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

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Ok, I hear you, and I’ve looked at the videos, but I still have a question on this. I did order the tool kit, and the synchronizer, and they should be here this weekend.

You said to get the engine to top dead center. I know how to do that and I can do that.

Then you said, just drop in the synchronizer with the tool on top and tighten it down, and then swap the tool for the cap/reader.

Maybe I’m a dummy, but with the helical gear on the synchronizer, can’t I just pick it up and turn it a few degrees and put it down in a different place? Won’t you have as many positions as there are teeth on that helical/spiral gear?

???

Yes, it does spin a little on the helical gear, but the tool holds the alignment of the synchro to the sensor, so as long as you can fit the sensor and plug it in, you’re good. Doesn’t matter exactly which way it’s facing as long as you can put the sensor on and plug it in, much like clocking a distributor with a TFI on it, as long as it’s not hitting anything and it’s in time, it’s good. The alignment tool make sure it’s in time relative TDC.

 

[superj]

Playing around in forscan i found hill descent control and activated it.

I also played eith the offroad screen choices and series2 gives me buttons on the bottom of the screen but only the rear locker button lights up and does anything when i touch it. Now i can activate the rear locker eith the physical button or the screen button

When messing around, dont activate selectable drive modes or you get the mustang screen and drive mod buttons. They do nothing on a ranger.

That top one is the mustang one.

Some things i avtivated on those two screen shots didnt do anything but i havent put them back to disabled till i actually drive and see it they work whole moving.

I did figure out how to add the outside temp to the cluster. That was why i originally plugged in my laptop but i got distracted reading the options and turned on a bunch of stuff