There is a TSB out to ONLY USE Mercon V, and NOT to use the multi-purpose ATFs!

I would say the cut cooler tube is a fatality of doing your body lift.......

 

whats it with everyone wanting full sizes? i down graded from a 250 and 150 to a ranger because i didn't need the full size

 

I highly doubt that since the cooler and lines aren't mounted to the body so they don't move when you do a body lift.

 

No I'm pretty sure Bob is right, when I lifted the body it pulled the lines tighter than normal and I didn't move it so it was loose enough. Oh well live and learn, the bumper is right in the way of the hose I need to take off so i have to find some way around it.

 

Oops, that sucks. Hopefully it will be fine when re-filled as long as it wasn't driven like that much.
I watched a buddies superduty transmission overheat when offroading in the Nevada desert (at around 8000 feet). Dumped a ton of fluid out before we noticed it on the trail.
We added a ton of fluid to it, and all was fine again after that.

 

Yeah I got the new hose and 10 quarts of Mercon V, I'm going out to change the filter and fill it back up. I hope its fine

 

Ok done with that, drives fine now. Its a little slower getting in reverse but its nothing crazy. Going to talk to my mom tonight and go from there.

 

Great news Trent! When you dropped the pan, was there much debris on the magnet in the pan?

I just flushed mine a couple weeks ago, and the pan, and magnet were clean at 166K miles, the last time I flushed it was at 84K.

 

Not much at all, surprisingly. I'm pretty sure it was changed when I got it at 50k

 

That's good! How many quarts did it take, about 5 to fill it back up?

 

Yep it took exactly 5.

So talked to my mom and looks like I'm going to be getting the truck in trade in condition.

 

I want to trade you some things!!!

 

Let me know what you want. I'm looking to trade my expo console, headlights

 

You transferring the F90 to your new truck . . . ? Glad you got it figured out, I was thinking the fluid level was the culprit.

 

Heck yes I am, I couldn't live without that thing now.

 

Trent. No.

 

If a toothbrush doesnt work, Id try a fine tooth comb...

 

Thats what I was trying to think of haha, my brain wasn't working though. I figured tooth brush would work so I could clean it too hahahhaha

 

Por que?

 

I know that I got a full size cause I actually do need one. The Ranger is just not big enough for work and my lifestyle.

Don't get an F150! Get a Chevy! LOL!

 

F150 Screw FTW!

 

Yeah 4 door is a necessity. I looked at the Chevy's but they just don't do it for me.

 

x2.
I really hate those trucks with a passion. I hate the way the look, drive, feel. I hate the (lack of) ground clearance, weak front suspension, blah blah blah...

 

if you get rid of the ranger you better stay out of Texas


j/k, got to do what you got to do

 

Not to speak for everyone else, but I just needed more room. I'm getting the same fuel economy with 35's as I did with 33's on the ranger at the sport trac. I have four real doors, seating for 4-5 adults without having to eat the dash to get the rear seat legroom, can haul and tow significantly more weight when I need to, get better ride/handling, and I'm pretty sure the turning radius is even less. Atleast it feels like it. It's not hard to park or maneuver in tight spots either.
The only thing that I feel like I lost is the "smallness". The ranger and sport trac got around well off road because they were smaller, but I think the F150 will do just fine, only with a bit more "pin-striping". I would like to get another ranger/explorer/BII some day for playing around off road, but it wouldn't do me much good where I live right now.