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I have never bought replacement heads, I always have spares laying around...lol I guess for you the best option would be new or used and have a machine shop check them out.

Hello there,
I own a 2000 Ranger with the 3.0L and recently had a Ford mechanic tell me that my low compression in cylinder 6 is due to failed valves or a cracked head and suggested engine replacement (Like I have $4000 for that).

I saw your description of the head replacement on #20 and found it really informative. Quick question: where would you suggest me looking for a new set of heads? I rely on this as my daily driver so need quality parts. Thanks!

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i read your post bout head replacement and its helpful but im stuck on getting the water out of my block. some one in your post told me to drain it by the lower radiator hose but that did nothing. any suggestions? thanx

Hi John-
Chris Sullivan pointed me your way--I'm thinking about modding a '01-'03 power Dome hood to fit my '04 and he said that you've done it. How big a job is it and what is involved? Do you have a How To? I'm no body man, but I'm pretty handy with a cut-off wheel and fiberglass.
Thanks for your help.
MikeR

NP man here you go...
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/index.php

Can you give me that link again, because I don't know where it went. I thought our conversation would be saved after I read it. I'm new here and I guess I deleted it. I appreciate your time and help again. Thank You

Thank you for your time and the link. Hopefully I can get this truck up and going and make my father happy with the bigger engine. I will let you know how things turn out for future reference. Thanks again/

I just sent you a pm...

I am doing a change-over on a ford ranger. The ranger is a 1991 with 3.0L engine and I am putting a 4.0L engine out of a 1991 explorer. I have put both the engine and trans in out of the explorer plus I have installed the computer out of the explorer. I am also using the wiring hareness from the explorer. The problem is that none of the plugs match up to the rangers. I have figured most of them out , but there is a couple that I can't figure out. The transmission wires on the 3.0 have 1 less wire than the 4.o and there is 2 other plugs under the hood that don't match up. Can someone tell me something or tell me where I can find some literature to help me out. I would appreciate any help anyone can offer, because I'm stuck right now. Everything is in and done except a couple of wires to be able to fire it up.
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