Recent content by WJC97

Should be an easy one-what's the most common way to solve a squaky clutch on a 97 5-speed? I tried lithium spray around the pivot shaft, but didn't hit the right spot I guess.

My 97 2.3 supercab quit charging last Wednesday. Unfortunately I was 20+ miles from home when the battery light lit and the voltmeter needle dropped (BTW do these trucks have real volmeters, or crappy on/off switches like the oil pressure gauge). Didn't make it home, and the flatbed tow was...

Well, I goofed up. I changed my heater control valve on my 97 2.3 and didnt take a "before" photo. Now I have a cold motor that won't warm up (temp gauge rises with RPMs) and inconsistent interior heat. I moved the hoses around, but I'm not sure if it's a hose location I goofed up or if there's...

Man this thing is turning into a money pit already... Anyway I noticed the coolant bottle was empty, and while changing the starter I got a snootfull of coolant drippings from above. :yahoo: It looks like some strange 4-way plastic or bakelite tree connecting the heater hoses from the cab to the...

On the 97 2.3 I just bought, I discovered it needed a starter after hearing tooth grinding on cold morning startup. I bit the bullet and bought a new (not rebuilt)Remy starter. Put it on this morning, pretty easy compared to older Ford starters. (The old one had broken its washer and was about...

OK, I have the truck in the title with a 5-speed manual. There's a lot of driveline play and clunkiness. With nearly 100K miles I'm assuming it needs a u-joint or two. I'm also assuming that it has the two-piece driveshaft, and there's a center support bearing somewhere that may need attention...

Just bought my friend's 97 Ranger, and took it out for a fillup last night. Dumped fuel all over the ground at fill-up, and I see there is a longstanding problem with crap fuel hose on Rangers (I know from experience Ford will let problems fester for 10+ years before fixing them :annoyed:). My...