A few weeks ago the Ranger hit 60,000 miles. It is hard to believe, since July 17, 2015 the truck has racked up that many miles. Early indications are that the 2016 total miles will be down a little from an average 100,000 per year. They will probably come in between 85,000 and 95,000 if everything stays the same.
Most of this video will probably seem a little repetitious but I wanted to include it here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNFRR-blcb8&sns=em
Not much to report as far as new changes or major issues. I did have a small oil leak around the cast aluminum Perma-Cool oil filter adapter at the engine. I replaced that around 50,000 miles with a billet aluminum Canton piece that was a better build quality and had a much better gasket. A week or so later both of my custom oil lines started leaking at the seams. I am not sure but I think I may have damaged them during the adapter change and probably bent them a little to tight around corners. I had two new hoses made and the problem was corrected.
I started getting a little noise around 53,000 miles from the throw out bearing so I pulled the transmission and replaced the part with a new one. The guys at Profab Performance in Port Richey Florida did a great job on designing and building the exhaust. I was able to remove two v-bands at the x-pipe and tip the engine slightly without removing any of the exhaust. There was plenty of room to remove the transmission with all of the exhaust in place. It took 29 minutes to get the trans out with hand tools and no air.
A few days ago I ran a direct power line for the audio and inadvertently knocked my ECM harness wiring down on to the driver side header. A stupid mistake that should have not gone unnoticed. Needless to say about 25 miles into the next work day the header burned through the insulation and shorted out power to the engine. At 60 mph on US 19 in Clearwater the engine died instantly and the truck rolled off the road to a dead stop where it waited for the tow truck. Four hours later the burned wiring was fixed and the truck was back to work. (Thanks Auto Dynamics).
The next upgrade will be a Fuelab Fuel Filter to replace the OEM piece. I am sick and tired of the quick connect fittings on the stock unit. It seems like every time I try to pull one apart something causes an issue. Last time I had to rebuild one quick connect with all six of the internal pieces because they all came out attached to the filter. Some how they fused to the filter and that was the final straw for me. Once the new piece is installed it will be 6 AN swivel fittings and hopefully no more headaches.
See you guys in a month or so when the Ranger hits 70,000 miles. Keep your fingers crossed!!!!
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