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towed another one home today but its not a Ranger

Sport Trac. Its going to be for my daughter once I get it sorted out. From what I understand it has a bad cam and it happened after new timing chains were installed...
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Nice... You gonna start a ST collection next?
 
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No its hard to find good deals on ST's I got this one for my daughter.
 
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damn i want one bad
 
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Awesome, looks like it's in good condition. how many miles on it? Have you thought about just buying a dolly instead of renting them all the time? It would pay for itself pretty quickly.
 
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Is this the one from Uniontown? Looks pretty clean!
 
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Looks nice.

What you you anticipate the cost being to fix it?
 
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looks nice but how do you feel about your daughter driving a bigger truck than you?
 
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Originally Posted by Downey
damn i want one bad
There out there just keep looking for a good deal

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Awesome, looks like it's in good condition. how many miles on it? Have you thought about just buying a dolly instead of renting them all the time? It would pay for itself pretty quickly.
Its got 130 something...lol Yeah I keep looking for a bargain on a dolley but can never find a cheap one when I have money
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Is this the one from Uniontown? Looks pretty clean!
Yeah it's the uniontown one, its actually not too bad except the motor and it needs a good cleaning
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Looks nice.

What you you anticipate the cost being to fix it?
Well its too soon to tell the guy said it needs a head or a motor but I haven't checked it out yet
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looks nice but how do you feel about your daughter driving a bigger truck than you?
lol I don't care. I have a bigger bed and she's happy so its a win win!
 
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i'd love to know how you told her you get her a new car. "hunny i got you a new car, but..."
 
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Well she wanted it. She knew it needed work when we went and looked at it but its also a big step up from her old Neon
 
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nice, shes a keeper for sure
 
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Looks good john. Looks identical to the one i had lol.
 
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Yeah I just have to figure out whats up with the motor and if its still good. I should know in a day or two.
 
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You should make it look like this,
 
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You should make it look like this,
Those are freakin sharp!
 
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damn man u were 15 minutes from me haha next time your coming to the area let me know, we'll have to meet up for lunch or something.

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Originally Posted by Lord Of War
You should make it look like this,
Man that would be nice!

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damn man u were 15 minutes from me haha next time your coming to the area let me know, we'll have to meet up for lunch or something.

-Brad
Sounds good I actually end up in that area quite a bit.
 
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good find im constantly on craigslist and have never seen one at a good deal im going to go a bit off topic here I got on craigslist sunday morning to see a 1969 mustang fastback the post went like this "my wife left me and took me for all I had so this is payback her 1969 mustang fastback thats in my name needs restoring first 500 dollars gets it you can drive it home" I called the number as soon as I could but the line was busy for ten minutes finally got a hold of him and he told me it sold.
 
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Originally Posted by Lord Of War
You should make it look like this,
Hmm... I think it should look like this personally...

 
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I like em both!
 
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Just a little update....I got her purin like a kitten. The drivers side cam had jumped time because there was no oil in it...Let me explain... When I got it the plugs were out and the ds valve cover was off. The first thing I did was put it back together to see what the deal was. Well it was atleast 3 quarts low on oil(I checked it before I even tried to start it) It ran but had no power. This is my first SOHC motor so I did some online research. From what I read online I suspected the primary timing chain had jumped so I took the front of the motor apart and it was in time and the guides were good. After some head scratching and comparing online photos I figued the cam was out on the ds. I set it on TDC and reset the cam and it runs great now... For those not familiar with the SOHC timing chains, they use a tensioner that is pressurized by oil pressure, without oil pressure it can't keep the chain tight. But I have been dealing with a title issue and I have not messed with it much. I finally got the title today! I should have it on the road monday...
 
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she'll love the s/t. i sold my ranger and bought me an 02 s/t 4x4 with 43,000 miles with leather int, panosonic sound, sun roof, auto, tonneu cover, the whole works foe just 9 grand. i really lucked out. i will either but on a bl on 33's or wait awhile and put an l/t suspension. i love my s/t.
 
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Looks good my friend!
 


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