What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[85_Ranger4x4]

Made from leftover parts.

That looks like puma...

 

[97RangerXLT]

That looks like puma...

So do you wear the pink armor?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

So do you wear the pink armor?

Not my first pick...

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Yesterday I moved the donor Explorer over next to my Ranger and started stripping the front clips. Managed to eff my back up in the process though

 

[Ramcharger90]

Got it running with the O2 sensors hooked up. Apparently there is a difference between 89-90 mustangs and 91-93 and my harness was a 90 I thought it was a 92.... its even more apparent when it goes into closed loop it needs tuned, I decided I dont want to change O2's when they go bad so im gonna tune it for open loop still need to buy a chip though.

 

[Ramcharger90]

So do you wear the pink armor?

I still cant understand why Caboose got screwed so bad. He was the show.

 

[Curious Hound]

Aligned the front end. Could maybe use a little more tweaking. But it's very driveable and it's too hot do to anything else outside today.

Felt good to take it for a drive. I haven't driven it in months, maybe not since last year. Forgot how different it is compared to my RWD 97 F150.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

So...... this happened.

1996 XL, 2.3l, 4wd, 4.10s, 231k on the odometer. Bench seat, rubber floor. Heh.

Needs a tune up, timing belt, fluids changed, and a front clip. Going to wind up shoving a spare 8.8 L/S I have hanging around under it, along with some more goodies off the 2001 parts truck.

Thanks to @Ramcharger90, I have a brand new to me front assembly that will fit perfectly. Score!

 

[Snoranger]

Thanks to @Ramcharger90, I have a brand new to me front assembly that will fit perfectly. Score!

Really... even after all those things you called him?!?!

 

[scotts90ranger]

Got it running with the O2 sensors hooked up. Apparently there is a difference between 89-90 mustangs and 91-93 and my harness was a 90 I thought it was a 92.... its even more apparent when it goes into closed loop it needs tuned, I decided I dont want to change O2's when they go bad so im gonna tune it for open loop still need to buy a chip though.

Fun fact on Ford's, they changed from 3 wire oxygen sensors to 4 wire oxygen sensors in the middle of the '90 model year, same connector, the 4 wire sensor will plug into a 3 wire harness and you will get fuel trim codes because the O2 sensor heater isn't working (3 wire sensors grounded through sensor body).

I'm running a 4 wire sensor on a 3 wire harness, I just grounded the heater ground externally... yes I found this out the hard way as well...

 

[Ramcharger90]

Really... even after all those things you called him?!?!

Should have heard what he called you...

 

[Ramcharger90]

Fun fact on Ford's, they changed from 3 wire oxygen sensors to 4 wire oxygen sensors in the middle of the '90 model year, same connector, the 4 wire sensor will plug into a 3 wire harness and you will get fuel trim codes because the O2 sensor heater isn't working (3 wire sensors grounded through sensor body).

I'm running a 4 wire sensor on a 3 wire harness, I just grounded the heater ground externally... yes I found this out the hard way as well...

I really don't want to bother with them if I dont have too, even though everything is wired up they are another parts that can go bad so ill just tune for open lupe.

 

[Snoranger]

Should have heard what he called you...

Can’t be as bad as what I called him.

 

[Ramcharger90]

Can’t be as bad as what I called him.

I don't know man, I'm pretty sure that nun killed herself after he spoke those words...

 

[Curious Hound]

Meanwhile, back on topic....

I washed the Ranger and F 150 this morning. Then I dirtied up that white replacement bed side with some blatant advertising I had laying around.

Also discovered some play in the front right wheel in the F 150. Must be wheel bearing time. But I don't feel like braving the heat to investigate it this afternoon.