Recent content by Mr.Hotrod

A friend of mine that did a really shitty wiring job (L Speaker was wired to right, right is left) hooked it up and now my dome light doesnt work at all. Also everytime i turn my lights off or on the deck resets itself, but im mostly concerned about my dome lights because its really useless at...

I was looking at Comp Cams and they have a 268 High Energy cam i would really like to install. Would i need to do some head work or up the compression for that cam to work? Or can i just install it? I'm wanting a cam just above stock where it has a nice somewhat choppy idle but is very good for...

I ran a compression test on my 87 2.3 4 plug. Cylinders 2 and 4 read about 150 psi, cylinder 1 i was told was low (I can't remember the exact number), and cylinder 3 is completely dead at 0 psi. Think the valves on #3 is stuck open? I don't know how many miles are on my truck, but i will say i...

Smoke is coming out of my intake, but not so much out of my exhaust, only when you first start it up for the day and it sputters until you drive it around a little bit. What do you think the problem is? I took a video of it if it helps any. Oh, and also my engine shakes like a seizure. I'm...

What are some good vendors that sell rebuild kits online for cheap? I don't know if i can get a kit for under $800 but it would be nice, i don't think i even need the complete rebuild kit, my piston rings went out because i have serious blow by (Smoke pouring out of the intake) and it shakes...

I know this video shows it being straight piped with a Cat Still on (my glasspack fell off), but even with a glasspack or a chambered muffler on, people eyeball me thinking i'm driving a John Deere or a Case Tractor in downtown. I've heard other 2.3s straight piped and it has a nice clean sound...

Today my 87 2.3 ranger started acting weird. Right before i parked it, i was trying to race it by going 85 mph.. I normally do not shift past 4.5k rpms, but when i parked it at my friends house, white smoke started to come out of the intake when it's idling, and blue smoke comes out of the...

So my dummy light came on, i'm assuming its a check engine light. If you cant see that great, it's the light on the very bottom right corner. I have a 2wd 2.3 1987 Ford Ranger. I only have three dummy light bulbs on the dummy light cluster and 2 on the tach.

What is the correct way to set the ignition timing? When i bought the truck for $150 0-60 would take a 1 minute foot to the floor, not joking. I just turned the dizzy until i felt it was set right but i still feet its not correct because it doesn't start up right away and the gas smells funny...

I have an 87 Ranger with a 5 speed tranny but not sure of what model. I was going up a bumpy road in the mountains and all of a sudden my shifter went from being fairly tight to really loose and sloppy... If i move the stick all the way to the right where it's not supposed to be it gets stuck in...

I have an 87 Ford ranger with the 2.3 and i really want to put a header on it without spending the crap tons of money by purchasing an aftermarket one. If i find one from a mid 90s ranger will it bolt right up? The manifold i have on there now with my glasspack is kinda quiet and i want to make...

So i fixed my truck that had like zero power by playing with the dizzy and turning it until it had a sweet spot, well i think i got it in its sweet spot because the thing ran like new and had so much power than before, but now the only problem i'm facing is that it idles way too high, mostly...

I have an 87 Ranger i got for $150 and it just has absolutely no power at all. I gave it a full tune up and we set the ignition timing on it and i changed the fuel filter, it has like no throttle response either. Sometimes i can hear popping from intake too if i run if i try to take off below...

I have an 87 ranger that will just not start. I drove it fine one day. Next cold morning it started up just fine, and then it idled down to like 300 rpms and then shut up and never could get it started again. I put in new plugs, wires, cap and rotor, fuel filter, and i checked to see if i have...

I have an 1987 ranger with a 2.3 EFI. I started it up one day and it idled at 1000 rpms and then it went down to 300 rpms and shut off on its own and i could never start it again after that. Both Fuel Pumps are working and i'm getting plenty of spark, and it sounds like it doesnt even want to...