Recent content by RickyO

Oil loss A buddy had a similar problem a few years ago. Not burning oil and no leaks in the usual places (gaskets, seals, etc.). Turned out he had a hole in the oil pan. Replaced the oil pan and the thing didn't use a drop.

Door clasp switch The WD40 bath seems to have done the trick. I'm keeping the dome light cover off just in case I have to pull the bulbs. I went to the trouble of taking the door panel off anyway just to see what was inside. It wasn't as bad as I thought, remove the window crank and four...

Thanks I was going to spend the afternoon today trying to get at the switch by removing the inside door panel. I'm going to try your WD40 fix instead. Hopefully I'll be able to put the interior light bulbs back in!

Switch location I've been having a similar problem with my '97 Ranger XLT. My interior dome light stays on sometimes even after the engine is started. It goes off eventually but can be a problem after dark. This only happens if the passenger door has been opened. I haven't fixed it yet, but I...

Spark plugs I recently purchased a 1997 Ranger with the 3.0 litre V6. It had 97,000 miles on it. It wasn't missing horribly but it sure felt gutless. The Haynes manual I bought stated that even though the spark plug interval is supposed to be 100,000 miles, plugs usually need changing around...

Driveshaft sqeak If it is a steady squeal, then I don't think it would be the driveshaft. A dry u-joint often makes a squeak on each revolution of the driveshaft. As speed picks up, the squeaks get closer together and eventually blend into a steady howl.

Tranny noise From experience with a number of vehicles, I would first check for things rubbing that could sound like a tranny problem. The whole drive train can move around quite a bit on the mounts and something touching the chassis can be quite noisy. I traced an annoying squeak once to a...