Houston, we've got a problem...

[MAKG]

Was the compression good? That means less than 10% different from other cylinders (the actual number doesn't matter). If it wasn't, did a few squirts of 10W-30 in the spark plug hole lead to a better reading?

 

[karaoke_carlos]

Compression was 180 on cyls 1,2,6; 165 on cyls 3 and 5 and 175 on cyl4. I didn't try putting oil into the combustion chamber yet.

C:>

 

[bergz0]

sorry if i made u spend money u didnt have to bro

 

[karaoke_carlos]

sorry if i made u spend money u didnt have to bro

Hey! No need to be sorry. Your heart is in the right place... and I appreciate all the help I can get. We will get this darned ranger back on the road... whatever it takes!

C:>

 

[bergz0]

yes we will! too bad u had an obd2 scanner coulda got you one for $102 shipped brand new. and even if the check engine light isnt on if theres anything wrong it'll still pull it up.

 

[karaoke_carlos]

I didn't realize an OBD2 scanner would work on an OBD1 engine/car. Maybe I'll still invest on it... since my new project will require a scanner as well.

 

[bergz0]

wait. what year vehicle is it?

 

[MAKG]

I didn't realize an OBD2 scanner would work on an OBD1 engine/car. Maybe I'll still invest on it... since my new project will require a scanner as well.

It won't. At least not meaningfully (you don't have "pending codes").

A "code reader" for your truck is a jumper wire.

Bergz0, which OBD-II scanner is this? That price is extremely low for a scanner, excepting the ones you have to plug into a laptop. And the big hint about model year is the three digit codes. Not P-codes. It's a 1993-94 SEFI OHV.

 

[karaoke_carlos]

I bought the cheapie $40 OBD1 scanner from Kragen/autozone.

C:>

 

[bergz0]

what year vehicle is it lol? is it before 96 or after 96?? beofre 96 is OBDI 96 and after is OBDII

 

[bergz0]

heres a link to a cheap FORD OBDI scanner with a digital screen instead of the beeps. let me know what you think? and they do make a combo scanner OBDI and OBDII combined for $249
http://www.tradervar.com/Ford-Digital-OBD-I-Code-Reader-Equus-3145-P35264.htm

 

[bergz0]

and for the OBDII scanner. look a my for sale post. im selling them, if you want one let me no

 

[karaoke_carlos]

heres a link to a cheap FORD OBDI scanner with a digital screen instead of the beeps. let me know what you think? and they do make a combo scanner OBDI and OBDII combined for $249
http://www.tradervar.com/Ford-Digital-OBD-I-Code-Reader-Equus-3145-P35264.htm

That's the same code scanner I got from Kragen.

 

[MAKG]

I bought the cheapie $40 OBD1 scanner from Kragen/autozone.

C:>

That's not a scanner. That's a reader. They are substantially different.

 

[karaoke_carlos]

Thanks for setting me straight. I'm still learning.