EMB1230
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New member, but have had my Ranger since June of last year.
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Hello from SE Wisc!
- Thread starter EMB1230
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- Jul 26, 2008
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- Milwaukee, WI
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- 1999
1987
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- Manual
I work down by you.
Nice to see another ranger owning cheesehead.
Willkommen!
Nice to see another ranger owning cheesehead.
Willkommen!
mp3deviant721
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Welcome. I too am a fellow Wisconsin Ranger owner as well.
EMB1230
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Nothing at the moment. Nope, I'm not much of a drinker. I got my Ranger in June with only 38K, it now has 45K and I have 1, possibly 2 failing Ball Joints. 
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Nothing at the moment. Nope, I'm not much of a drinker. I got my Ranger in June with only 38K, it now has 45K and I have 1, possibly 2 failing Ball Joints.
It must have been a backroad rumrunner before you got it lol. Post up a pic of it when you can and again welcome to the ranger station.
EMB1230
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On the contrary, I got it from the original owner who babied it. Btw, do you guys hate the 3.0 as much as it seems other Ranger forums do? I have a '97 Taurus w/ the pushrod 3.0 & 165K that has been DAMN good to me the 4 years that I've had it!
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Yea she is sweet! nice find. I have never owned a 3.slow but have heard alot of complaints about them in truck applications. Tech section and search should give some answers too.
powerranger262
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Yes.
EMB1230
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powerranger262
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Just messin' with you man. I'm sure it's as reliable as anything else, just had a huge lack of power for me when I test drove them.
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Welcome! Also another one from Wisconsin. I don't mind the power in the 3.0 but sure can be geared wrong at times. I got better mileage with my 4.0L 4x4 ext cab running 4.10 gears.
Dave
Dave
EMB1230
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Yeah gearing does help. My Ranger is a boring old XL with the open 7.5 and 3.73 gears. True, the 3.0 doesn't have the gas mileage of the 4-cyl or the power of the 4.0 and YES, it has the fatal flaw of the Cam sync issue 
but it's a simple push-rod, all-iron engine that's very easy to work on!
but it's a simple push-rod, all-iron engine that's very easy to work on!
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