Going full circle

[RobbieD]

Well Robbie, that sure gives me plenty to think about.
I guess I'd better start studying into the mechanical portion of it so I can tear it down and put it back if I have to use it
I've never had the column in any kind of disassembly but I've had the dash partly dismantled

I got off on a tangent because I was intrigued about trying to repin a cylinder.

The easiest thing for you to do is to get a new replacement ignition switch cylinder, install it and then get the two new keys with it cut to work your door locks.

The cylinder will pop right out by pushing on a pin behind the column shroud trim panels.

 

[Josh B]

If I find I can use that set from the Explorer I would certainly prefer it to secondary parts

 

[RobbieD]

Agreed. After all these years I've come to believe that the best parts are "born with" parts.

I wish I knew if the '96 Explorer parts would be compatible.

Good luck!

 

[Josh B]

Soooo, I saved and saved and finally managed to buy one of Harbor Freights 1/4 in Inch/Pound ratchets to use when adjusting my front steering.
It sat comfortably on its shelf until I saw a forecast with rain in it for the next week, and got thinking it might go on till next Spring, so I got lined out yesterday to give it some new grease and seals and a good checkup.

It did not come close to working the way I hoped it might, not even a little bit. It had sat unopened since I bought it and I had forgotten most of what it had.

The scale starts out at 20 inch/pounds and goes to 200. I had mistakenly hoped it would pick up a few of the notches below the 20, I needed 16, so I set it at 20 and then backed it off 4 and used that setting.

Everything went seemingly ok until I got to the final adjustment part, in spite of neighbors who were tearing up the dirt road out front half of the day.
It might have been ok but still the rain hit as I was getting to the final adjustments part.
It is supposed to get torqued to 35 ft-lb, backed off 1/4 turn, then re-torqued to 16 inch/pound

I followed my initial plan but still wound up with one that's too loose, and one that's too tight, and a toolbox full of wet tools, not soaked but still wet enough to rust them all :/ Hopefully there will be a chance today to get the tool box sorted out

Today I'll just tighten the loose one and loosen the tight one, not sure what else to do

 

[Josh B]

So, it is time once again to crank on this thread a bit
Did quite a few miles today but on the last leg of the trip home the engine began to lightly clatter. I drove on the the turn from a main highway onto a smaller paved country route towards home, but the clatter was growing louder, I crossed a RR track and gave it some gas and knew it wouldn't get far so turned into a driveway I sort of knew. and about 3 car lengths towards the house I pulled off the drive and parked it. Noticed smoke and looked under the hood but it seemed to be dissipating.
The oil dipstick was dry.

I got one of the guys there to bring me on home and the one who lived beside him was headed out but said he could haul me on home tomorrow,

I'm wondering about something that could be a problem tho and I don't recall ever addressing it.
That Explorer 4.0 had an automatic transmission and the Ranger has an M50D.
Are those bell housings going to match?

 

[Josh B]

Those motor mounts are gonna be a hassle!
I got the two outside passenger bolts broke loose but on the right motor mount one broke a little and the one underneath the whole mess flew apart, now I've got 3 band-aids on my left hand that was pulling it.
It is just in a really tight spot in there and going to be hard to get to

 

[Josh B]

So I blew the rear main seal. all my oil blew out on the highway, after less than a mile turning off the divided hiway onto a 2 lane blacktop and wondering what was going on and if I could make it home, and as it grew louder I turned into the closest driveway, pulled away from the road a few car lengths and parked it off to the side.
Walked on up to the house and talked to the owner who said I could leave it there, and offered to take me on home (Ain't country folks great )
I figure my previous plan to use the upper intake from it will still work with the 96 Explorer block in the Ranger?
That is where I'm headed with it anyway

 

[Josh B]

So it's going from a 96 Explorer W/ 4R55 Automatic trans into a 93 Ranger W/a M50 Stick
Will I need a pilot bearing or a bushing?

 

[Josh B]

At least I have some pretty weather for today

 

[Josh B]

Day Two
Guess what. Tomorrow's Saturday so I won't be doing much then. Sunday's a new week so I guess that's the day.
It was supposed to be clear for the next week, at least that's what they said yesterday
I use hard drive magnets to hold my tarps down, works really well

 

[Lefty]

So I blew the rear main seal. all my oil blew out on the highway, after less than a mile turning off the divided hiway onto a 2 lane blacktop and wondering what was going on and if I could make it home, and as it grew louder I turned into the closest driveway, pulled away from the road a few car lengths and parked it off to the side.
Walked on up to the house and talked to the owner who said I could leave it there, and offered to take me on home (Ain't country folks great )
I figure my previous plan to use the upper intake from it will still work with the 96 Explorer block in the Ranger?
That is where I'm headed with it anyway

Good luck, good buddy!

 

[Josh B]

I've got to juggle things around getting the engine set.
Got to pull the truck under the lifting frame with a come along and pull the motor, then pull the truck out with a come-along, drop the motor onto a moving cart and get it out of the way.
Then pull the Explorer under the frame with a come-along, lift the engine, pull the EX out with a come-along, pull the truck back in with a come-along, then set the EX engine down in the truck. Simple eh?

 

[Josh B]

Disconnecting the trans and exhaust from the Explorer engine but the ends on the cooler pipe don't want to let go of the transmission. I thought I'd save them just in case anybody needed them but it's looking like a sawzall might be the only answer I can come up with :/
It has a "T" for the transmission and a 45 for the rear axle

Looks like it;ll be the sawzall

 

[Josh B]

Wish I could get a sawzall on that last exhaust bolt, it's about to eat my lunch, Been hammering and twisting on that thing for 2 or 3 days now. Hammering forward and reverse, used ever cheater pipe I can fit in there and this thing won't budge
I'd use the torch on it but afraid it might blow a hole in the oil pan or something, there's barely room to see in there, much less work

 

[Roert42]

Dremel with cut off wheels. With take a dozen of those wheels, and 3/4 an hour. But I’ve used them to cut off a few exhausts and they fit in some tights spots.