ha yea it does a bit but thats ok. this is all in the same thread. wish i had done my ranger that way.

 

Damn straight. Whens it gonna be done?

 

glad to see my shop isnt the only one that is a disaster when doing a project!

 

its done already and im home. only took one day.

 

haha yeah everyones shop looks like that, i think

 

Nice! What were the before/after oil temps on the drive there and back?

 

208 on the way there
180 on the way home.

still working on it though. it needs a thermostat but right now i have a blocker plate on the front to keep the air from flowing through it. when the air flows through it gets too cold. 130ish

 

Awesome stuff Beard. Hope it fixes the truck up right.

 

Good man! Glad to hear it will keep the oil temps down! I figured you might have it partially blocked off for winter.

 

sweet man!

 

Ya on ours trucks we have to run a winter front even when towing the sled trailer to keep the temps up, we pull it off when the air temp gets up around 50F.

 

I bought a oil bypass system for the cooler. that way it will warm up to 180 before the bypass opens to go to the cooler. Get that installed hopefully by the end of the week.

 

any other plans for it after this? besides the cosmetic damage on the door of course.

 

selling it? i dont want to touch it really.

id like to get back into a F150 if the opportunity arises.

 

After all that work? Nice truck you have. I understand the reasoning though.

 

you can work all you want but the money only lasts so long. heck when i get the ranger back maybe i will just drive it for the next year or two.

 

Diesels definitely get expensive so I completely understand. Someone will be a happy camper.

No reason why you can't. Enjoy it!

 

yeah they can. its mostly the cold that really bothers me. I am really tired of starting it to warm up then only drive 10-15 minutes. If I drove a longer route it would be perfect. My basic drives are short. I do love it on trips though. Such a nice travel truck.

 

it would be a great travel truck. the short trips is the simple reason i will not buy a diesel... and im a diesel mechanic lol

 

LOL does it even have AC or anything? Come to mention it is it street legal?

 

I dont need AC or it to be street legal.

 

HAHA. going down the road taking out mile markers on the right and ripping off side mirrors on the left. sounds like a plan for sure.

 

he lives in indiana im sure ac isnt a big concern ... and i think if it has current tags its "street legal" .... deff not california.

 

dbl post

 

yeah i run the a/c a few times a year and we do not have inspections of any kind. all i need is insurance and plates.