metal tube coming off of exhaust

[93240sx]

hey i am new to the forums got my ranger recently its a 89 4 cylinder i was just wondering what the metal ducting coming from exhaust going into air box also my truck has no power steering just wondering did any of them come with it? lol

 

[engdept]

You have GOT to post a picture of that.

You need to remove it more than likely.

 

[kevinsranger]

hey i am new to the forums got my ranger recently its a 89 4 cylinder i was just wondering what the metal ducting coming from exhaust going into air box also my truck has no power steering just wondering did any of them come with it? lol[/QUOTE

its a heat riser for cold start ups, nothing really all that important unless your area is really cold

 

[BlackBII]

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its a heat riser for cold start ups, nothing really all that important unless your area is really cold[/QUOTE]

Yeah, It just takes the warmer air surrounding your Exhaust manifold into the air box to help the motor warm more quickly.

Only really need it if like previously mentioned, it's really cold where you live.

 

[93240sx]

ok thanks for the info yea thats getting tossed in the garbage im in new york its not terribly cold i plan to just put a cone filter on anyways also another question what would be a good size for exhaust because mines all rotted out and also how are these 2.3 motors reliability wise ?

 

[Simple_serf]

hmmm...not terribly cold...Well, I'm in NY, and it can get into the -teens here. I'd stick with the air filter that came with it, most restrictive part is the head, not the air filter. Exhaust, measure whatever it has, I don't remember what size is on mine, I just replaced it with stock parts a year ago.

As for reliability, these are incredibly durable engines. Mine currently has just shy of 200,000 miles, and Citoriplus (where is he, btw??) had over 300,000 on his, there is another member here who hit 500K, etc. They last a long time if you take care of them. They are NOT the easiest engine to work on, especially in their last form (2.5)... Too much extra crap added on.

No power steering...keep it that way. Personally I prefer manual steering, even in the dumptruck at the farm.

 

[93240sx]

yea im on long island so its not that bad but i know how cold it gets upstate,i have a 89 ranger and i got it from the 1st owner and it has 120k so i am hoping to get some life out of it any major things i should replace right away besides usual tune up parts

 

[scotts90ranger]

if it hasn't had it recently it needs a timing belt, they are rated at 60K-100K miles on that year. other than that keep the oil changed relatively often and it should live a nice long life

mine has around 180K on it, the last 100k has been with me behind the wheel and I haven't been easy on the thing, just ask anyone I work with . I figure I don't want to change anything I'm doing to it now or it'll die on me... when I'm going easy on the thing I shift at 3500-4000rpm, it's hauled nearly 4000lbs of scrap metal twice, two loads of about 3000lbs of hay, probably 5000lbs of gravel (short trip), ran a tractor pull twice so far (entering in another in a month, the sled is 17000lbs I think), and the rest just normal stuff

 

[93240sx]

damn i had 3000 pounds of scrap in my 87 mazda b2200 and i thought i was pushing it thats good to hear they can handle some weight how easy are the timing belts on these motors