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You dealing with this one? The double stud bottom most, above the ac drain ? The other side of that pita I believe goes into this plastic bit here on the inside box Unusually just cut it on engine side Not needed If truck is going to crusher then we just yaNk on that ***** and break the...

Control trac the front d shaft will spin even with front tires in the air yes You have a control trac transfer case which is basically full time awd and part time 4hi and 4 low Might want to drain the fluid and replace it if it’s never been done 2.5 quarts if Mercon iii, regular atf Good...

Those poor vacuum lines they get so brittle after 20+ years… look at them wrong and snap I have a roll of soft vacuum tubing I use to make splices hahaha and having about 10 crush trucks outside does not hurt. Some of MyFord Ranger parts are making their way into the classics…that 77 bronco we...

Adding pictures is broken it has been a challenge last few days Try using the drag and drop picture icon That lower stud is a pita Is it not accessible from the inside? I can’t remember. Usually we just ya in the box off that bottom stud if they won’t unthread easily

Dual core radiator will use the same hoses and you can trim the fan shroud You can use a much larger sohc clutch from a 2004 ranger if you are willing to drill and tap 6 new holes in your flywheel. Welcome! Sounds like a wonderful project truck Open up the fan blower housing and get the mouse...

Okay so 96 2 door is it control trac awd? Does it say control trac on the back of the truck? If so your t case is awd You should also have a cad, center axle disconnect on the front differential, pass side there is a solenoid that locks and unlocks the passenger cv axle This was 95/96 v6 only

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Pulling the hood helps but not necessary To Keep from pulling the hood make sure your hoist hook is down close to the lower intake. If you chain is too long then the hook likes to get up into the hood

Maybe 10k miles maybe

Two new precision bearings with fresh 3 year warranty no problem. Just took a minute to find my transaction in the computer Granted I beat on this truck It’s driven daily We have a dirty road that is rough, lots of mudd, silt, water, snow, etc She is in 4wd much of the winter But the factory...

Drivers precision wheel hub failed today Was installed last May 2024.. lasted 15 months Good thing they have 3 year warranty, they are $220 each! What a joke Geeze man They better replace this one no cost to me

But you will have two reman 5 speeds priceless to the right people

Was the of light flashing? Do you have a check engine light? Any transmission related trouble codes? These would be accesses with a scanner looking for manufacture specific codes How many miles on this rig? Is it 4wd? When in limp mode the od light will flash and the trans will run at full...

The egr tube can be bent to make up for the spacer I run a full 1” spacer on all my 5.0 Cheap and effective upgrade The spacer keeps the upper intake warm to the touch The spacer increases the runner length and improves torque slightly You have to modify the coil pack tower, basically cut...

That thing is hosed You need a new one Junkyard works good Any 98-11 ranger 96-01 expkorer or 02-04 sport trac or sport uses that same canister vent They are $25-50 online...

Kenwood before brakes So far I think you have your priorities perfectly aligned which makes me want to watch this build even more!

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Ranger is doing great Jeep has been sold 2015 Camry w only 92k miles acquired Still searching for a 99-01 sohc pcm w oats Module and key/ tumbler. What’s with the junk yards these days? Somebody goes through and cuts all the keys off the cable and removes them from the trucks… dang crack heads

Don’t install a blend door from a 97! They break! By 99 they were much better and break less If you are taking the dash down to replace the hvac box try to use a 2001-2011 hvac box, they have way less blend door issues Or use the dorman parts to fix it Wrong relay lol lol oh man that’s rich

That was a while ago! Now I remember the redline stuff, 19 years ago Now that I’m older I know most fuel system treatments are all made with the same crap Berrymans has been around a long time and it’s cheap My friend Worked at a shop and they had a bg representative come by one day, he had...

True! I just don’t have a grid to tie into If I had an ev it would be charged by the sun which charges my house which would charge the ev lol and then when there is no sun I would be burning diesel to charge the house which would then charge the ev I already have an electric house and shop...

The one you ordered will probably still work fine as long as it is from the same year and 4 doors

I have a 99 v8 awd outside I can sell you the gem for like $20 Plus ship The one you found on eBay will likely work What you want is a gem from similar year with similar functions The only difference between a 99 v8 gem and a v6 gem will be the 4x4 shift controls inside. In your awd v8 the...

I hope it’s not like a new phone Holds a charge for 5 days when you first get it and then a year later the battery holds for like 50 minutes hahaha Thanks for sharing I love the looks and speed I don’t like the need for the grid and the amount of tires the evs chew through

I got $5 on the pcm

Sorry dudes I’m a moron sometimes I was discussing manual hubs on a 98-99 ranger and got my threads confused Yes you can suck the fluid out of the ttb front diff the tube will fit in that diff The 95+ diff there is no way in heck to stick any sort of tube into the diff through the fill hole...

Good idea I May try that next time It’s also a good idea to remove the heater hoses off the heater core and backflush it with your garden hose… amazing how much sediment can come out of the core after 20+ years

Drain radiator Fill with distilled water (I filtered use well water for this as I don’t want to buy 20 gallons of distilled) Run engine to temp heater on high Drain radiator Repeat this about 3-4 times On the final one add some prestone cooling system flush and run it through Drain radiator...

Techron I am pretty sure I said Techron fuel injector cleaner… not sure what redline is hahahaha good ol Berrymans, seafoam or Techron is what I use to clean the fuel system up.. it’s all pretty much the same ingredients Here’s to hoping your misfire stays away Nice work! Dealerships pffffft...

The ac clutch diode is shown on diagrams but I also do not know where it is, likely because I put a 97 pcm into a 05 ranger hhahahahaha usually a diode would be installed in the pjb but in 97 there is only one and it is for the pcm

Radiators.com or the like has good prices and quick shipping You should only have atf leaking at that fitting not coolant If it’s coolant you likely need a new radiator If it’s atf you likely need a new o ring

Don’t forget to loop the neutral safety wires I just did this same thing last week, my stepson converted a 05 ranger from auto to stick I wired it up for him I was able to get the neutral safety wire under the dash and physically add the 3 position clutch switch pigtail, the 05 ranger did...

That’s a fill plug and that is a ttb 91-94 explorer 83-97 ranger We are discussing the 96-04 explorer sla suspension

So it works as it should sometimes? But only with high pressure switch bypassed? Is the ac cold?

302 in 05 may not be emissions legal everywhere lol last year if 302 was 01

98-01 Eddie Bauer and limited will have that bezel for sure. Xlt will be hit or miss What color is your dash? Either tan or light grey in those years

They are not both gen iii The two door sport is still a gen ii The 02-04 sport and sport trac is continuation of th gen ii platform. Solid rear axle, torsion bar sla front suspension and the gen ii dash Your 05 is a completely different generation the clutch pedal assembly and its master...

Battery came to my brain as I was reading your post too Should not have all that noise popping through the speakers Back in my Audio install days we would call this a ground loop and try to fix the ground locations for all the heavy stereo equipment by keeping the big power ground as short as...

$325 for the whole kit and you are already in there… I would replace all wear parts Having the new synchros in your hand will help determine how much wear is on the old ones

The gt40 302 is anything but disappointing The stock explorer exhaust manifolds are choking the power it can make But if you give this forum the option of 302 stockish or a 351 that is already mildly built… and then mention its going into an old galaxy The forum will choose the 351 everytime...