Recent content by bayley77

re had a 97 2wd. 2.3 5 spd, 160,000 mi. ran like a champ, bought a 01 3.0 ext. cab auto. love it, 2wd, the 4wd ride to hard for me. as far as I am concerned the rangers are the best small truck out there, had them all.

tune it up, plugs and wires help alot, now that the weather is warmer I"m getting about 24 in the city. but I live in an area thats not congested and I dont drive in rush hour traffic. if you have a 2.3 5spd you should get 28-30 highway.

re put a new converter back on it, was to loud a stunk in the garage to bad when worming up, sure is a lot quieter and no more stink.

take off the throttle body, 4 bolts, makes it alot easier to change plugs and wires. did mine last week in 1 hour.

how bad does it leak? if it"s not real bad try this stuff called mainstay, you have to go to an auto parts store for it, put in 1 bottle and leave it in for 3000 miles, stopped a leak on an old car I had once. it"s only about 6 bucks, its worth a try, and no it won"t hurt the motor.

re if the rear main is leaking you will see oil on the floor, I would take it for a second opinion, sounds fishy to me.

the first thing to do is bleed the clutch, this is hard to do sometimes, air bubbles get trapped in the master. if that doesn"t help, maybe someone else can help you more, I am not a clutch or trans expert.

re I have a 97 same problem when cold, I live in mich. it gets very cold here, was hard to shift into 2nd, good trans shop told me to put in mobil 1 syn. trans fluid, did help alot, he told me 2nd gear sycro is worn. shifts good enough now to leave it alone. if your slave is getting weak can...

re yes thats all, is that mileage normal? seems to run ok, the check engine bulb has been removed.

I have a 97 2.3 5 speed, the previous owner took the converter off and welded a pipe in its place, will this cause any change in gas mileage?, I am getting 22 in the city, it has been very cold in mich. so I hope it will improve in the summer. also the exshaust is a little louder. should I put a...

picture sent you an email, must be to big to post, I don"t know how to make pictures smaller. I am not that computer literate, thanks Jon, mike.

this is stupid, none of the pictures will upload, well thats barney, I told you it wasn"t much to look at, but it runs like a champ, I plan on doing some mods to it when spring gets here.

pictures how do I get a photobucket?

I would send pics if I knew how to? your not missing much though. can"t get picture to upload

I live outside detroit. like to fix up older pickups and old outboards and sell them for a hobby, would like a newer ranger but my wife says I can"t afford one, so I have to keep my purple one running, I call it barney.