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Forum: Interior Tech 02-01-2016, 02:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,012
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Digital Tach Recommendation?

The instrument cluster on the older Rangers is modular, so you can remove and replace panels fitted with aftermarket gauges after a little bit of custom work. The entire right-hand panel is the tach,...
Forum: Interior Tech 02-01-2016, 11:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,012
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Digital Tach Recommendation?

That's alright. I'm not trying to race, I just want to observe my RPM at cruising speeds and at idle. My shifting is completely based on feel.
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 02-01-2016, 10:18 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,652
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Losing antifreeze

Check your timing cover too.
Forum: Interior Tech 02-01-2016, 10:13 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,012
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Digital Tach Recommendation?

Explanation?
Forum: Interior Tech 01-31-2016, 11:02 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,012
Posted By tcbaklash
Digital Tach Recommendation?

The tach in my cluster can't work with the new engine. I want a tach with a digital readout that's not going to break the bank. I was looking on Glowshift's website at one, but some people say to...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 01-26-2016, 05:59 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 503
Posted By tcbaklash
Struggling for fuel I think

It feels like my engine is struggling for fuel when I'm on the throttle. I swapped my 2.9 for a 4.0 months ago and I'm theorizing that the fuel pump isn't powerful enough for the new engine. It's not...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 01-26-2016, 03:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,043
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: 2003 ranger 2.3 5 speed to 4.0 5 speed

If you find a parts truck of the same exact year as yours, you will have the same manual transmission in your truck and the parts truck as well (both should be a Mazda M5OD variant), all you will...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 01-26-2016, 02:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 833
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: 4x4 problem please help

If you have a manual transmission, you have to be in gear for automatic 4x4 to engage.
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 12-18-2015, 11:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 655
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Motor swap help asap!

A 1997 Explorer could be either a 4.0 OHV or 4.0 SOHC, and knowing which one is in the truck is very important. If it's the SOHC, it is not plug-and-play. If it's an OHV, the wiring is different from...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 12-18-2015, 11:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,417
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: 4.0 swap years

Anything is possible. But neither the 3.0 Vulcan or 4.0 SOHC are alike, so you're going to have to swap everything. In my opinion, totally not worth the effort for a slightly better engine. There's...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 12-17-2015, 05:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,754
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: I am getting 11mpg...

I started using the highway to get around town and got 13mpg on a full tank. Then I took a road trip across the mountains and got 17mpg. I guess I know why I was getting 11.
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 12-08-2015, 10:32 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,754
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: I am getting 11mpg...

Hmm, I think you may be onto something with the short distance travel. On a regular basis, I just drive to school and back, which is about 2 miles away. Sometimes I go run errands or visit friends,...
Forum: Interior Tech 12-08-2015, 10:14 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 440
Posted By tcbaklash
Center Console from Standard Cab B3000

I found a standard cab Mazda at the junkyard with two decent buckets and a factory center console. Is the center console mounted the same way as it is on the Explorer? I'm not going to have time to...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 12-07-2015, 08:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,754
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: I am getting 11mpg...

How aggressively do you drive?
Forum: General Tech 12-05-2015, 08:33 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,619
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Which engine?

The nice thing about 90s Exploders is that, like any small SUV, poor folks buy them as people movers and sell them cheap when they're all worn out. You just have to lower your standards, because...
Forum: General Tech 12-05-2015, 08:25 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,619
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Which engine?

Must be region-based. Manual Rangers and Explorers are impossible to find in junkyards up here.
Forum: General Tech 12-05-2015, 10:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,016
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Pondering Diesel Swaps

Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I did some reading up, and apparently they are bulletproof engines. Just don't know if they can pass emissions
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 12-05-2015, 09:47 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,754
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: I am getting 11mpg...

I had warped heads and a cracked timing cover. Massive compression issues, zero power whatsoever. It was a miracle that it could drive at all. I thought a swap would at least get me better than 13-16...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 12-05-2015, 12:38 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,754
Posted By tcbaklash
I am getting 11mpg...

I was getting 13-16 mpg back when I had the 2.9, and I thought that my 4.0 OHV swap would improve things, but I've filled up twice since the swap and have been getting 11 mpg in the city keeping it...
Forum: General Tech 12-04-2015, 08:53 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,118
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Turbo

There's always another cheap Ranger for sale to replace it with if things go south. Do it.
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 12-04-2015, 08:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,376
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Rear Main Seal/ Oil Pan Gasket

You can do it without pulling the motor, but I'd use a hoist regardless if you can borrow one or something. Harbor Freight sells them for $250 I think. Pulling a 4.0 OHV is not that bad anyway,...
Forum: Interior Tech 12-04-2015, 08:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,883
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Maf sensor

Maybe the grade is lessening near the top without you being able to notice? I was reading an article about Pike's Peak hillclimb, and it said you lose about 35% of your horsepower at 10 thousand...
Forum: General Tech 12-04-2015, 08:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,016
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Pondering Diesel Swaps

Yeah that is pretty rad. But they didn't mention anything about what transmissions will work with it
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 12-04-2015, 12:42 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,376
Posted By tcbaklash
Re: Rear Main Seal/ Oil Pan Gasket

You have to lift the engine. I did both seals on mine, but I had the entire engine out so I don't know how far you need to lift it. 4.0 is not a super big piece, it's the same general size and weight...
Forum: General Tech 12-03-2015, 09:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,016
Posted By tcbaklash
Pondering Diesel Swaps

I've always thought it would neat to throw a diesel in my truck later on when I have the time. I'm well aware of the Cummins 4bt builds, but have you guys ever seen build threads of the l5 Benz turbo...
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