Much easier for them to do it on their lift than you at home on your back with a grinder...
Luke.
Luke.
EXACTLY!Much easier for them to do it on their lift than you at home on your back with a grinder...
Luke.
Took the front of my motor off to see what broke today. Ford 4.0 V6sheared the key off the back of the timing gear and broke the bolt that attaches it to the cam...So weird. What caused the failure? It's got a lot of miles and the valves rattle some but when you turn the motor over there is no rattling now... You'd think if it blew a valve you'd hear it now even though the cam isn't turning. It looks like the top of the motor had to come off just to make sure... Argh!
Carl.
sent from a banana phone...
I had one of those, in 2 wheel drive. I don't remember the year. I got it from my Mother, who bought it used. My parents took it to Alaska. I sold it because it went through starters and batteries each year. No one could figure out why. I sold it to a guy that was going to put a V8 in it.Note: this is NOT the 4.0 SOHC
I have the older 4.0 OHV pushrod engine
a better motor according to some forums...
Hmm.
Carl.
Motor is dead. Cam is melted into the bearings. Now this could be repaired, but not for the peanuts I have in this truck now...So I'll be looking for a motor.
Carl.
sent from a banana phone...
I'm pretty sure I've found another one with a couple issues, but my old one is now the donor. So it's all good.Trucks are rad. If I had a 90s Ranger, I'd be tempted to go with the 302 or a turbo 2.3 four like they had in the Turbo T-Birds, SVO mustangs, etc....
But, around here at least, you can find decent rwd rangers with NA 2.3 fours for so cheap, I think if I blew up a Ranger, I'd just hop on CL and grab another one....
Fun trucks, no matter what's under the hood, though. Compact pickup trucks are incredibly useful tools to have around, and can be fuel-efficient enough to make decent daily drivers, too. I can't convince myself to move on from my Taco, b/c it's just too danged practical.
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