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I recently purchased a 1986 Ranger and enjoy it....but noticed the other day that the emission light came on and has stayed on. The manual says that is normal @ 60,000 miles. I purchased a service book and it said to reset this sensor locate a hole under the dash that is .2 inch diameter hole marked with a "reset" sticker. I guess you take a phillips screwdriver into this hole and then turn the ignition on while continue to hold the screwdriver in on this button for 5 seconds. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the "reset" sticker...maybe it fell off. Could someone tell me where this would be located under the dash -- driver's side or passenger side or any more specifics?
Thanks, Chris Rhoades
Thanks, Chris Rhoades
Hi Chris-
Go here:
http://www.ford-trucks.com/archives/...2000.I103.html
Scroll about 2/3 of the way down the page and there is a discussion from there to the bottom of the page about how to do the reset in a small module near the steering column.
BTW, I found this by doing a Google search: "emission reset Ranger sensor dash".
Go here:
http://www.ford-trucks.com/archives/...2000.I103.html
Scroll about 2/3 of the way down the page and there is a discussion from there to the bottom of the page about how to do the reset in a small module near the steering column.
BTW, I found this by doing a Google search: "emission reset Ranger sensor dash".
Last edited by V8 Level II; Mar 19, 2005 at 06:09 PM.
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Welcome! Bob can find anything, lol.
On those older trucks, you're not really resetting a sensor, just a "counter" that automatically triggers at a certain mileage. The reason was because the EGR valves in those days were pretty crappy and had to be serviced or replace periodically. I may be wrong about what it was for, but that's basically the idea even if it wasn't EGR.
On those older trucks, you're not really resetting a sensor, just a "counter" that automatically triggers at a certain mileage. The reason was because the EGR valves in those days were pretty crappy and had to be serviced or replace periodically. I may be wrong about what it was for, but that's basically the idea even if it wasn't EGR.
Originally Posted by n3elz
Welcome! Bob can find anything, lol.
On those older trucks, you're not really resetting a sensor, just a "counter" that automatically triggers at a certain mileage. The reason was because the EGR valves in those days were pretty crappy and had to be serviced or replace periodically. I may be wrong about what it was for, but that's basically the idea even if it wasn't EGR.
On those older trucks, you're not really resetting a sensor, just a "counter" that automatically triggers at a certain mileage. The reason was because the EGR valves in those days were pretty crappy and had to be serviced or replace periodically. I may be wrong about what it was for, but that's basically the idea even if it wasn't EGR.
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