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Old 02-24-2015, 02:03 PM
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Hello all,
First off, I'd like to thank everybody on here as some of your previous problems/threads have helped immensely in getting my new Ranger running good. I have a 1987 XLT Extended Cab 4X4 and absolutely love it now that it's running right.
Had a real erratic idle and horrible mileage at first. I'm into it for right around $2,400 (price + repairs) and she purrs like a kitten and averages 18 ish MPG.

I'm a 35 year old Sergeant First Class in the US Army and am getting ready to move from Washington to Montgomery Alabama. I have a wife and 2 kids. The kiddos are the reason I bought the Ranger because I hate not taking em fishing and needed an extended cab.

I've had the truck for a couple months now. After a full tune up, O2 Sensor, Thermostat, Temp Sensor, Fuel Pressure Solonoid, Fuel Sending Unit, and Manifold Gaskets.....she's running tip top
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Old 02-24-2015, 03:34 PM
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Welcome to FRF.
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Old 02-24-2015, 03:43 PM
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Welcome to frf, nice 1st gen
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Old 02-24-2015, 03:54 PM
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Thanks...I love it!! Well...now that it's running good anyways lol. The canopy is only temporary...taking it off right after the big move.
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Old 02-24-2015, 06:41 PM
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Welcome! My dad had an 87 4wd extended cab and put 5.0 L in it stretched frame to put long box on was a real project
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Old 02-24-2015, 06:44 PM
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Wow...that does sound like a project haha. I ain't trying to do all that. I got her running real nice now so I figure I'll keep her pretty stock until the engine goes...then I might think of putting a newer Ranger motor (like a 4.0) in
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Old 02-24-2015, 06:54 PM
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Then my dad used it like a 1 ton wouldn't believe some of the stuff he hauled with it
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Old 02-24-2015, 07:01 PM
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Yeah haha...I imagine it had some balls

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Just read that I'm supposed to say more in my intro so I updated the post a bit...FYI
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