what would you do?

[PaleBlue90]

so last night i went to play pool with friends, the whole time the exploder ran like a bat outta hell. get out to go inside and i hear hissing....i check tires no leaks. i get a knot in my gut and pop the hood...my new intake gasket is leaking again. slam the hood cuss and go shoot pool. come out around 2am. start the truck drive friends home and the whole time it runs fine. no riseing temp, no steam, nothing. get home pop the hood and its hissing from 2 more spots

i couldnt sleep so i layed here thinking. ive tryed to sell it before...no one even called on it. should i part it? junk yard it? fix it?

 

[ForOffRoadDriving]

i guess you would need to find out why its leaking to fix it. is it leaking and the lower intake gasket or the upper plenum gasket? did it ever overheat possibly causing warpage of the intake? did you use a torque wrench and reccomended tightening sequence when you installed the last set of gaskets? you could have the intake resurfaced of atleast checked for flatness if you suspect warpage.

 

[PaleBlue90]

i guess you would need to find out why its leaking to fix it. is it leaking and the lower intake gasket or the upper plenum gasket? did it ever overheat possibly causing warpage of the intake? did you use a torque wrench and reccomended tightening sequence when you installed the last set of gaskets? you could have the intake resurfaced of atleast checked for flatness if you suspect warpage.

its the upper, it has never over heated on me. yes i used a torque wrench and the right tightening sequence i dont have enough money to have the intake resurficed......so im kinda bummed beacuse idk what to do

 

[kansas 4x4]

so last night i went to play pool with friends, the whole time the exploder ran like a bat outta hell. get out to go inside and i hear hissing....i check tires no leaks. i get a knot in my gut and pop the hood...my new intake gasket is leaking again. slam the hood cuss and go shoot pool. come out around 2am. start the truck drive friends home and the whole time it runs fine. no riseing temp, no steam, nothing. get home pop the hood and its hissing from 2 more spots

i couldnt sleep so i layed here thinking. ive tryed to sell it before...

no one even called on it.

should i part it? junk yard it? fix it?

WHY do you think NOBODY called on it???

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Go to the junkyard and get a new upper intake for it. Shouldnt cost to much.

later,
Dustin

 

[superdave1984]

Getting the intake surfaces will cost less than buying a used intake. Get it surfaced, get a Fel-Pro and clean the hell out of everything before assembly.

 

[ranger_mclaren]

Being that its just an intake problem, and I figured everything else works, fix it!

 

[Boggin]

do what i do wen shit breaks.
either fix it or park it if its serious and user her for a scrap on your next project

 

[wrecking-crew]

QUIT SAYING YOUR GONNA SELL YOUR TRUCK.......your making it cry

 

[PaleBlue90]

im going to take it apart and try again. if it fails im beating it to death.. hell im going to do that anyway

 

[wrecking-crew]

im going to take it apart and try again. if it fails im beating it to death.. hell im going to do that anyway

now it will work perfectly i bet until it totally dies

 

[PaleBlue90]

now it will work perfectly i bet until it totally dies

well i got bad news. i went to pull in under my carport to work on it and well......its got a small knock

 

[wrecking-crew]

well i got bad news. i went to pull in under my carport to work on it and well......its got a small knock

i had to say something........sorry.... i did that to my teacher once.....fixing his sons trucks gas tank. they finish it and i said ehhhhh fuel pump wont work now.......he got mad at me.

 

[PaleBlue90]

i had to say something........sorry.... i did that to my teacher once.....fixing his sons trucks gas tank. they finish it and i said ehhhhh fuel pump wont work now.......he got mad at me.

its not your fault. i added a little oil and its alot quiter, went to see a 89 ranger ext cab with a 2.9,5speed and manual shift t case. it was basicly my old 89 just red. he said it had "86K" on it but i dont buy it, i drive it it was a decent truck till i asked about price......he said 12K

 

[wrecking-crew]

its not your fault. i added a little oil and its alot quiter, went to see a 89 ranger ext cab with a 2.9,5speed and manual shift t case. it was basicly my old 89 just red. he said it had "86K" on it but i dont buy it, i drive it it was a decent truck till i asked about price......he said 12K

i guess he wants what he paid for it 15 years ago