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Hey guys...I've posted this before with no solution. '99 Ranger, 4.0, 5R55E trans. Rebuilt 13,000 miles ago. Shifts great. In the past 2 months: When going downhill, usually 65-70MPH, transmission occasionally comes out of OD...RPM's raise 3-400 RPM's for 1-2 seconds, then locks back up in...

So I finally got around to it. Pump is from a '78 F250, Cardone heavy duty option part number 20-6244, replacing the whiney pump on my '99 4.0 Ranger. I FINALLY HAVE QUIET POWER STEERING!!! Well, it's not TOTALLY, 100% quiet like some have claimed with this swap but I'd say 80% quieter than...

So my transmission was rebuilt 12,430 miles ago. The warranty was for 12,000 miles. The past week I thought I noticed the transmission slipping out of OD for a split second, and the RPM's increasing 200, maybe twice in 5 days. Today I'm on the highway for 45 minutes and it did this about 7...

Hey guys...I'm getting ready to install a saginaw pump (20-6244 heavy duty for a 79 F-250) into my Ranger ('99 4.0). Did pumps of this year ('79) use trans fluid like my current one does? I took the cap off of the new pump and there is definately what looks like trans fluid residual (it's red)...

On my '99 Ranger 4.0, I accidentally broke the hose on the driver's side that runs from the front of the vehicle to the back of the compressor. Half way down the line there is a fitting with a black cap. The whole hose is maybe 2 feet long. Each end only has one single connection, that is it...

To put mileage into perspective, the circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers). So, simple math dictates that if you have 100,000 miles on the odometer, your vehicle has driven enough miles to go around the Earth 4 times. Pretty impressive, hey...

I've been running Valvoline Maxlife for a few oil changes now...it's regarded as a great oil, and its extended OCI's yield awesome results (bobistheoilguy.com). BUT, this is from an Amsoil site: "Why continue to shell out money for oils that do nothing special, have to be changed frequently...

Does anyone here know if running a high end synthetic like Amsoil tranny fluid would help with the servo bore wear issue on the 5R55W/E's? I realize Mercon V is a synthetic to begin with.

Another question...What's the best way to keep the fuel injector plug on the fuel injector once one or both of the tabs have broken? Electrical tape? Zip tie?

OK...so I ordered new push rods and rocker arms...mine were all worn pretty bad. How do I remove the rocker arms from the shaft? I removed the roll pins and washers from the ends of the rocker arm shaft, but the parts of the shaft that bolt to the head (there are 3) does not move or spin or...

Isn't there an easier way to remove these deposits from the piston tops? My 2 pistons that were pinging badly deposited this HARD, scaly crap...it took me 2 1/2 hours just to get ONE piston done. I'm using a scotch brite pad and a plastic putty knife. Car/choke cleaner hardly touches it...

OK, so after incurable pinging and recent cooling loss, I pulled the head on the side that was fouling the plugs BAD (white crusty deposits) in less than 1500 miles. Lower intake manifold gasket looked fine( I replaced it like 6 months ago)...when I pulled the head...OUCH. Front and middle...

OK...so I have been getting the gurgling/dripping sound from heater core area bad the past few days. Check coolant yesterday, it was down to the fins and reservoir was empty Added, burped, topped off. Drive 90 miles today. Much warmer, 54 degrees. My PINGING CAME BACK!!!! Come home...

So my Ranger ('99 4.0) won't turn over this morning. I turn the key and all I'm getting is a clicking sound, and then the theft light flashes rapidly. The fuel pump is not turning on. I never had a remote with the truck to lock/unlock. Tried both keys. Checked fuse for anti-theft...

I purchased a remote starter switch so I can check compression more easily by myself...problem is, I have no idea how to connect it. I'm thinking, disconnect coil...one clip goes to the starter, one to the battery? Any ideas? '99 4.0 OHV, '00 5.0L

When cold (30's and below) I'm getting about 5 or 6 cranks out of the engine before she starts...and when she does, I'm getting a "chugging" idle for maybe 20 seconds. After it has warmed up, 1 crank and it starts. Then runs like new. My upper intake manifold gaskets have maybe 10,000 miles...

I wish we had a survey page, but this is what is what I am wondering. What brand oil are you using and how many miles on your truck? I am currently running Valvoline 5W30 MaxLife, 94,000 miles. I AM partial to AMSOIL, though!!!

AL said that this coil immediately smoothed out his idle...I keep hearing from everyone that the FORD coils deliver MORE than adequate spark...is this coil, then, worth the $100???

Causing trouble is the LAST thing I want to do, but what was so awful that the topic was closed?

So after I installed my oil separator 200 miles ago, I have about 1/2 a teaspoon of oil in the reservoir. This doesn't seem excessive, right? My pinging has been minimal on 89 octane (on 89 it USED to be BAD), and it's been 50 degrees out. I was pinging on 92 octane at 20 degrees outside...

I read a post here a while back about installing a certain year Explorer PS pump into a Ranger (because it's QUIET, unlike mine which was installed by Ford and still whines loudly), but you have to relocate the remote reservoir. Seems easy to me. Anyone know about this? Our 2000 Explorer PS...

OK...got everything hooked up...on the bottom of the separator there is a petcock valve to drain the oil...BUT...I'm getting suction from this valve. If I put my finger underneath the petcock while the truck is running I can feel suction...it's like a little nipple with a tiny hole in the end...

OK...so after ALLL I have done (even said the hell with it, wasted 100$ on a new MAF 2 days ago that did nothing, still pinged) I went back to SEAFOAM. I tested cylinder compression, cooling system compression, plugs, wires, lower intake manifold gaskets, etc etc. I followed the FORD TSB on...

OK guys...I've posted a long time about my pinging problem...have done EVERYTHING...lower intake manifold gaskets, seafoam, cleaned MAF, etc etc.... Now my 4.0 OHV is starting to ping on premium like everyone said it eventually would because of excess carbon buildup. I took off my throttle...

I've had a persistent noise from my 4.0 OHV (94K miles), but it's only at idle. While driving or revving in park its inaudible. Intermittent "clack, clack-clack" like sound...sounds exactly like 2 pool balls hitting each other lightly every couple or few seconds I listened to the valve...