Recent content by Rfried20

can the frequency of the fob be changed? my 2000 ranger was stolen and recovered, but the thief still has the keys and fob. new ignition and door cylinders took care of the key issue but he still has the fob. any ideas?

Hi All, my 2000 Ranger was stolen from in front of our house a week and a half ago. Thanks to diligent friends, the police recovered it less than a week later. Power steering went out, and the stereo is gone, but other than that, and the guy threw away all my sons belongings that were in it...

Actually, progress made. But a few corrections. It was actually the number 6 spark plug wire and the exhaust valve. The push rod was bent at a 45 degree angle and the lifter was broke. So the intake backfire was the exhaust pushing out the only valve that would open. All I have left is to hook...

Ok so I did compression tests. They range from 110 to 135. Went down the line on the ignition coil, removing one plug wire at a time. When I removed the #5, the noise went away. So I found the location of the misfire. Next step is removing the valve cover and seeing what I can see. Ran out of...

I have a 2000 Ranger with the 4.0 ohv. It is making a knocking sound coming from the upper intake plenum. I replaced the upper intake gasket and orings. New plugs and wires. When I started it, it sounded a lot better but then progressively got back to what it was when I started. I have a video...