What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[rusty ol ranger]

Damn, guess I might just have to buy a new shift motor.

You can try ebay or whatever...but last i heard they are getting hard jf not impossible to find

 

[Uncle Gump]

Where would you find one of these? Are they expensive?

I've been half passed looking for one for a few years. I emailed a seller on ebay that had one on auction that didn't sell. After he told me he would selling to me he resisted it for nearly three times the price we agreed to. I reported him and finally got it for his original price from his first failed auction.

You just have to be vigilant and keep looking... but they're hard to come by.

 

[mtnrgr]

Drove to the lake this evening for a few hours, no pictures of the lake. I did visit the cemetery again, and took some pictures. Got a couple of my ole friend also.

 

[Blmpkn]

.... what I'm attempting to do anyways. Well see how far I get.

Personally... I LOVE doing exhaust work on junk that leaks (or rather used to leak) all its oil onto the manifold/s... it's the secret sauce for removing 218k mile hardware without any problems

 

[Blmpkn]

So far I've only had to swear at the egr fitting.. I'll take it.

Looks like I've lucked out with where the o2 placement is as well. I was only intending on a test fit/mock up type deal with the header today because I forgot to bring along a drill and a step bit to make myself a nice little bunghole.... but stock placement is far enough back I'll be able to put it post-collector.

The real question is... when is all this "luck" gonna run out?

 

[pjtoledo]

pipe wrench and a yellow bottle, when only the very best will do.

 

[Blmpkn]

.....whelp.... said luck ran dry. Ironically. Since the floor is soaked now

 

[Blmpkn]

For once... I gambled and won.

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100$ communistical mid length header advertised to fit 74-82 pinto and 82-92 ranger... fits just fine on my 96. I'm assuming it's not listed as compatible with the 96 due to no provision for the EGR? Good enough for me all snugged up and happy for now. Not the easiest job.. but it'll be well worth it. Time to wash up and call it a day. We'll be back at it next weekend.

 

[Daltoids]

Nothing because it rained all day but I wanna change the oil soon.

 

[Rick W]

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So far I've only had to swear at the egr fitting.. I'll take it.

Looks like I've lucked out with where the o2 placement is as well. I was only intending on a test fit/mock up type deal with the header today because I forgot to bring along a drill and a step bit to make myself a nice little bunghole.... but stock placement is far enough back I'll be able to put it post-collector.

The real question is... when is all this "luck" gonna run out?

Is the muffler between those two flanges on the old set?

 

[sgtsandman]

Put the roof racks on the 2011. I have a Lowe's run to make today and the 12 foot lumber won't fit in the bed.

 

[Blmpkn]

Is the muffler between those two flanges on the old set?

The muffler is back behind the cab. Where I took the Sawzall to on the old set is right before the cat.

I'm not even gonna be able to scrap the old cat the city built a new homeless shelter right next door to the scrapyard last year.. at first.. they wouldn't accept cats from people who arrived on foot or on a bike... now they won't accept cats from anyone

 

[CamTheHedgehog]

Did a transmission fluid and filter change today, along with installing a new pan that has a drain plug, so I never have to do this again. Even a drop cloth didn’t contain all of the mess.

Anyway, this is the pan, as removed, with no cleaning. On a 5R55E with 250,000 miles, and has the tow package trans cooler.

I am astounded, the previous owner really loved this thing.

Even after draining out what is left in the picture, there is no clutch material or metal shavings at the bottom. Just a very thin film on the pan itself, barely thick enough to notice. And very little on the magnet either.

 

[94_PurpsRange]

Did a transmission fluid and filter change today, along with installing a new pan that has a drain plug, so I never have to do this again. Even a drop cloth didn’t contain all of the mess.

Anyway, this is the pan, as removed, with no cleaning. On a 5R55E with 250,000 miles, and has the tow package trans cooler.

I am astounded, the previous owner really loved this thing.
View attachment 110901

Even after draining out what is left in the picture, there is no clutch material or metal shavings at the bottom. Just a very thin film on the pan itself, barely thick enough to notice. And very little on the magnet either.

Thats looks real good!
I am about to do the same to my 97 in the next week or so.. I'll post some pictures when i do!

 

[scotts90ranger]

Been hearing an exhaust leak on the '97 lately under the cab that's getting louder, crawled under at lunch and don't see anything obvious but pulled on the cat and it flexes at the back end where it shouldn't so that's fun... I mean the 100% stock exhaust system is all still there at 213k miles so I don't blame it for anything, I've had to put hose clamps around the heat shields since that rattle was super annoying a couple years ago, instead of putting money in it I'll probably just pull it and weld up the cracks We'll see if I can get that done this weekend...