smiliewhathesaid sorry i didn't what i found but u called it dead on when i put new intake gaskets on i tweaked the egr valve tube which put a large crack in it. rather than spending $200 for the replacement part a $5 tube of exhaust repair puddy did the trick smilieFordlogo

I replaced a bad center bearing in the driveshaft on my 97 ranger 2wd. i only seperated the shaft at the bearing so im pretty sure it is lined up right but i get vibration above about 35 mph. I think the shaft isn't straight from the tranny to axle. anyone know how to check or line it up ( is...

'smiliepig3' My 97 Ranger came available with a 3.08 or a 3.55 rear gear from Ford. The 3.08 rated for 2300# total trailer weight, the 3.55 rated at 5900# total. Guess which one Ford gave me. I've never towed more than a heavy ridin mower but would like to have the option to pull a little...

i'll try that today i did notice driving straight helped and turning made it worse

its not really a vibration and feels only to be coming from the front passenger side. I used a U-haul car dollyt to take it in but i drove it on. The tires spun (its snowy here) a few times before i used the winch but had no vibration or jerking i assumed due to the front tires not moving. It is...

i have a 97 ranger that i had tires put on and an alignment. the shop repacked the wheel bearings and about a yr. later the right bearing broke. The shop said bearings do go bad it not their fault. Okay it's possible but i believe more to do with the 18 yr old doing the work. They replaced...

truck also backfired and did not before i changed gaskets a vacuum leak would cause backfire maybe failing EDIS pack or cam position sensor cause backfire and vacuum causing idle problem leaning on IAC stuck open

I tried to fix it and made it worse :headbang: its a 4.0L V6 EFI with distributorless ignition what would cause backfiring Cam position sensor or EDIS pack maybe it had a rough idle then i took the whole intake off and cleaned it upper/lower/throttle body and replaced gaskets now it...

does the dome light come on or stay on when it beeps my 97 the light stays on for about ten minutes then the battery saver feature kicks in and beeps and the light goes out other times it all works fine

im pretty sure the mechanism inside the IAC is broke i see no movement in it when the truck is struggling to run i cleaned the throttle body and intake (it was caked with dirt) it wont run long enough to drive for computer to adjust settings and has backfired a few times now could i have done...

egr sticking open? its not supposed to purge cold or at idle maybe purge solenoid?

i tested it and was within limits but i pulled it off and it doesn't move also it backfired a couple times and never did that before seems to be worse now that i replaced intake gaskets and cleaned everything

:headbang: My ranger 4.0L V6 has been idling rough and dieing when stopped. it would clear up if i rev at about 1000rpm but wont idle itself. i was told it was upper manifold gasket so i replaced the set upper/lower/valve cover gasket since valve covers were leaking and intake was coated with...

:headbang: My ranger 4.0L V6 has been idling rough and dieing when stopped. it would clear up if i rev at about 1000rpm but wont idle itself. i was told it was upper manifold gasket so i replaced the set upper/lower/valve cover gasket since valve covers were leaking and intake was coated with...