torque converter

[Wicked_Sludge]

Crank Position Sensor

CaM Position sensor

 

[WNY964x4]

ok , that clarifies things , i am used to going to the parts store and asking for a cam or crank sensor , never ask for them by the abbreviated names , and would the ring on the harmonic balancer be different , this is just a stab in the dark , but mine is an auto and his was a manual

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

i dont think so. the toner ring should be the same between the two.

 

[WNY964x4]

ok , i just dug through my cabinent full of 3.0 engine parts , and i found my original CPS , i will try it tommorow , hopefully it will work , i have been 6 weeks without driving my ranger , i am going through withdrawl

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

k, let me know.

i know how ranger withdrawls feels, it sucks.

 

[WNY964x4]

yea , i have been driving my moms merc sable , the only thing fun about that is it has the 3.0 DOHC , and it wooped my buddies S-10 , and i got to drive the F-150 for a week too , but i want my ranger back , i miss it

 

[WNY964x4]

well i checked stuff out today , no trouble codes , fixed the ground strap , still not spark , i am gonna pick up a new set of plug wires today , the old one are kinda beat up and covered in grease , idk about the coil pack , it has been exposed to some shitty weather , the truck sat outside with no hood for a day , then it sat in an unheated barn for three weeks , then it sat outside , with just the hood thrown on while the temp dipped close to 0 and we has 60 mph winds , idk if the coil shit the bed , i am gonna call a repair shop we take our cars to on monday , he is amazing with electrical work , we will see what happens

 

[WNY964x4]

She Lives , i put a new CPS , Coil , and Wires on , we then found the problem , one of the power wires for the coil had been pulled back , so the little metal tang in the plug was not contacting the one on the coil , pushed it back in , cranked her a few times and she fired right up

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

glad it was as simple as a loose connection.

so whats next on the agenda? has it moved under its own power yet?

 

[WNY964x4]

i drove it home , i prolly put 10 miles on it , i had to refill the cooling system and the tranny , and when we went to put the old tractor in the barn it had to be pushed , well we had to pull it back , my stepdad had no traction pulling it with his F-150 , so i hooked a chain from his trailer ball to my tow hooks and pulled him and the tractor about 10 feet backwards

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

awesome...already saved the day and you just got it running

 

[WNY964x4]

o yea , that thing is a beast , this engine seems to sound and run alot stronger that the old one

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

glad its working out so far.

so next up is some roller rockers, underdrive pulleys, programmer, maybe whipple...right?

 

[WNY964x4]

possibly , i was thinking of looking into roller rockers , pulleys and a programmer , no whipple though , that is for the block i have in the garage , but my stepdad wants me to get a different truck , one with a 4.0 , he doesnt like this engine now , because we never had anything major go wrong with my 4.0

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

no engine is impervious to catastrophic failure. the 3.0 is a good motor capable of well over 200HP. basing ones opinion on one example is a little...ahhh...narrow minded (no offense, but seriously).