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07-07-2013, 05:37 PM
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IAC Valve, Coolant and Squeaking
First off, I cleaned the IAC valve and holy shit! It idles like it's brand new. Upon cleaning my IAC, I noticed that the coolant reservoir was empty so I checked the radiator and noticed that it was bone dry. The cap was rusted shut and looked like it was coming apart, so I replaced it and refilled the radiator to full.
So, here's my real question. When I was filling the coolant, I spilled a little because I'm clumsy and I think it landed on one of the belts. Now the belt is making some terrible squeaking noise. Will this go away when the belt dries off?
Thanks!
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07-07-2013, 05:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bplturner
First off, I cleaned the IAC valve and holy shit! It idles like it's brand new. Upon cleaning my IAC, I noticed that the coolant reservoir was empty so I checked the radiator and noticed that it was bone dry. The cap was rusted shut and looked like it was coming apart, so I replaced it and refilled the radiator to full.
So, here's my real question. When I was filling the coolant, I spilled a little because I'm clumsy and I think it landed on one of the belts. Now the belt is making some terrible squeaking noise. Will this go away when the belt dries off?
Thanks!
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yup
You could always take the belt off and clean it
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96 Ranger XLT 4x4 4.0 V6 5 speed 173,000 *alive*
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07-07-2013, 06:01 PM
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Re: IAC Valve, Coolant and Squeaking
Buy a new Goodyear gatorback.
Where did the coolant go? My guess is you still have a coolant issue.
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07-07-2013, 06:05 PM
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Where is the iac and how do u clean it and what do u clean it with?
1993 Ford Ranger STX 4x4 4.0L 5 speed 181,000 miles
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07-07-2013, 06:24 PM
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Re: IAC Valve, Coolant and Squeaking
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Originally Posted by modelageek
Buy a new Goodyear gatorback.
Where did the coolant go? My guess is you still have a coolant issue.
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That's the million dollar question and one kind of afraid to answer.
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Originally Posted by 1993ranger4x4
Where is the iac and how do u clean it and what do u clean it with?
1993 Ford Ranger STX 4x4 4.0L 5 speed 181,000 miles
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The IAC is the idle air control valve. There's a howto on this forum. I used mass air flow sensor cleaner but you can use brake, sensor or electronic cleaner. I just sprayed some in there and used several q-tips to scrape out the carbon and associated gunk.
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07-07-2013, 06:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bplturner
That's the million dollar question and one kind of afraid to answer.
The IAC is the idle air control valve. There's a howto on this forum. I used mass air flow sensor cleaner but you can use brake, sensor or electronic cleaner. I just sprayed some in there and used several q-tips to scrape out the carbon and associated gunk.
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when I bought my truck tank was bone dry
flushed the whole system filled it to the proper level and haven had a issue
when I flushed the coolant it was black btw
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