Recent content by lindsay_elaine

About a month ago, I was driving home from work and noticed my voltmeter was pegged all the way to the max. I pulled over and called my uncle to ask if it was okay to drive, and he told me not to worry about it unless it stays like that, in which case we'd have to change the alternator because...

What is this slot/hole for?? Looking at this one on CL, got buckets for my '03 and am wanting the full console.

My mom's boyfriend bought an '01 reg. cab a few weeks ago with a 2.5 and 5 speed and 215k on it. He has barely driven it since he got it (it's used mainly for running to the dump) so I drove it around today while running errands just to see what it's like in comparison to my '03 2.3. Four out...

Will the exhaust off a 1994 B2300 2wd reg. cab fit on a 1994 Ranger 4wd reg. cab? Thanks

I've noticed this on and off since I got my truck but it's doing it almost constantly now. When I press in my clutch pedal, something makes a snapping noise, and then makes the same noise when the pedal comes back up. It's a 2003 2.3 2wd with almost 160k. Someone suggested it's the switch that...

Hooray, my cab and fenders finally match my powerdome and stepside - got the rest painted at work earlier this week :D Also added a tinted back window that I'm pretty psyched about. All I've gotta do is figure out what to do with the super crooked front bumper, I'm wanting to swap to an '06 +...

My truck was looking shiny (well, half of it was) a few weeks ago when it was in Nova Scotia at my in-law's. I can't wait to get my freaking cab and fenders done! I also really need some new bumper brackets, poor previously abused truck :annoyed:

My sway bar bushings are junk, they used to squeal all the time but they stopped making noise so I've been ignoring replacing them. Lately I've noticed a slight knocking in my steering wheel when I hit bumps, it's nothing super noticeable but I can hear it and feel it very lightly. Could the...

Can someone tell me if it's a hard job to replace the AC Condenser in my '03 2.3? The truck was hit in the front before I bought it and I discovered the condenser has a crack in it where everything leaks out when I tried to recharge it last summer. Thinking of getting a used one from the JY and...

My fiance and I saw a 94-97 x-cab B series without the weird window trim treatment that the Mazdas got (in other words, it looked very ranger-like) Later on we saw a newer Mazda with the same "no window trim" deal going on. We also saw x-cabs of both body styles WITH the Mazda window trim. Both...

I decided to start documenting my '03's slow transformation from a beat up regular bed work truck to a nice, clean stepside. It's only getting body work, no mechanical modifications (I'm boring like that) I've been waiting to paint /swap on my powerdome and 4x4 grille since I got the truck...

Came across this last night and thought it was actually kinda sweet... and I'm an airbrush artist/custom painter. If you don't have the budget for real paint and can't use a spray can, tinfoil might be an awesome temporary (or permanent?) solution...

Does it SERIOUSLY cost $115 to make a spare key for my '03? I understand it's electronic and they have to program it, but how can it possibly be worth that much - OH wait, if I order two the second one is ONLY 29.95!! :shok: If I walk into a different dealer and flash them my boobs, do you think...

Is there such thing as a normal amount of manual transmission noise? My '03 4cy 5 speed whines in every gear. It makes the same noise in all gears and only stops making noise when I take my foot off the gas. It's not terribly loud but it is noticeable. I'm hoping it's just a normal noise since...

Tried the OHC install in my '03 a few weeks ago but chickened out about it. The brace in my cab looks different than the one in the tech article, and the bottom of the bracket looked too low to not interfere with the headliner after we screwed it in place (should have taken pics but I didn't)...