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

[Rick W]

Is it a

Hot rod Lincoln?

As a matter of fact, yes. Both the 88 and the 87 were dealer conversions where the tops of the engines used some Mustang parts to jump the horsepower from 160 into the low 200s. Like the Yenko conversions, but by that year you weren’t allowed to change the block. Still came with factory warranty since all the work was done at the dealership Ford/Mercury/Lincoln caught on way too late. The Chattanooga dealership and the Honolulu dealership produced a total of 13 cars. I have one of each. Nobody knows where two are, and I’ve got two of the 11 remaining.

They’re not really worth anything, it’s still an old fart car, but just a little interesting Motörhead lore.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Swapped on my good full length CB antenna (that won't fit in the garage)
Adjusted the PS washer nozzle to actually squirt the windshield
Replaced the air cleaner base gasket
Loaded the main cargo bay with a ton of camping/offroad gear
Currently updated the GPS nav system
Adjusted the Daylighters to actually be useful when the truck is loaded

I think it is about as ready to go to MOORE Expo as it is going to get.

 

[sgtsandman]

Swapped on my good full length CB antenna (that won't fit in the garage)
Adjusted the PS washer nozzle to actually squirt the windshield
Replaced the air cleaner base gasket
Loaded the main cargo bay with a ton of camping/offroad gear
Currently updated the GPS nav system
Adjusted the Daylighters to actually be useful when the truck is loaded

I think it is about as ready to go to MOORE Expo as it is going to get.

An option you can go with, if you feel so inclined, and have a place to tie it down, is to use a cord with a prusik knot on the antenna, bend the antenna over, and tie it off to something. I use the antenna mount for my dual band radio antenna that is on the leading edge of the rear suicide doors.

It's a trick I learned from the Army and how they deal with their HF antennas. Of course, that also requires that you have a spring on the base of the antenna.

 

[djfllmn]

drove it to work again..haha

I do have to go to the ford dealer after work to get a new A/C relay, the one in there is sticking off and won't kick the compressor on

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

An option you can go with, if you feel so inclined, and have a place to tie it down, is to use a cord with a prusik knot on the antenna, bend the antenna over, and tie it off to something. I use the antenna mount for my dual band radio antenna that is on the leading edge of the rear suicide doors.

It's a trick I learned from the Army and how they deal with their HF antennas. Of course, that also requires that you have a spring on the base of the antenna.

Just a 4' fiberglass on my spare swingout. I can go in the garage bit it binds on the ceiling. Then I splatter the end when I drive it out.

So I cut the end off the splattered one basically to keep the socket clean between road trips and just swap on a good antenna (Actually off my old F-150) as needed. It is nice to monitor trucker chatter, especially in cities.

 

[Rick W]

An option you can go with, if you feel so inclined, and have a place to tie it down, is to use a cord with a prusik knot on the antenna, bend the antenna over, and tie it off to something. I use the antenna mount for my dual band radio antenna that is on the leading edge of the rear suicide doors.

It's a trick I learned from the Army and how they deal with their HF antennas. Of course, that also requires that you have a spring on the base of the antenna.

“In the early days of radio, one of the most common functional problems was the uncontrollable nature of antennas. Since the design was not perfected, different antennas were subject to malfunction due to their basic design, but mostly the effects of strong winds and interference from tree branches, excessively tall beehive hairdos (common at the time), mischievous squirrels, and mothers-in-law who wanted operators to spend more time with their daughters.

“Although the radios and antennas were developed by many different sources in many different places, and in many different configurations, the problem was finally solved by an unexpected outsider. Franklin Vanderbilt Prusik earned early recognition by securing rain gutters on usually shaped buildings from shooting water onto the neighbors driveways and dogs. He did this by using various size and configuration cables to secure wayward rain gutters to the surrounding structures and the ground. It was by chance when he was approached by a radio operator with a wet dog who could not maintain a constant signal…”

Who else wants to know what the hell a prusik knot is?

 

[sgtsandman]

“In the early days of radio, one of the most common functional problems was the uncontrollable nature of antennas. Since the design was not perfected, different antennas were subject to malfunction due to their basic design, but mostly the effects of strong winds and interference from tree branches, excessively tall beehive hairdos (common at the time), mischievous squirrels, and mothers-in-law who wanted operators to spend more time with their daughters.

“Although the radios and antennas were developed by many different sources in many different places, and in many different configurations, the problem was finally solved by an unexpected outsider. Franklin Vanderbilt Prusik earned early recognition by securing rain gutters on usually shaped buildings from shooting water onto the neighbors driveways and dogs. He did this by using various size and configuration cables to secure wayward rain gutters to the surrounding structures and the ground. It was by chance when he was approached by a radio operator with a wet dog who could not maintain a constant signal…”

Who else wants to know what the hell a prusik knot is?

Dirtman, is that you?!?!

 

[Curious Hound]

“In the early days of radio, one of the most common functional problems was the uncontrollable nature of antennas. Since the design was not perfected, different antennas were subject to malfunction due to their basic design, but mostly the effects of strong winds and interference from tree branches, excessively tall beehive hairdos (common at the time), mischievous squirrels, and mothers-in-law who wanted operators to spend more time with their daughters.

“Although the radios and antennas were developed by many different sources in many different places, and in many different configurations, the problem was finally solved by an unexpected outsider. Franklin Vanderbilt Prusik earned early recognition by securing rain gutters on usually shaped buildings from shooting water onto the neighbors driveways and dogs. He did this by using various size and configuration cables to secure wayward rain gutters to the surrounding structures and the ground. It was by chance when he was approached by a radio operator with a wet dog who could not maintain a constant signal…”

Who else wants to know what the hell a prusik knot is?

I think your meds are out of whack today.

 

[ben_2_go]

I think your meds are out of whack today.

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AKA a clincher knot.

 

[Rick W]

The whole thing got me thinking, so I looked it up. It was actually his cousin, Karl Prusik…

personally, I use a bungee cord, also known as “to bungee” or “bungeeing.”

 

[Jazzer]

Tuesday I noticed a coolant leak under my’87 2.9. Water pump seal.

Yesterday I ordered a pump. Today I pulled the fan, shroud and pump. I was just finishing that when UPS dropped off the pump. The gasket was broken, so I put a thin wipe of Permatex black on the pump and bedded the gasket in place, wiping sealant over the break.

I wire brushed the 12 bolts on the grinder- it looked like they had some type of gummy antiseize on them.

I didn’t have a wire wheel for the drill to clean up the block, so that’ll be for tomorrow.

 

[djfllmn]

Replaced the ac relay and dusted the pollen off before I put it away and a bonus picture of my freshly washed F150

 

[Saddle Tramp]

I use the Prusik knot to improvise carry plastic water bottles when hiking or walking around town. Just hitch it around your belt.

 

[Jazzer]

Buttoned up the water pump replacement on the ‘87, no leaks so fingers crossed.

 

[Jazzer]

I did lose a 10mm socket, though.