Recent content by flwsock

Hi all, I have an 83 XLT with a 7' bed. I'm looking for a period-correct topper. Please let me know if you have one, your location and how much you're looking for. Thank you, Karl

Still looking for an engine. Bump.

I was driving with the broken piston. I didn't know it was broken. The truck drove beautifully, albeit with going through 1.5qts of oil in ~120 miles. I thought it needed new rings, hence my surprise when I found what I found. I believe it is a perfectly rebuildable core. It would just save me...

I have my engine apart for new rings and found a broken piston. Tossing around the idea of just buying a rebuilt original unit. Does anybody have a 2.8 they rebuilt with original, or near original specs? If so, how much would you look for? Thanks.

Thanks for the link, but not the same as what I had posted previously.

Hi dvdswan, Thanks for the link, but as I said in my previous post I'm looking for a NOS similar to the picture I posted or one that's used.

Hi TRS friends! I have an 83 with the v6 2.8. I had to replace the original oil cap years ago because I dropped it on the manifold and it melted. I got a replacement from the local parts store and its trash. It blew off constantly and the nozzle broke. I'm looking to find myself a nice used or...

Hi all, I got my ranger painted a few years ago and unfortunately I had to discard the black molding and silver trim that goes around the bottom of the truck because it was all rotten and falling apart. I would like to reinstall that if I can find all the parts. I would also like to find the...

Hey Sgt, Pig tail could definitely use a clean up, but I don't have the time now to get another one. I'm back off to school today and just finishing some other last second things on the truck before heading back. All the speeds work now, though. So it must be decent enough. Maybe when I come...

Just checked it. We got no power at the orange wire, so we followed it under the fender cover. Turns out the connector to the fan fell off. I must've not of secured it well enough when I replaced it a few years ago (the plastic clips broke off). Picking up a new resistor now because the two...

Thanks, Ron! I'll give it a shot tomorrow and see what I come up with. I might've even overlooked a broke fuse. I think I checked it, but I'll double check just to be sure!

Hey all, Finally got my ranger running, but it's hard to start once you shut it off and turn it back on. Example: I drove it for 10 minutes to a gas station (starting was a little rough, but it runs good when you're going). After I put some gas in it, it wouldn't start until I went under the...

Hi all. FINALLY got my ranger running well enough to make the trip from storage to my house to patch a shock tower. I noticed that none of the fan speeds work. Before I parked it, I believe one or two or the speeds didn't work. Back then I had replaced the blower motor itself. I looked at the...

Thanks, and will take as many pics as I can to show it off! The truck does have a cassette player, that much I do know. I'll have to figure out the side speakers when I go back to Wisconsin (I stay in Michigan for school, hence why me seeing the trucks is only between every few weeks). My ranger...

Yep, it's an 83. In my other post asking about the "weird combo" I had promised I'd send you pics last time I was out there. I took a few, but they were trash as I was in a real hurry. I'll be back home again in a couple weeks to finally her running again. I'm super excited. I've already...