e-ranger
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- Vehicle Year
- 1990
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Automatic
I have a '90 Ranger with 134K miles. It's a 4.0L, auto, which had lots of valvetrain noise. I was not concerned with this until the head gaskets went out on it. It's apart now and I'm looking for other potential problems, however, there is minimal wear on the valve train.
There are two things I do need answered though.
1. The lifters have little cone shaped pieces on top of them by where the pushrods sit. Several of these have detatched from the lifters themselves. I have never seen these before and am a seasoned mechanic. WTF are they, and can I run the truck without them?
2. The pushrods appear to be solid (not hollow, no oil passages.) Is this normal? Can I replace them with a pushrod of the same length that has an oil passage? Does anyone know if one from another vehicle will work?
Thanks in advance.
Erik
There are two things I do need answered though.
1. The lifters have little cone shaped pieces on top of them by where the pushrods sit. Several of these have detatched from the lifters themselves. I have never seen these before and am a seasoned mechanic. WTF are they, and can I run the truck without them?
2. The pushrods appear to be solid (not hollow, no oil passages.) Is this normal? Can I replace them with a pushrod of the same length that has an oil passage? Does anyone know if one from another vehicle will work?
Thanks in advance.
Erik