Is this craigslist ad fake?

[AdirondackRanger]

its fake.. same truck photos a month ago in Syracuse, NY.

 

[adsm08]

Doesn't really look like the same kind of a theme. The truck is like minty perfect, engine bay isn't so much.

And it wouldn't have had a 2.3 from the factory so the trans would have to be swapped too. Usually people don't go from a 2.9 to a 2.3T especially in a Supercab 4x4.

It is a somewhat later engine bay with the plastic brake fluid reservoir though (I think '86-'88)

The ad I was looking at said 88. And it looks like in the corner of the engine pic it may be a blue fender.

Plus, they probably aren't expecting most people to pick through this with the level of detailed knowledge the lot of us have.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

The ad I was looking at said 88. And it looks like in the corner of the engine pic it may be a blue fender.

Plus, they probably aren't expecting most people to pick through this with the level of detailed knowledge the lot of us have.

I know.

I do think the engine bay pic is probably from a different truck though.

 

[adsm08]

I know.

I do think the engine bay pic is probably from a different truck though.

Ok, it just sounded to me like you were trying to rule the 86-88 model years out, when the truck pictured clearly comes from that year range.

It does look like it may be a dual plug head though....

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Cowl covers could be black which is a second gen thing.

Could be bad lighting or spray paint though.

 

[adsm08]

Cowl covers could be black which is a second gen thing.

Could be bad lighting or spray paint though.

The cowl panel is slotted, the 2nd gens had small holes, not the big slots. I'd like to swap my cowls out for newer ones to keep the leaves out.

I think that engine bay has been painted.

Also, I'm not convinced that is a 4-cyl. The upper rad hose is coming from the wrong spot. It is the right shape for a 2.9.4-cly comes out of the passenger side at a 45* to the block and goes forward to the rad. 2.9 comes up slightly to the driver's side and crosses over.

 

[AdirondackRanger]

It's a fake posting. These same photos were used over a month ago.. wife told me to send a text to the number. which was a 315 area code number.. for a post out of Syracuse, NY. Sent multiple texts with no response... Now it's posted with a different number in a different location.

 

[lvwill]

Definitely va fake posting. We get this crap in Vegas all the time.

 

[Bird76Mojo]

I've seen the same exact pictures posted on Craigslist in different cities all over Illinois and Indiana. Same price too.



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[85_Ranger4x4]

The cowl panel is slotted, the 2nd gens had small holes, not the big slots. I'd like to swap my cowls out for newer ones to keep the leaves out.

I think that engine bay has been painted.

Also, I'm not convinced that is a 4-cyl. The upper rad hose is coming from the wrong spot. It is the right shape for a 2.9.4-cly comes out of the passenger side at a 45* to the block and goes forward to the rad. 2.9 comes up slightly to the driver's side and crosses over.

Good catch on the slots.

Hard to say on the hose with the air pipe blocking most of the base. It has the HD two row radiator so the upper hose has to go to the left rather than the right like a normal 4cyl. I think different outlets are available too.

 

[adsm08]

Good catch on the slots.

Hard to say on the hose with the air pipe blocking most of the base. It has the HD two row radiator so the upper hose has to go to the left rather than the right like a normal 4cyl. I think different outlets are available too.

I think figuring out the engine is the most problematic part. That is not a 2.9 or 4.0 intake but the upper rad hose seems to come from the correct spot for a 2.9.

The coils scream dual plug 2.3, but the upper hose is coming from the wrong spot.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I think figuring out the engine is the most problematic part. That is not a 2.9 or 4.0 intake but the upper rad hose seems to come from the correct spot for a 2.9.

The coils scream dual plug 2.3, but the upper hose is coming from the wrong spot.

And alternator location supports 2.3.

 

[adsm08]

And alternator location supports 2.3.

I can't even find the alternator, but that isn't a coil pack off by the dipstick, it is a distributor. So it must be a Lima engine, because in-lines are the only ones that ever had a distributor over there.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I can't even find the alternator, but that isn't a coil pack off by the dipstick, it is a distributor. So it must be a Lima engine, because in-lines are the only ones that ever had a distributor over there.

Alternator is where the A/C compressor would be on a 2.9, by the upper radiator hose on the DS. Has the big molded connector looking thing sticking up.

Red canister coil is near the MSD box but nestled safely on the turbocharger.

 

[JoshT]

I'm 99% certain that I've seen that same truck listed on Atlanta Craigslist in the past, except that it had the actual photos rather than pictures of another screen. Even then the listing was an obvious fake based on equipment claimed in listing that was obviously missing in pics or never existed on a Ranger.