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Old 03-15-2012, 10:00 AM
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On my 3rd Ranger
 
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Originally Posted by Twin City Ranger
Mine isn't too bad. Had a definite miss when I first bought it last summer, but after a good tune up and driving more it cleared up for the most part. Every now and then though....
I think these Ford 3.0 engines are kind of rough just by nature. Certainly not silky smooth like a GM 3.8 V6 which were the only V6 engines I had owned up to this point.
Vulcans weren't as smooth as the Duratec 3.0 but were still MUCH smoother than the 2.9 was.
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