got my Ranger home today

Me and my mom went to pick up the '92 Ford Ranger 4x4 I bought today. I paid $400, so it's not much to look at, but it will do better in the winter than the Rambler will.. has 197,000 miles but everything works. the 2.9 might have a slight head gasket leak but it doesn't get hot and doesn't blow steam out the tail pipe, and I really don't want to mess with it until it quits. has a non matching drivers door from a '89 but whoever did the swap, had the lock re keyed.. it's a 5spd and I was kinda rusty at that ( havn't driven manual in 3 years ).. so I had my mom drive it home, and I figured out how to drive manual again driving around by my house.. I did stall it 3 times, but I figured it out.... also, I might not know the rangers very well, but it looks like someone put 4" lift blocks in the rear.

after it's dutys as a winter beater are over, I will customize it a bit.. probably make a 4x4 30's looking RPU.

Good deal can't go wrong on the price and it will give you something else to sharpen your skills on. I bought a 97 Cavalier a few years ago for $800 it had body damage but it didn't bother me. The gas mileage was good also.

Good luck with your new purchase you will be going through the gears like a pro in no time.

Richard

my brother had a '90 with the 2.9/ Auto.. also a 4x4. he put the wrong trans fluid in it, and the trans burnt up.. but the Mazda M5-OD is supposto be good...

wheels are arleady turning on what I will make out of it when the time comes.. I was going to drive the Rambler thru the winter, but it deserves better.. I don't have the time for it, so I did put it up for sale also.

Too bad they can't all use the same fkuid. Good luck on the sale.

Richard

the A4LD auto is problematic anyway.. he used mopar ATF+3 which has extra friction modifiers in it.. the that trans calls for Mecron, so I figure the clutches got too sticky. he did this off roading and came down a large grade in low gear.. couldn't have helped any.. but his was a lot nicer than mine, altho the same truck basicly.


If the Rambler doesn't sell, I'm going to put it in the garage and get it out in the spring. I'll just transfer the plates back over.

seems like a great deal. I wish I could find a cheap 4x4

Just.. now remember out why I bought a '65 Rambler b4... the owner told me the truck needed a fuel preassure regulator cause the diaphram is cracked, and it sucks gas into the vac system ( I checked and it deffinetly is the problem ).. there $100 new so I went to the junkyard to buy a used 1.. got it for $20.. got it home.. now I see that I need 1 of those Ford quick disconnect tools to get it off.. I don't have 1 to fit it, and there not expensive but I hate those things..

truck came with a JD weed eater also.. runs but won't suck the gas out of the tank good.. if I get free time, I'll clean it up and see if I can get it cleared out .

Matt, you are getting more involved and gaining more, and more experience by the day. I have been getting more, and more experience with household repairs it seems like every time I turn around. Electrical, pluming, heating, we cannot afford to pay people to do the work for us so we have to figure it out and dive in. I would rather be putting the work into cars but you have to do what you have to do to stay on top of repairs. That’s another good thing about living in the country, the inspectors are not so bad with permits.

Richard

we don't hire anyone ither.. I tought myself how to wire 110v when I was 16, and have since wired 2 sheds, and have put in a couple outlets in where my mom wanted them in the house.. helped frame 1 of the sheds, and did frame/ build the other.. roofs on both those sheds and my house.. not alone of course.. done flooring, drywall, bathroom remodels ect... sometimes the auto projects take a back seat, but it's all good.

That's good Matt. You will have that knowledge as you get your own home in the future. It's to bad all young guys do not take an interest in the basic's of home repair, some places you can not do the work yourself because of restrictions. If I were a young guy starting out I would take some classes in heating and air-conditioning. That could really end up saving a lot of money.

Richard

" Not knowing anything about it has never stopped me from being an expert before"... F. Flintstone.

Education is expensive. Keep that in mind, and you'll never be terribly upset when a project goes awry.

the 1 thing I won't touch is 220v, and that is because when I was a kid, my dad was fixing the furnace, except the wrong breaker was turned off.. and he ended up thrown against the wall from the shock.. but anything else, I'll attempt to fix, or build

Matt, sounds like you got a nice project ahead of you.

With 6" of snow on the ground this morning I wish I had a cheap 4x4 like that.

should be really good in the snow.. my brother's '90 was. he put 150# worth of sand bags in the bed and that was it... right now I'm fighting with the fuel preassure regulator.. it must be a crossover truck cause the FPR that fits it is for a 1991.. 1992 uses an o-ringed push on connection for preassure feed, and '91 uses a screw on connection, which is what mine has.. the intake casting is F2 so I know the intake is original..

I wish I could turn it into a RPU right now, but that would be a little cold.. and I don't have a free garage ( projects are in them ).. shoveling 2-3' of snow out of the driver seat after a storm, wouldn't exactly be ideal :LOL:

might figure out how to streach the roof so the A and B pillars are vertical, and make custom doors and cowl.