The "What did you do to your Ranger today" thread
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From: HULL
installed a pioneer aftermarket stereo then had to take it to ford to see why the check engine light came on. it turns out the mechanic at the place i took it too to change the plugs cross-threaded the #3 plug to such a degree that it wasnt even halfway down in there and was causing that cylinder to not fire right. they removed the plug and retapped the cylinder and i was up and running again. im never going back to that place again lol
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From: Cocoa, FL
Finally mounted my CB.
And washed the truck, it's been dirty for a few weeks now because of all the rain and storms we had move through. My truck is always reaaaaallly dirty when we have big rain come through. :-P
And washed the truck, it's been dirty for a few weeks now because of all the rain and storms we had move through. My truck is always reaaaaallly dirty when we have big rain come through. :-P
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From: Okeechobee,FL / Singapore
Drove it home from the airport.... poor think had a DB9 parked next to it when I got to it... If I had a DB9 I sure as hell wouldn't have parked it in long term parking at an airport, what was that driver thinking ????
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From: Lexington,KY
Monday is my only day off so I'm going to do the first mod to my new Ranger.I'm going to get the windows tinted if I can find someone to do 5% on the front and back with 20% on the sides.I probably need to take a good pic from the front for an avatar.
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From: HULL
got the tires i blew out the other day replaced and on the way home had to dodge a dog in the road and mauled one of those reflectors that identify the edge of the roadway. i was very suprised that it didnt do anything but put some gouges in the paint which were covered quickly with touch up paint
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From: Hazleton, PA
Finally, finally, FINALLY got my 02 FX4 running!!!!
It was down for the longest time because of clutch issues. It turns out I got a bad slave cylinder from Summit Racing. Bummer.
Put a new slave cylinder in, Centerforce clutch, POR-15 the front and rear driveshafts, new crossmember, all new hardware, and ended up having to tear it all back apart again just to replace a brand new slave cylinder.
Well, after I got it all back together today, I took it for a ride and I was so happy to have my truck back that I was nearly in tears
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So then, I went to Subway to celebrate lol.
On the way back, I'm at a stop light and there's this 2000~ish Grand Prix in the passing lane. Well, I'm watching the light and out of the corner of my eye, I see the passenger in the Grand Prix give me a look. Well the driver was watching the light, same as me, and he did a false start. I thought... OH REALLY!?!?. Ok if that's how it's going to be... BAM light turns green and the guy got a car lengths lead on me. Meanwhile, I'm still back there trying to hook up in first gear... Screw it.. I floored it though first and second and I started catching up. I thought to myself "NO WAY I'm losing this!" Kept it floored and slid my foot sideways off the clutch at every shift. By third, I was half a car length ahead of the guy so I kept on it. I could tell he was still trying, but by now, it's either win, or back off and merge to avoid hitting oncoming traffic! So by now I'm redlining 3rd and I guess I'm doing 60? (in a 25 mph zone...) Slammed it into 4th and the punk *** backed off!! NEW CLUTCH (and 4 brand new tires) FTW!
LMAO what a way to break in a new clutch
It was down for the longest time because of clutch issues. It turns out I got a bad slave cylinder from Summit Racing. Bummer.
Put a new slave cylinder in, Centerforce clutch, POR-15 the front and rear driveshafts, new crossmember, all new hardware, and ended up having to tear it all back apart again just to replace a brand new slave cylinder.
Well, after I got it all back together today, I took it for a ride and I was so happy to have my truck back that I was nearly in tears
.So then, I went to Subway to celebrate lol.
On the way back, I'm at a stop light and there's this 2000~ish Grand Prix in the passing lane. Well, I'm watching the light and out of the corner of my eye, I see the passenger in the Grand Prix give me a look. Well the driver was watching the light, same as me, and he did a false start. I thought... OH REALLY!?!?. Ok if that's how it's going to be... BAM light turns green and the guy got a car lengths lead on me. Meanwhile, I'm still back there trying to hook up in first gear... Screw it.. I floored it though first and second and I started catching up. I thought to myself "NO WAY I'm losing this!" Kept it floored and slid my foot sideways off the clutch at every shift. By third, I was half a car length ahead of the guy so I kept on it. I could tell he was still trying, but by now, it's either win, or back off and merge to avoid hitting oncoming traffic! So by now I'm redlining 3rd and I guess I'm doing 60? (in a 25 mph zone...) Slammed it into 4th and the punk *** backed off!! NEW CLUTCH (and 4 brand new tires) FTW!
LMAO what a way to break in a new clutch
