PetesPonies
Active Member
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2008
- Messages
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- Reaction score
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- Points
- 38
- Location
- east coast
- Vehicle Year
- 1983
- Make / Model
- Ranger
- Engine Size
- 2.3l
- Transmission
- Manual
I have an '89 2.3 5 speed. It has about 212K miles. I redid the top end about 7k ago. It runs every well. I hold a dead steady 20 lbs of vacuum at idle. It's cruising that has me thinking. At 55 mph on level road I only pull about 10lbs of vacuum in 5th and about 11lbs in 4th. The 2.3' is no power monster we know, so it does need a fair amount of throttle opening to hold a steady speed in a Ranger. But I feel the 10-11lbs is low. Does anyone have a vacuum gauge mounted and can give their own observations?