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#2814 of 2831 Re: 04 xtended cab ranger w/4.0 v6 2wd [life_is2] by blk4x4 Oct 17, 2009 (9:07 am)
Replying to: life_is2 (Oct 17, 2009 7:59 am) when a shock wears out they will let the truck just bounce up and down when you push on it or hit a bump driving, if you are going to replace them anyway go ahead and see what happens, try jacking up the rear axle and setting it down on jack stands with the tires off the ground and put it in gear as if driving and see if you can make it vibrate, if so then its not a shock or bad tire but it could be a unproperly balanced tire i always have the use stick on weights by the way, or you have a bad u joint or posably you lost a weight off the drive shaft Replies to this message: life_is2 (Oct 17, 2009 1:53 pm)
#2815 of 2831 Re: 04 xtended cab ranger w/4.0 v6 2wd [blk4x4] by life_is2 Oct 17, 2009 (1:53 pm)
Replying to: blk4x4 (Oct 17, 2009 9:07 am) thanks i will check tommorrow
#2816 of 2831 Ford Ranger Bench Seat Conversion by jo999 Oct 18, 2009 (1:08 am)
I am looking to buy a Ford Ranger and would like to fit a 'bench seat' to enable 3 people to travel in it. Does anyone if this is poss and where I might obtain a seat from? Many thanks
#2817 of 2831 What Is A Good Tire For "99 Ranger? by mharnisch Oct 24, 2009 (2:04 pm)
My '99 Ranger with 3.0 engine, automatic, and 2 wheel drive just turned 72,000 and still have the original Firestone tires. I think it is time to put some new tires on. The original tires were never good on wet pavement and worse on snow and ice. I live in northern Ohio, so I need all season tires that are very good on snow and ice. I would like to hear from other Ranger owners who can suggest tires that they have had good experience with. Replies to this message: buster15 (Oct 24, 2009 2:24 pm)
#2818 of 2831 Re: What Is A Good Tire For "99 Ranger? [mharnisch] by buster15 Oct 24, 2009 (2:24 pm)
Replying to: mharnisch (Oct 24, 2009 2:04 pm) Monday I get my four new snows with steel rims installed Bridgestone Blizzaks. I was assured by a mechanic that these are suitable for the eastern Ontario Canada winters. We get a heck of alot of snow. See the following link:   http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizzak+D- M-V1&partnum=475R6DMV1&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes
#2819 of 2831 94 Ranger Won't Start by betsy662 Nov 02, 2009 (2:23 pm)
I have a 94 Ranger, while I was hauling some stuff to the dump, she quit running all of a sudden, I tinkered with it a little bit, got it to start again, went down the road a couple miles, as it seemed to be running just fine, however, when I went to turn a corner, she stopped running again.   I'm just wondering, it seems to not be getting fuel, its got a brand new fuel pump in it, was just put in in April, I'm trying to diagnose to see if its a problem other than the fuel pump, anyone who has had to change one knows why I would look and eliminate any other possibility.   Is there anything between the ignition switch and the fuel pump that can cause the problem at hand? Replies to this message: bolivar (Nov 03, 2009 1:27 am) betsy662 (Nov 03, 2009 1:57 pm) bolivar (Nov 03, 2009 3:48 pm)
#2820 of 2831 Re: 94 Ranger Won't Start [betsy662] by bolivar Nov 03, 2009 (1:27 am)
Replying to: betsy662 (Nov 02, 2009 2:23 pm) There is a 'rollover' fuel cutoff switch. Passenger footwell, near the center, just behind the top of the carpet. There is a pushbutton to reset it.   But if it is open, the fuel pump doesn't run at all. Now there are connections there that could be starting to have problem. The truck is now 15 years old...   Other possibilities, and probably a better possibility, is the fuel pump relay. There are beside or inside the fuse box under the hood are I think up to 3 identical relay boxes. If their plug in connectors are getting dirty, this could be the problem. Or could be failing. I don;t know which is the fuel pump one. Wiggle them around. Switch them around, they are all the same. Buy 3 new one. If you can decide which is the fuel pump, buy one new one. Replies to this message: betsy662 (Nov 03, 2009 1:57 pm) bolivar (Nov 03, 2009 3:48 pm)
#2821 of 2831 Re: 94 Ranger Won't Start [bolivar] by betsy662 Nov 03, 2009 (1:57 pm)
Replying to: bolivar (Nov 03, 2009 1:27 am) Tis true that the truck is 15 years old, also in a humid environment, so its completely possible that the contacts are going bad.   On mine,t he fuel pump relay is the one in the center, there is a diagram underneath the power distribution top, so that I found, I will look into it further tomorrow when I have the day off.   Thanks Replies to this message: bolivar (Nov 03, 2009 3:48 pm)
#2822 of 2831 Re: 94 Ranger Won't Start [betsy662] by bolivar Nov 03, 2009 (3:48 pm)
Replying to: betsy662 (Nov 03, 2009 1:57 pm) I usually don't recomment 'throwing parts' at a problem, without a diagnois, but the relays are something that fail rather often. I think one would be about $25 or so at a parts house, not Ford.   Might be worth it to just buy one and replace it and see if your problem stops.
#2823 of 2831 Cost of replacing Tensioner pulley on 98 Ranger by vft32 Nov 05, 2009 (8:49 pm)
My daughter was having a noise in her engine which I diagnosed (correctly I might add) as the tensioner pulley. I had her take it to the Ford Dealer in Las Vegas. The Ranger is a 98 XLT 3.0 V6 Auto 4x4 with less than 75,000 miles on it. They charged $175 for labor and $143 for the part. I was wondering how close that is to "reality"? Her being 450 miles away I wasn't able to change it my self as I've done on my older F150's. They also told her the spark plugs needed changing and a tuneup was needed, the truck runs fine except for the pulley squeal. They wanted another $400 for that! The manual says the plugs are good to 96,000 miles and the Ford Dealer that did the major service on it last July said it in no way need a tuneup at that time 72,000 miles and should be good to 100,000 miles. I had her refuse the tuneup but let them do the 3 month L-O-F and change the Licence plate light bulbs. They weren't happy but did they fix the tensioner pulley issue. What is with these dealerships now? I had to take my Mountaineer the Ford Delear in Carson City and they wanted to do all kinds of things over and above the warrenty work needed (about $700), which I only paid had to pay them a $50 deductable.

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