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#2767 of 2825 1996 Ranger XLT 4 cylinder by burnselk Jun 13, 2009 (7:52 am)
My "Check Engine" like came on one day and has been on for at least a year now. When this light came on it did not seem to change the way the truck runs nor did it seem to effect in the gas mileage.   What could have caused this light to come on and what can I do about it short of taking it to a repair shop? I'd prefer to fix it myself for obvious reasons if at all possible.   I like to work on such things myself (to save the trouble and $) and would appreciate hearing back from some of you about this. Thanks a million. Replies to this message: bolivar (Jun 13, 2009 10:35 pm)
#2768 of 2825 Re: 1996 Ranger XLT 4 cylinder [burnselk] by bolivar Jun 13, 2009 (10:35 pm)
Replying to: burnselk (Jun 13, 2009 7:52 am) Most auto parts houses, Autozone, etc, will read out codes and tell you the general info for the code.   They do this in support of selling you parts to fix it.
#2769 of 2825 backfire once warmed up by southtxranger Jun 16, 2009 (5:18 pm)
My 2000 2.5L starts good and runs great until it warms up. Once warmed up it begains to backfire and has no power under load. Sometimes if I feather the trottle off the start (standard tranny) it goes away till the RPM's drop. then it goes back to backfiring and running like crap. Changed the fuel filter, helped for a while, then the plugs, no help. Air filter new but cant get her to run right. Any ideas?.......Jim
#2770 of 2825 broken manual lock by brillopad27 Jun 22, 2009 (9:31 am)
Hi, I can not lock/unlock my passenger side car door with a key anymore. I opened up the door panel and found that the lock tumbler was not attached to anything and a long metal piece with a plastic and metal clip attached to it fell down. What I need to know is how to reinstall the metal piece so that I can lock/unlock my door from the outside again?   Thanks! Replies to this message: burnselk (Jun 22, 2009 11:00 am) bolivar (Jun 22, 2009 9:06 pm)
#2771 of 2825 Re: broken manual lock [brillopad27] by burnselk Jun 22, 2009 (11:00 am)
Replying to: brillopad27 (Jun 22, 2009 9:31 am) Your best bet would be to stop by your local Ford dealer and talk to the "Parts Department". They can look it up on their computer and show you a picture of what you need and tell you how to do it. They can also sell you the parts you may need. Good luck on that. My drivers side lock is giving me trouble.....takes me a couple of minutes to get it unlocked.....people think I'm trying to steal my own truck....I have to wiggle and jiggle the key just right to get it unlocked.
#2772 of 2825 Re: broken manual lock [brillopad27] by bolivar Jun 22, 2009 (9:06 pm)
Replying to: brillopad27 (Jun 22, 2009 9:31 am) Open up the door on the other side and look at the linkage there. It should be a mirror image.   It probably just came loose, or the clip on the end broke.
#2773 of 2825 Coil pack problems by estbndtrvlr Jun 23, 2009 (6:11 pm)
I have had to replace 3 coil packs, they keep shorting out. This happens the moment that I install it and try to start it up. It will start but it will short out the number 4 cylinder and get no fire to number 4 and miss-fire on the rest. Any help would be greatly welcomed.   Thanks
#2774 of 2825 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 2002 by sethmandy Jun 24, 2009 (6:34 pm)
I am wondering what is going on with my cruise control... It just stopped working... I last used it about 6 months ago and I tried to use it recently and it just wont turn on. It used to work and there arent any other problems with the truck...I checked all fuses and they all seem to be working fine.I heard about this recall, could it be related to this??? I need some help thanks
#2775 of 2825 95 Ranger doesn't start by rangerboy Jul 02, 2009 (7:56 pm)
My truck ran and started fine all day. I have noticed that my positive cable will corrode lately and I've cleaned it dilligently. Well, tonight when I took my wife to the tanning shop it wouldn't start when we were ready to leave. All it does is click once. I cleaned the battery cable ends and posts. The battery is new. I messed with all the relays in the power distribution box and still nothing. I had a buddy come over and we tried arcing across the solonoid, but still nothing. When I keep turning the key over and trying to start it the locks will engage and disengage??? Is this something to do with the anti theft? Where is the anti theft relay? Replies to this message: rangerboy (Jul 04, 2009 12:13 pm)
#2776 of 2825 Re: 95 Ranger doesn't start [rangerboy] by rangerboy Jul 04, 2009 (12:13 pm)
Replying to: rangerboy (Jul 02, 2009 7:56 pm) I started out the negative cable needed a new connector. Then I swapped all the relays around in the power distribution box. Still nothing. Guy at the Autozone said there might be some more relays underneath the dash. I found them and swapped them around and got nothing! I got to looking at the starter relay and figured it would be easy to change so I changed it. The truck still wouldn't start. I found my remote and changed the batteries to try and mess with the alarm system. I would hit the panic button and lock and unlock the doors. Next, I decided that I would tackle the starter since there is nothing open this weekend. Well, I finally got it off and had it tested. It failed! I put the new starter in and it fired right up!

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