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Old 10-05-2015, 05:12 PM
ZacktheBlackRanger ZacktheBlackRanger is offline
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Let's see. Took both seats out and pressure washed them. While I had them out, I lopped off the middle seat, so I finally have just two bucket seats. Swept and clean the carpet again, freshened her up on the inside and put the seats back in. Painted the radio bezel, painted the little plastic bolt covers for the back bolts on the seats, for shits and giggles. Did the blinker mod (half way I guess) and did the headlight mod. I have been pretty busy today.

I'll post details and pictures in my project log if anyone cares to look.
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Old 10-05-2015, 05:13 PM
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Let's see. Took both seats out and pressure washed them. While I had them out, I lopped off the middle seat, so I finally have just two bucket seats. Swept and clean the carpet again, freshened her up on the inside and put the seats back in. Painted the radio bezel, painted the little plastic bolt covers for the back bolts on the seats, for shits and giggles. Did the blinker mod (half way I guess) and did the headlight mod. I have been pretty busy today.

I'll post details and pictures in my project log if anyone cares to look.
Sooo..that's what you hate about your Ranger?
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Old 10-05-2015, 05:18 PM
ZacktheBlackRanger ZacktheBlackRanger is offline
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Damnit. This is what happens when you use the app 99% of the time. I was clearly looking for the what did you do thread. Use the website one time in a month and I fuck shit up.
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Old 10-05-2015, 06:07 PM
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Old 10-05-2015, 06:12 PM
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Old 10-07-2015, 02:40 PM
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This damn thing refuses to cooperate today! Thought I'd replace the rear ABS/VSS sensor. Nope, refuses to get out of the diff no matter how hard I try. Alright, let's do something else. Tried the airbox mod, but surprise surprise, that wouldn't come out either!

I pulled and pulled and pulled some more, but it never came loose. I don't even care about that stupid abs light anymore. I may just leave the cable hang there until it rots off.
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Old 10-07-2015, 02:55 PM
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This damn thing refuses to cooperate today! Thought I'd replace the rear ABS/VSS sensor. Nope, refuses to get out of the diff no matter how hard I try. Alright, let's do something else. Tried the airbox mod, but surprise surprise, that wouldn't come out either!

I pulled and pulled and pulled some more, but it never came loose. I don't even care about that stupid abs light anymore. I may just leave the cable hang there until it rots off.
Pulled on the air box?
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Old 10-07-2015, 06:12 PM
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This damn thing refuses to cooperate today! Thought I'd replace the rear ABS/VSS sensor. Nope, refuses to get out of the diff no matter how hard I try. Alright, let's do something else. Tried the airbox mod, but surprise surprise, that wouldn't come out either! I pulled and pulled and pulled some more, but it never came loose. I don't even care about that stupid abs light anymore. I may just leave the cable hang there until it rots off.
Gotta spray lube in where the bottom of the box fits into the sheetmetal. Did you read the how-to ?
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Old 10-07-2015, 06:15 PM
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^ Yeah I did. Unfortunately I couldn't find our wd40. For whatever reason it was with the tubes of greases and glues, and not our sprays.

To add to the rest of my gripe, my father came home and somehow pulled it out in less than five minutes when I fought with it for a good hour or so. Didn't fix my problem unfortunately. Now I'm going after the plug under the carpet, see if that's corroded or whatever.
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Old 10-07-2015, 06:28 PM
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I crawled under the truck and sprayed, air box popped right out after that.
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Old 10-08-2015, 12:51 AM
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Those dang "lean bank" codes. Every time they trip the CEL, I freak out cause I can't figure out what's wrong and worry till I go to a parts store and gave them scan it. Need to fix that..... Sooner or later...... Maybe next year.....
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Old 10-08-2015, 01:06 AM
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Hopped in it to go to work yesterday and the starter slipped off the flywheel, idk what happened exactly but it cranked a couple turns then the starter made a grinding sound like a manual transmission does. Put key back to off and tried it again, no problem. Hasn't happened since. Really weird.
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Old 10-08-2015, 04:43 AM
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Had to jump it this morning. I hope it's the old battery and not the old alternator. They are both original. Will test later.
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Old 10-08-2015, 07:23 AM
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Had to jump it this morning. I hope it's the old battery and not the old alternator. They are both original. Will test later.
it's probably a battery but there's not really a big price difference between the two.
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Old 10-08-2015, 09:18 AM
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it's probably a battery but there's not really a big price difference between the two.
A battery is much less of a PITA to replace though

Well, it is on the 2.3l duratec. The 3.0 may be different.
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