Recent content by OldTimer

Tom could be hitting it! Try rotating your tires and see if it changes drastically, if so get them balanced

Since asking about that I had the r brake hose fail. While I was under there new pads, new bearings, totally cleaned and put in fresh grease, high quality grease on the slides, disc brake quiet on the backs of pads. So now I get a growling noise whenever I stop as if the brakes are worn out! Bad...

I like an ol fuel pressure gauge attached to the fuel rail to tell ya exactly what your pressure is! ZappyBear is on to something! My almost son inlaw had an escort that just cranked and cranked but would not fire up, I looked at it, listened to the injectors (nothing) checked the coil (no fire)...

Wow, Jan 25 and no replies yet???? Are you 100% sure the battery cables are not crossed, seen that before! Is the engine even turning over, that's the 1st step!

Depends on which 4.0l you're looking at. On the older OHV engines you've only got the one chain, yea it's a pain in the as* but it's manageable. On the SOHC engines you've got THREE chains, one from the crank to an intermediate shaft, then one up from the Int Shaft to the cam on the left...

A broken plug. Bet that wasn't easy to find! I had a plug which had the porcelain cracked, it was in a 69 Ford Galaxy with a 302. Had to deal with the periodic misfire til it built up a carbon trace!

Is it firing? Do you have sufficient fuel pressure?

Any Codes? Usually if your coil pack goes it's usually on the #4 or even the #3 plug towers. On you tube, ''chris fix'' shows how to check a coil pack, without getting zapped yourself, it does work!

You thinkin it may be the 'pins' making the noise? Could very well be! I've got the 'splash shields' on order, to put those on I've gotta take the wheel down to the steering knuckle. Those 'pins' only have to move maybe 1000th, but that's enough to make a noise!

Need to dbl check the specs for your truck. But I believe the fuel pressure should be up around 45. Need an assistant to crank the engine. Take a stethoscope or listen through a long screwdriver, are the injectors firing? Pull a plug wire (pref #4) off the coil, hold it very close to the coil...

Glad to see I'm not the only one whose 1st classroom was under a hood! I've just got grease in my blood, from a loooong line of mechanics!

Sorry about that. I know payin Uncle Sam sucks anyway, but to have to sell your truck makes it suck that much worse!

Started a couple weeks ago, now every time I'm hittin the brakes I feel and hear 1 'Click' coming from the driver's front. Had it in the air today, and every thing looks good (ball joints, tie rod ends, shock mounts, stab links, brake pads are 65% there still, rotors are smooooth, even the fins...

Naaaa, sometimes when I'm hunting for parts for my 94 Ranger just switch gears and go lookin for Mazda parts! Same truck, different emblems! Take care of your truck and it'll take care of you!

Write down the VIN #, search for fordparts website use the VIN# to get the engine size. In my 94 Ranger the eighth digit is 'X' signifying the engine is a 4.0