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    97 5.0 awd no start issues in the mornings

    Hello my name is Gordon and I work in a shop in Seattle. recently we had a customer come in for a no start issue on his 97 5.0 awd. so what happens is ONLY on cold mornings it will not start and has no spark, but has injector pulse. we put a crank sensor in it because before it had no spark or...
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    Snow run up in stevens pass washington saturday dec 1

    Like it says snow run this weekend let me know if you want ro go and play in some snow!
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    4.0 swap done!

    So i have a 86 ranger 2.9 5 speed. The donor car was a 91 ranger auto 4.0 that was stolen and smashed a wall and broke an axle. The motor was redone 40k ago so i just replaced the valve cover gaskets rear and front seal and oil pan. New 4.0 clutch and flywheel with the fm145 ( I know but i just...
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    twisting center diff on fron sas dana 30 to make pinion higher?

    like it says what do you think? I have an 86 ranger with an early bronco dana 30. i know i can try and find a dana 44, but i already have the 30 but has anyone ever twisted the center (as to not mess up the caster) to make the pinion higher. I messed up my transfer case front bearing pretty bad...
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    4 inch aal? or what springs? sas ranger

    Hi i have an 86 sas ranger the guy who put the lift together put stacked blocks and shackles in the rear (2 inch factory block and 3 inch block 1 inch shackle) i want to get rid of at least one block or both or one block and one shackle. I cant seem to find a 4 inch aal. what factory springs...
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    O.K. time for another 4.0 swap

    ok i have a 86 ranger sas on 35's my tired old 2.9 is just about done. Im still searching for the right explorer but it will definitely be an explorer 91-94. I am an ase certified mechanic i have a full service of any tools i need, lifts and mitchell or alldata. so my main question is will my...
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    here is my sas ranger on 35's

    So i finally decided to post it i did not build the whole thing but i have had to redo a bunch of front axle geometry and go through all the lift stuff because of the hack owner before. ford 8.8 locked in rear with disk brakes with the PROPER master cyl 4.88's and new seals and bearings and...
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    tired of seeing all the toyotas together!!!

    when can anybody make a good day of wheelin here in the nw. im thinking cherry valley. Im getting kinda tired of all the big huge groups of toyotas!! Is there a big thing going on soon?? :thumbsup: :rangertan:
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    fuel pump wiring problems??

    so here is the deal every time i hit a bump the car wants to stall out and then jumps in rpms or dies. i at first thought it was a problem with the maf sensor because every time i jiggled the intake tube it would jump up in rpms. so today when the car was off i jiggled the tube and then i heared...
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    overheat auto shut off??

    has anybody seen a kit that once the engine hits a certain temp it shuts down the coil pack or fuel pump. i know they sell a low oil pressure kit but i have never seen a high coolant temp one. i am trying to make it idiot proof cause u guys know how women can be with not looking at gauges haha:D...
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    IAC valve??

    Hi i have been having a problem with my truck it started when I was in the drive through lane, I was in drive and all of a sudden the truck jumped rpms to about 1500. ever since then the rpms go up then stay there and sometimes come down. But just driving the other day the car just shut off on...
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    look at this monster explorer in the seattle area for sale (not mine)

    http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2017351655.html
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    look at this sweet b2 for sale in seattle

    sale-uarxr-1956289921@craigslist.org pretty sweet
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    i got a 6 inch fabtech lift tell me if got everything

    i know i need extended brake lines, shocks, spring perches and ill make my own extended bumpstops. i picked it up for 120. also can you tell me what commonly breaks when installing a lift. also where can i find shocks? thanks alot. o and one more thing a drop pitman arm maybe...
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    i got a free 91 navajo 4x4!!

    just in time to cause i need another motor to rebuild. i might just fix it and sell it and buy a lift with the cash but i dono. it runs rough but i think thats because it has old gas. all i did was put a battery in it and it started up after a year of sitting. i need to put the passenger window...
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    oil in coolant

    so i got my x about a year ago everything was good everything clean bla bla bla. well today at work while training a new guy i was using my truck to show him things and what not. so i poped my rad cap off and it was oily. now i talked to the master tech at my shop (since im just a c tech and he...
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    this thing is huge 54's

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn8toE57q0c&feature=channel im not sure where to put so can someone transfer it for me thanks and two thumbs up
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    ranger stock lift spring???

    ok so i was at the junk yard the other day and i was looking at some rangers and i thought that all the two wheel drive models had noticeably longer springs and even some of the 4 wheel drive models had longer springs so i compared them to the explorers there and they were at least an inch 1/2...
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    valve train noise in the morning

    well i hear a tic in the mornig for a little while (prob because of the oil not being warm enough yet) BUT it is very faint thru out the day i have heard of sea foam and will be changing my oil tomorrow so can anybody give me any info on seafoam wash. also when ever i start it up it runs a...
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    automatic to manual hub swap (auto hubs going out)

    so i know you can clean out auto hubs and they will work again and what not but i always liked the manual hubs so i will probably swap them. i am pretty sure my hubs are going out tell me if im wrong though. kind of a grinding (like a fan hitting the shroud) poping when turnig and all that...
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    has anybody mounted off road lights on the factory roof rack of a 93 x?

    like the title says i was thinking about it and i thought it would be pretty easy but i dont know if it would sit too far away from front of truck but i was also think rangers do it with the roll bar in back? has anybody done this pictures maybe. i know its hard to explain but im sure you guys...
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    trac lok rebuild kit?? will it work

    so since i found out i have a trac lok in my rear i want to rebuild it found this kit i was wondering will it work its supposed to be for 93 mustang 8.8 so here is the link http://www.laurelmountainmustangparts.com/store/1986-2008-mustang-carbon-fiber-tractionlok-rebuild-p-853.html also i...
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    factory posi?

    i was wondering how do i find out if my diff has posi with out pulling the cover i know theres a tag on there but where would it be and whats the code for the factory posi also if i can where can i find my build sheet i have heard the top of the gas tank but i dont want to pull it. and one more...
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    new here looking for new suff

    i was wondering if trailready makes bumpers for the rangers anymore i would really like one of those but for my 93 x i love that style anybody shoot me in the right direction. i also want a locker for my rear or front the least expensive one i can get. i wold like to build my own bumper but dont...
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    from bothell washington

    im new on here from bothell Washington if your near by pm me and lets wheel!!!:D
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