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

[85_Ranger4x4]

Dragged a camper 4hrs from home.

 

[superj]

I built almost a complete carport over the rangers parking spot.

I have a carport on the side of the garage and one in front of the garage over the half where the wife parks but i decided to use up my wood from the rv carport i pulled down in june or july and see if could get s frame up before having to buy wood.

Nope, 17' or 23' is just to odd of a size to have any 2x12s or 2x10s laying around at so i had to go buy two 2x12x16 snd teo 2x10x16 so i could do the exterior frame. My left over wood then fit three or four cross pieces inaide because i needed 174 and 3/4" and these were 150" long. So once i did that, i dug around and found some corrugated metal and was able to put up a 6' row of metal at the end of the carport. I put up some of the shade mesh nets over the opening by the garage door for now because i need two more 2x12x16 and then the rest of the corrugated metal and i will be in the shade next summer when i do any car/truck work.

It will be so nice. Man, what a difference it has made today and yesterday while putting a new auto trans in the 03 wrangler. I think i will just sit out there om a lawn chair and watch cars drive to the fishing pier once i am done.

Thats what me neighbor does. He had all kinds of shade in his yard so now i understand how much nicer it is.

This is the mesh nets i have. 6 or 8x10, i think

God dang, sideways again

Thats before i out in the cross pieces and corrugated metal

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Yesterday was mostly trying to chip away at the green Ranger project. Plus a little work in the shop. Managed to cut myself again on the steel for the frame braces so I flap wheeled all the sharp edges.

 

[pacstud]

Cleaned up the IAC valve and the throttle body. The pipe from the EGR valve to the throttle body was completely closed with build up . The setup was nice to be able to clean without (much) debris falling into the intake. Interestingly, I could almost swear the two bolts holding the IAC to the throttle body had red loctite on them. It was not rust and it was red and well, idk. I am not using any to put them back in.

In sad news, my coolant uv finally paid off, but I found a small amount pooling below my exhaust manifold so as I sense a head gasket in my future ((

 

[scotts90ranger]

More likely that you have a freeze plug going out than head gasket, still not the most fun...

I just used the '97 to relocate some branches to my burn pit, probably won't burn today but we'll see what decide to do...