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UPDATE: Yes, I have an update. Already! I went to a local transmission shop just up the road. I know the owner (my wife's former brother-in-law), and he took me for a spin in my truck. First time in a LONG time I was in the passenger's seat! He put the truck through her paces, and said she...

Sam's transmission started slipping today. She's got enough fluid (first thing I checked), so I'm not encouraged. Is it even worth checking myself, or should I just take it to a shop I don't have money for? In case you haven't read any of my other posts, she's a 92 Ranger 3.0 4x2 automatic...

Well, here we are in the third month of 2017, and I never updated this post. Yes, the heater core was bad. This was all fixed in spring 2016. When I went to swap it, i noticed that the antifreeze in my radiator looked like chocolate milk. As the truck was 24 years old when this was going on, I...

My 92 Ranger, Sam, doesn't get hot for me anymore. I know her juices still flow, but she's just at that age where things aren't like they used to be. With all that being said, here are the issues. Well, I should say "issue". I didn't have any heat in her at all. I swapped the thermostat...

I don't know about the 4.0's, but I've had a 92 3.0 for over 20 years and have never had issues like that. I had to replace the fuel-filler hose last year because it dry-rotted and split and dumped gas all over the ground when I filled the tank, but other than that I haven't heard anything like...

Thanks! Yeah, I have been looking at patch panels cause I have rust starting in the usual places (cab corners, wheel arches, etc.) but I also have some starting on the passenger side A pillar. That one worries me. I'm afraid that if left unchecked too long it could compromise my windshield's...

That's where I was looking. I can get an OEM Motorcraft one for about $60. Last time I had one go out on me, I wasn't as keen on doing my own work, so I took her to a shop. The first place I went to charged me $300, kept Sam for a week, and replaced the distributor to no effect. I took it to...

Thanks! She's starting to show her age, though, which means I am going to have to either farm out some bodywork or get a jump on the learning curve REAL quick!

With what he was asking previously, I think his reality check bounced.

I have owned a 92 Ford Ranger 3L regular cab for almost 18 years now, and while I love that truck and will never get rid of it willingly, I am looking to pick up something a little bigger (I'm 6'4") and with 4wd. I love the old Dodge Ramchargers, and have been doing some research, but I have a...

Okay, here's an update... Over a year later. Sam did need an ECM. I went the cheap route and bought a used one from a salvage yard. Put it in, Sam fired right up! Great! Fast forward a year, and Sam started doing the same stuff again. She'd die while driving, hard to start, etc, etc. This time...

Well, here's an update. I broke down and conceded defeat yesterday. I took Sam to the shop. After six hours and $150, they determined I have a bad ECM, and I'm inclined to agree with them. When they pulled my ECM to run a pin-out test on it, some of the pins were so corroded they actually just...

I have to apologize now, this is a little long winded. I was driving my 92 Ranger 3.0 2wd automatic today and the check engine light came on. I noticed that the temp gauge was slowly climbing as well, though this may have nothing to do with the issue. It was hot outside. Anyway, while I was...

Thank you. I always wondered what it would be like to get in on a forum like this at the very beginning. I don't have much in the way of technical know-how as I'm not a mechanic, but I do have almost 17 years of experience as a Ranger owner so I will offer what I can. Glad to see another site...

I have a 1992 Ford Ranger XLT 3.0 that I bought in December of 1994 when I was in the Navy. I needed something that was going to get better gas mileage than the 13mpg I was getting on the highway with my 87 Olds 442. (I still miss that car, though!). Sam (my Ranger) only had 15,035 miles on her...

Sounds like a really nice truck! Hope you enjoy it!