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Alright, so, this seems to be a common problem with Ford vehicles - not just trucks. I had a 97 escort do the same thing. Two of my friends' F-Series are also plagued by the same issue. I turn on my AC, or heat, in my 97 Ranger (info over there <--), and sometimes it will come out of where it's...

As the title of this thread states, I've got a leak and it's irritating the bloody mess out of me. *note: I have a sliding back window but my side-rear windows do not open It's a 97, ext. cab, XLT, 2.3L <80k miles, taken good care of, and NO rust whatsoever. When it rains, I first see a dark...

So I go to open the door to my '97 2.3L XLT ExtCab 5-spd and I hear a lout "BAM!" and all of a sudden there's no force to retract the handle once it's been lifted. I took the door panel off thinking maybe the spring had just popped out of its holder but what I found was quite displeasing. The...

Okay, just out of curiosity, on my 97 ranger (2.3L manual) that's got 70.8K miles on it, what's the maximum "safe" RPM to run it at in Neutral? Like, for a quick burst? According to my tachy when I hit 4k, the engine sounds like shit, but I think it's just exhaust noise. It runs SMOOTH as BUTTER...

Okay so I installed this aftermarket tachometer. I piggybacked off the tach wire behind the gauge cluster using the supplied wire splice tool. This required me to remove gauges and get at the wiring harness. I didn't inadvertently cut any wires or anything like that. No tools went anywhere near...

I'm just curious...there are two, rather large bolts behind the rubber 'flap' on the fuse door inside the cab between the dash and the door, the one that contains all the 'mini fuses'. I forget what size they are, but if anybody knows if those go directly into the frame, I'd really appreciate...

I have decided, due to the availability, or lack thereof, of factory tachometers, that I want to install an aftermarket tachometer. One question: Which wires are which? I'm sure there are hundreds of wires behind the gauge cluster and I need to know which to hook up to which. Thanks

OKAY... I have a 1997 Ranger Supercab XLT 2.3L I4 5spd 2WD My current panel has Fuel, Speed, Oil Pressure, Battery/voltage, and Temp...but no Tach. I want a tach, I don't want to install some "do it yourself" crap in there because all those gauges look cheap to me and it's not stock, I want...

Okay, I cooked my horn relay some how (or maybe it just died) on my 1997 Supercab 2wd 2.3L when I installed a FIAMM (spelling?) "OEM Replacement" horn from Advanced Auto Parts. The stock (I think it's stock) horn was also a FIAMM horn...for all intents and purposes they are exactly the same...

Okay so I've got these rims on my ranger: http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/4875/img0304nt3.jpg it's a 1997 2WD Supercab 2.3L 4cyl 5-spd I don't want to buy new rims, and I want to get some new tires. The tires in the picture are almost worn out now (old pic). They say they are P225/70R14...

Okay guys... 1997 Ranger XLT 2.3L Supercab 5spd 2WD ~67k miles I've replaced 7 out of the 8 plugs/wires. I got all 4 on the left side of the engine (if you're looking at it from the front...looks like the exhaust side), and the first 3 on the intake side. The one I'm having trouble with is the...

Hey guys... The "Check Engine" light came on in my 1997 2.3L Ranger XLT (5-spd 2WD, King/Super Cab) as I was pulling away from a stoplight today. It's been raining really really hard for quite a while, if that has any bearing. I went to AutoZone and got the error code and the print out reads as...

1997 'Ranger, 2.3, 5spd, 2WD XLT King Cab I have two questions. First is, my truck apparently has ABS (indicated by a light when the vehicle ignition is turned on) but I do not know if it is all wheel or just rear wheel like my '90 F-150. Could someone maybe tell me? Also, it doesn't seem to...

1997 2.3L I4 Ranger 2WD Supercab w/ a Stick. ~65k miles. The AC does not currently work at all...the fan blows but it's not cool at all, even in cool weather. I was told that I could try recharging the system to see if that would fix it. What I need to know is how to do that. I already have the...

Okay...well this isn't a Ranger but it is a ford and maybe somebody here can help me out. I've got a '97 Ford Escort 4dr SE with the 2.0L I4 and a stick. It's got about 180,000 miles on it. It refuses to pass emissions because of the 'check engine' light that stays on 24/7. Anyway, the gist of...

Just a quick question: How hard is it going to be to install an aftermarket tachometer in a 1997 2.3L Supercab 5spd Ranger? I read the instructions and it says something about removing the dash and connecting up to the Powertrain Control Module or something like that...it seems like an awful...

Okay, I've got a 1997 Ranger 2wd with the 2.3 and a stick. I currently have some sort of transmission/clutch problem. Only 64,000 miles. Sometimes, not all the time, sometimes, the truck doesn't want to go into first with the clutch pushed all the way to the floor (at a dead stop, like a stop...

Heya guys...I just got my hands on a gem of a truck...and I have a few questions about it. To start off, it is a 1997 Ford Ranger 2.3L I4 5-speed 2WD Supercab w/ ~65k miles. First, since I've never driven anything even close to comparable to a Ranger, is it normal for these trucks to be...all...