NoDangerIfItsARanger98
New Member
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2017
- Messages
- 9
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 1
- Age
- 28
- Location
- Sandylake PA
- Vehicle Year
- 1998
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0 V6 245 cid. Rebuilt long block with performance grade aftermarket internals.
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- None
- Total Drop
- None
- Tire Size
- 245/75R16
Hello my name is Devon I'm a welder and diesel mechanic and I'm fairly new here! I never realized how huge the ranger community is!
I've got a rust free 98 4.0 ranger, 4x4, rebuilt transmission, 233,000+ on the chassis and a little over 2,000+ on the motor. Ive browsed for sometime and made a post a month or so ago about having some issues with my ranger.
Still fighting with that! This is my first Ranger and my first Ranger rebuild. I didn't do the block or heads but I rebuilt from there up. I've rebuilt diesels and V8s, but never a ranger or V6.
When I got it it had 224,000 and I put 10k miles on it before it started giving me issues, either a rod bearing or a wrist pin, knocked like it was going to come apart.
New long block, rebuilt from there up. Ran like crap right after I reinstalled the motor. Mice made a nest in the airbox and plugged it up. Fixed that. A melted cat and plugged cat. Fixed that. New o2s, new injectors, new gaskets, new sensors, seafoam, etc...
This thing is new from the oilpan to the paint on the hood but still is giving me fits!
It starts like a new vehicle and sounds like a new vehicle but does not run like one. It ran fine for the engine break in period. 1500 miles in and it was all looking great had tons of power and pep.
Then it started as a slight shudder at low RPMs and progressed from there. Thought is was transmission but all is well with it. The RPMs would surge on deceleration and it felt sluggish. Changed oil and cleaned everything out, little seafoam and some tlc and it ran fine again for about a month.
As of now it idels fine but after warm up it starts surgeing or shuddering and blows black smoke and smells like it's covered from head to toe in gas. Flame comes out the tailpipe like someone dumped gas into the end of the tailpipe and lit it.
I've replaced almost everything from front to back on the motor and the exhaust system. I'm down to a leaking injector(s) a MAF sensor, wiring issues (darn mice) or maybe fuel tank and it's components.
I'm ready to pull my hair out!
So that's my ranger and Is journey so far ? if anyone has any tips or questions or has one with the same motor feel free to ask or say.
I've got a rust free 98 4.0 ranger, 4x4, rebuilt transmission, 233,000+ on the chassis and a little over 2,000+ on the motor. Ive browsed for sometime and made a post a month or so ago about having some issues with my ranger.
Still fighting with that! This is my first Ranger and my first Ranger rebuild. I didn't do the block or heads but I rebuilt from there up. I've rebuilt diesels and V8s, but never a ranger or V6.
When I got it it had 224,000 and I put 10k miles on it before it started giving me issues, either a rod bearing or a wrist pin, knocked like it was going to come apart.
New long block, rebuilt from there up. Ran like crap right after I reinstalled the motor. Mice made a nest in the airbox and plugged it up. Fixed that. A melted cat and plugged cat. Fixed that. New o2s, new injectors, new gaskets, new sensors, seafoam, etc...
This thing is new from the oilpan to the paint on the hood but still is giving me fits!
It starts like a new vehicle and sounds like a new vehicle but does not run like one. It ran fine for the engine break in period. 1500 miles in and it was all looking great had tons of power and pep.
Then it started as a slight shudder at low RPMs and progressed from there. Thought is was transmission but all is well with it. The RPMs would surge on deceleration and it felt sluggish. Changed oil and cleaned everything out, little seafoam and some tlc and it ran fine again for about a month.
As of now it idels fine but after warm up it starts surgeing or shuddering and blows black smoke and smells like it's covered from head to toe in gas. Flame comes out the tailpipe like someone dumped gas into the end of the tailpipe and lit it.
I've replaced almost everything from front to back on the motor and the exhaust system. I'm down to a leaking injector(s) a MAF sensor, wiring issues (darn mice) or maybe fuel tank and it's components.
I'm ready to pull my hair out!
So that's my ranger and Is journey so far ? if anyone has any tips or questions or has one with the same motor feel free to ask or say.