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Hello fellow Rangerites! First time posting here so I hope this is all okay.
I recently bought a 2000 Ranger XLT with the 3.0L V6/ 5-Speed combo, 4x2. The truck has obviously had a hard life, and I bought it as a nostalgia project (same trim and colors as my first truck) to give it an easy retirement just taking me 5 miles back and forth to work every day.
I'm wanting to do everything right while fixing it, and that means reversing some dicey repairs made by the previous owners. Attached to this post is an example of this on the brake master cylinder:
This master cylinder is pretty crusty so I was planning on replacing it regardless - but to do this I need to buy the proper end to this sensor, which I believe is the brake fluid level sensor. While searching for a new master cylinder I noticed that none of them looked like this one, specifically with this connector. Moreover, no connector labeled as brake fluid sensor connector that "fits" my ranger matches the one on here. Given the wire nuts, I'm assuming it was a quick and dirty or good ol' boy repair where they got a part that worked, and just chopped the connector off to hard wire it like this when it didn't fit.
Another thing I'm concerned about is that there's only two wires showing, where as all the replacement brake fluid sensor connectors I've seen are 3 wire.
I suppose I'm left with a few questions:
Is this the brake fluid level sensor connector or some other sensor?
If this is the brake fluid level sensor, were there two alternate types that had different connectors?
Any tips for replacing this part? I've done it on older F150's before so I wager its the same, but I'd love to hear any tricks!
If you fellas need me to take any more pictures of this part from different angles I'd be happy to take em
I recently bought a 2000 Ranger XLT with the 3.0L V6/ 5-Speed combo, 4x2. The truck has obviously had a hard life, and I bought it as a nostalgia project (same trim and colors as my first truck) to give it an easy retirement just taking me 5 miles back and forth to work every day.
I'm wanting to do everything right while fixing it, and that means reversing some dicey repairs made by the previous owners. Attached to this post is an example of this on the brake master cylinder:
This master cylinder is pretty crusty so I was planning on replacing it regardless - but to do this I need to buy the proper end to this sensor, which I believe is the brake fluid level sensor. While searching for a new master cylinder I noticed that none of them looked like this one, specifically with this connector. Moreover, no connector labeled as brake fluid sensor connector that "fits" my ranger matches the one on here. Given the wire nuts, I'm assuming it was a quick and dirty or good ol' boy repair where they got a part that worked, and just chopped the connector off to hard wire it like this when it didn't fit.
Another thing I'm concerned about is that there's only two wires showing, where as all the replacement brake fluid sensor connectors I've seen are 3 wire.
I suppose I'm left with a few questions:
Is this the brake fluid level sensor connector or some other sensor?
If this is the brake fluid level sensor, were there two alternate types that had different connectors?
Any tips for replacing this part? I've done it on older F150's before so I wager its the same, but I'd love to hear any tricks!
If you fellas need me to take any more pictures of this part from different angles I'd be happy to take em
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