what is the easiest way to fix this does the little piece of pipe come out or what? thanks joseph

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oh shit! i have no idea? never seen anything like this.

I dont think they come out they are part of the manifold

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Judging from the type of clamps used, those appear to be Vacuum lines. What ever is leaking is leaking onto the vacuum line. What is above this area?

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1996 Ranger XLT V6 4.0 5 Speed Manual.

Ya which place is it leaking from? Hose would be a easy cheap fix that metal pipe probably not so much

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there are about 3 pin holes in the right piece of pipe. is this a vacuum line this pic may give a better idea

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Get some JB weld and fix it that way.

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Do a hot water by-pass mod and get rid of the hoses. You can replace the heater hoses with standard hose without the t's. Then use compressed air and blow out the coolant in the intake and cap off the pipes with rubber vacuum caps. The coolant is used to warm the intake and also help\cause pinging. There are many other 3.0 owners that have done it without any problems. If you need to pass state inspections then get a length of hose and attach to one connector and loop it under a runner on the intake and back to the other connector. CA emissions never noticed the mod on visual inspections.

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'20 Ranger Lariat FX4 Oxford White

X2 on the hot water bypass...

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MrMrRCK

jb weld that bihhhh
i did it on my f150 with a pipe on rear passenger side of manifold, worked great!
mechanics wanted to replace the manifold with the cheap plastic ones the newer ones used but a high rise aluminum like that not only expensive on those f150s but would never go with the f150 plastics, so i just did it my self and BAM! good as new
saved me a few bucks and painted it while it was out.

so for that ranger i would A-jb weld, B- bypass, or C- my favorite. go to a junkyard and steal a new manifold off a 02 or newer ranger and replace it. here in cape manifolds sell for 40-60 bucks and a newer one is less restrictive on rangers! so better fuel milage and little bit of power

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1996 Supercab Splash 3.0L

mods-TB Cable, IAT, MAF, Sparkplug 8mm wires, V8 Explorer Intake, Electric Cooling Fan, Clear Headlights and Turning Lights, 8k HID Kit, Amber Foglights, E3 Sparks, Flowmaster Dump, Gutted Cats, JVC Head Unit, JL 12" Subwoofer, 300W 4 Channel Pioneer Amp Bridged, Blue Int. Floor Lights.