspected the fuel pump was bad, because a few times it didn't start for him, but then he'd crank and crank and eventually it would run. Doesn't sound like a fuel pump to me, as the engine ran fine the entire ride up and it idled smoothly. I replaced the fuel pump relay just for s**ts and giggles, but it'll be fun figuring out exactly what the problem is.
Already used the site for a few good tips, figured I'd join in the fun and introduce myself. And if anyone in the southern NH area has some seats that will fit a '93 ranger, I'm in the market (had to take out basically teh entire interior, it stank to high heaven).
