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#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.
#2824 of 2831 1999 Ford Ranger v6 automatic by lou47 Nov 08, 2009 (4:55 pm)
All of the sudden my electric windows and speedometer and dome light dont work.Is there one relay that controls all.The 10 and 20 amp fuse are fine?Thanks Lou
#2825 of 2831 plug wires by mymule3 Nov 27, 2009 (6:47 pm)
Is the ign. module numbered as the engine firing order or as a distributor?
#2826 of 2831 2006 Ranger missing on all 4 cylinders by jmatch003 Dec 05, 2009 (8:41 am)
My 2006 Ranger's check engine light came on and I had the codes checked. The reading said that I had a missfire on each of the four cylinders. The only sign of a miss is on the highway at higher speeds. The check engine light will flash and the truck will bog down. It will stay that way for a little bit and then the miss stops and the truck runs good again and the light goes back to steady. I replaced the coil pack and all the plugs and wires. Does anyone have an idea of what this might be?
#2827 of 2831 89 Ford Ranger Cooling Problem by steve278 Dec 05, 2009 (5:29 pm)
I just changed the thermostat and coolant because the temp. wouldn't come up. Now it's worse. No heat at all and the temp. gauge barely moves. What do you think? Replies to this message: bolivar (Dec 06, 2009 3:03 am) lacrossesoaked (Dec 06, 2009 5:30 am) steve278 (Dec 06, 2009 12:19 pm)
#2828 of 2831 Re: 89 Ford Ranger Cooling Problem [steve278] by bolivar Dec 06, 2009 (3:03 am)
Replying to: steve278 (Dec 05, 2009 5:29 pm) -What thermostat did you put in it? A 160 isn't going to generate much heat, you need the stock 195.   -A defective new thermostat, stuck open.   -A clogged up heater core, or if the system has one of those vacumn operated valves in the heater water line that is frozen closed - this would cause no heat. But, the temperature guage should show heat.
#2829 of 2831 Re: 89 Ford Ranger Cooling Problem [steve278] by lacrossesoaked Dec 06, 2009 (5:30 am)
Replying to: steve278 (Dec 05, 2009 5:29 pm) coolant mix: 50-50? but the mix is probably not the problem. after it warms up, when you feel the "in" heater hose and the "out" heater hose, are the both hot or really warm? if both hot, maybe your cabin air diverter system is screwed-up. however, if the "in" hose is hot and the "out" hose is not, then like bolivar says, blocked heater core or a stuck open/close valve. if, on the other hand, neither hose is hot, then perhaps there is a blockage farther down the line. a simple test for the heater core:set the heater to full heat, take both heater hoses off. then rig up a garden hose to force water into/out of the core.it does not have to be a water tight seal..if the water flows freely, it ain't blocked and you do not have a valve problem. If the water does not flow freely, put the garden hose on the other side of the core (if you had it on the "in" side, put it on the "out" side) you also state your temp gauge barely moves: if your 89 is like my 91, the sensor wire for your temp gauge connects very near the thermostat housing; it is a single wire with a connector with a push/pull connector to the stud. next time the truck warms up, you may want to pull the connector off to see if you notice a difference in the temp gauge reading--could be a bad sensor or bad gauge (not likely). and while you have it off, clean up the stud and connector , maybe you have a bad connection. please take my advice with the caution that I do not have any professional training,just basing my suggestions on years of tinkering. Replies to this message: steve278 (Dec 06, 2009 12:19 pm)
#2830 of 2831 Re: 89 Ford Ranger Cooling Problem [lacrossesoaked] by steve278 Dec 06, 2009 (12:19 pm)
Replying to: lacrossesoaked (Dec 06, 2009 5:30 am) Thanks for the suggestions, however the problem has been fixed by replacing the thermostat with ANOTHER new one. Again, thanks for the help.
#2831 of 2831 Re: 2000 Ford Ranger Speedometer Not Working [cdemapan] by klinea7 Dec 06, 2009 (12:42 pm)
Replying to: cdemapan (Jul 27, 2009 4:48 pm) I have the same problem windshield wipers, speedometer, odometer, dome light al dont work. tried a new wiper motor and thats not the problem, also tried a multi function switch on the steering wheel and thats not the probleb, all fuses are good, Did you ever figure out what the problem is?

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