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

[racsan]

well if your chicken is sick, DONT leave it in your ranger.

 

[Dirtman]

Maybe it was self quarantining?

 

[Rick W]

Cold and rainy in Atlanta (by Hotlanta standards), but the 87 4WD IS READY FOR A TEST DRIVE, and I’m inspired by the Postmen’s creed:

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these curriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds!

SO HERE IS HOW I WILL PUSH THROUGH:: !! ::




I’m going to smile a lot and work through the redhead’s honey-do list as fast as possible and then give her flowers and ask if I can go out for a little while.

I’ll keep you posted how it works out..

 

[Curious Hound]

Cold and rainy in Atlanta (by Hotlanta standards), but the 87 4WD IS READY FOR A TEST DRIVE, and I’m inspired by the Postmen’s creed:

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these curriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds!

SO HERE IS HOW I WILL PUSH THROUGH:: !! ::




I’m going to smile a lot and work through the redhead’s honey-do list as fast as possible and then give her flowers and ask if I can go out for a little while.

I’ll keep you posted how it works out..

Good luck.

 

[2drxploder]

Mounted winch, and refreshed rims n tires on trailer, its looking pretty decent now.
Finalized remote oil filter and an lines, mounted front accessories again. New power steering line. I need to figure out get rid of PATS so I can start this thing up. Anyone out there can help? Is forscan capable?

 

[romcjr]

Finally got enough guts to drive it till the "Check Gauge" light came on telling me to get some gas . Wanted to see if it worked . Can someone tell me how far I can go after the light comes on ? Truck didn't come with OM . Thanks

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Changed the oil in the 92, it was due a couple days ago but it was just too cold to want to do it after working outside all day. Then I cleaned out the cab some, pulled the blower, resistor and heater box and shop-vac’d everything plus my vents (trying to get rid of the random bits of mouse nesting that keeps coming out). Threw a new air filter in and finally put a hold-down in for the battery. Slowly fixing the odds and ends on it. Been trying not to devote a ton of time to it until I get my green one back up, but things are slowly getting done anyway. Also put the door panel back on the passenger side since I don’t know when I’ll get back to messing with the power locks again and I may be taking my GF out in it on Monday for her Birthday if we get the snow they are claiming. Dad also aired up all the tires since he was running around the driveway with the air hose anyway. Well, hobbling around anyway, the man just doesn’t know the word quit, lol.

 

[Curious Hound]

Finally got enough guts to drive it till the "Check Gauge" light came on telling me to get some gas . Wanted to see if it worked . Can someone tell me how far I can go after the light comes on ? Truck didn't come with OM . Thanks

That's the next test if you're gutsy enough. You could carry a couple cans of extra gas and drive it til it quits. Not really my kind of thing. But that's the only way to know.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Finally got enough guts to drive it till the "Check Gauge" light came on telling me to get some gas . Wanted to see if it worked . Can someone tell me how far I can go after the light comes on ? Truck didn't come with OM . Thanks

Not really sure. The check gauge came on in my Green Ranger and I drove it like 50 miles and still had a half gallon or so in the tank. Other trucks if that light comes on, you better be a lot closer. Best way if you really wanted to find out would probably be to carry a can with some gas.

Of course, the pumps are cooled by the gas around them so ideally you don’t want to run much below a quarter tank and running them dry is hard on them. I always tried to fill at a quarter of the tanks capacity (not necessarily what the gauge says). In my F-150 it will show E when I still have 4-5 gallons in the tanks. Since they are 19.5 gallon tanks, that’s roughly 1/4 tank which at my current fuel economy is about 230 miles. I monitor fuel economy and go by mileage in all of my trucks especially because my choptop and one I used to own read Empty whether they were or had 23 gallons in the tank.

 

[Roert42]

Picked up my new shed from work Friday.

 

[ThatOneGuy]

Painted my lower and upper intake manifold, fule rail i.a.c housing

 

[sgtsandman]

Finally got enough guts to drive it till the "Check Gauge" light came on telling me to get some gas . Wanted to see if it worked . Can someone tell me how far I can go after the light comes on ? Truck didn't come with OM . Thanks

What kind of fuel mileage are you getting and how much fuel did you pump into the tank? It will also depend on the size of your fuel tank. The difference between how much you pumped in and your fuel tank capacity will give you the gallons left. Your average mpg will give you and idea how much range you'll have after the light comes on.

For example, if you are averaging 18 mpg and you have 2 gallons left. You'll have somewhere around 36 miles before the engine shuts off from fuel starvation.

Of course, that is based on a perfect world where fuel isn't splashing around from bumps, hills, and turns. And that is assuming the entire fuel quantity in the tank can be pumped out of the tank and into the engine. Vehicle fuel tanks typically have some amount of fuel that is unusable. So, you might not want to push that limit without some fuel cans in the bed of the truck. Me personally, I prefer to hit the closest gas station after the light comes on or preplan to make sure I have enough fuel to not get stranded in the middle of no where.

Finally, your fuel pump is cooled by the fuel running through it and it uses the fuel in the tank as a heat sink. The less fuel there is, the less cooling happens. It's not going to kill your pump right away or make your vehicle explode but it isn't great for the fuel pump either. And it increases the chances of sucking up any water and/or junk that may have found it's way into your tank one way or another.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

New to me spare!

 

[romcjr]

That's the next test if you're gutsy enough. You could carry a couple cans of extra gas and drive it til it quits. Not really my kind of thing. But that's the only way to know.

That's me . I have never run out of gas in my 48 years of driving . I know on my '17 F250 the warning tells me 50 miles to Empty . Wonder if this truck is similar ?

 

[romcjr]

What kind of fuel mileage are you getting and how much fuel did you pump into the tank? It will also depend on the size of your fuel tank. The difference between how much you pumped in and your fuel tank capacity will give you the gallons left. Your average mpg will give you and idea how much range you'll have after the light comes on.

For example, if you are averaging 18 mpg and you have 2 gallons left. You'll have somewhere around 36 miles before the engine shuts off from fuel starvation.

Of course, that is based on a perfect world where fuel isn't splashing around from bumps, hills, and turns. And that is assuming the entire fuel quantity in the tank can be pumped out of the tank and into the engine. Vehicle fuel tanks typically have some amount of fuel that is unusable. So, you might not want to push that limit without some fuel cans in the bed of the truck. Me personally, I prefer to hit the closest gas station after the light comes on or preplan to make sure I have enough fuel to not get stranded in the middle of no where.

Finally, your fuel pump is cooled by the fuel running through it and it uses the fuel in the tank as a heat sink. The less fuel there is, the less cooling happens. It's not going to kill your pump right away or make your vehicle explode but it isn't great for the fuel pump either. And it increases the chances of sucking up any water and/or junk that may have found it's way into your tank one way or another.

I monitor fuel mileage on a regular basis . My truck get's from 16.7 to 17 with my driving style . I don't baby the throttle and my commute is 30 miles of mostly highway speeds . I am going to fill up this morning and as suggested , I will take a few gallons just in case . Thanks for the responses !!!