Unanticipated performance improvement

[Jim Oaks]

I thought it was weird that Ford offered a 3.0L and 4.0L at the same time. I really don't even understand why the 3.0L replaced the 2.9L when Ford already had the 4.0L.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I thought it was weird that Ford offered a 3.0L and 4.0L at the same time. I really don't even understand why the 3.0L replaced the 2.9L when Ford already had the 4.0L.

So they could justify charging more for the 4.0 is my guess.

 

[Ranger850]

I suspect everyone who says the 3.0 has decent power lives in less hilly terrain than I do, that's great if it works for you, the 3.0 was a good engine after the first 2 years. In 1986 we had piston slap trouble with 3.0's and replaced a bunch of them, in 1987 we had a ton of broken off shore head bolts.

I live in Tallahassee Florida, also known as the Land of Seven hills. We have hills al over the city, sucks for us "3 pedal guys" . Mine was a 2001, way after the issues you named, but my only issue was getting a clutch replaced and that wasn't even really an issue.