Ford RangerMore than two decades ago, the Ford Ranger debuted as an answer to various compact pickup trucks being made available by Japanese automakers. The Ranger was cleanly styled and offered with a choice of a 6-foot or 7-foot bed. Ford boasted that the Ranger had more interior room than the best-selling imports and that 4-by-8-foot construction material could be carried in the bed.
okay guys, here is what i have. i have a 93 ranger 3.0L engine and my problem is overheating. when driving in normal city traffic, the truck runs fine and not hot at all by the guage or the feel of the radiator cap. but when driving on the highway for any distance, the truck runs hot according to the guage and the cap of the radiator. any ideas why this may be and how to correct this problem?
I would start troubleshooting by checking for a stuck thermostat....obviously check to make sure the system has been flushed and has the proper 50/50 level with antifreeze....Do you have an electric fan on your vehicle or not? start here and see where it gets you
thanks for the reply...and i did forget to mention that the thermostat was changed out less than a month ago. but the thermostat was changed out due to it running the same way. do you believe i got a faulty thermostat or could it be something else? i was only assuming something else, due to just changing the thermostat...
Power wash the radiator and the condensor, I have been noticing latley on the cars I have been checking out that the fins are plugged up with bugs and crap and that there has been alot of junk between the rad and cond. either from some animal making a nest or from yardwork blowing loose grass and leaves up in there.
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1991 Ford Probe LX 3.0 mtx
If you have intermittant running problems or a flat spot/buck/dying/cutting out while accelerating.
Do your self a favor and try some dedicated gas
line dryer, Double or even triple dose it, It's cheaper
then throwing parts at a problem that doesn't throw
codes!!
well i bought a new radiator to just change it out and, the new radiator ended up being the wrong one. so i went to put the old one back in and decided to wash it up and low and behold it was caked with mud. so i flushed it all out, changed the thermostat (again) to a 160 out and i replaced two sensors and she is running great now. thanks for all of ya'lls advice...
It is not a good idea to run a thermostat that is a lower temp than what the engine is designed for. It may cause the engine to run rich, costing you more fuel.
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2006 Alt Fuel Jeep (electric)
'98 windstar 3.8L
'99 Crown Vic 4.6L
'90 Full Size Bronco 5.0L
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Never use a thermostat less than 180* is the general rule since it won't get out of warm up mode and will be feeding more fuel to it especially if you only do short trips. If you stick with the 160* make sure you take it on the highway every week or at least every other week and do some full on blasts and run it for 1 and half hours, Just to make sure the catcons get cleaned and the motor oil gets up to temp enough to burn off the excess fuel that will leak down and the condensation that will build up in the motor!
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1991 Ford Probe LX 3.0 mtx
If you have intermittant running problems or a flat spot/buck/dying/cutting out while accelerating.
Do your self a favor and try some dedicated gas
line dryer, Double or even triple dose it, It's cheaper
then throwing parts at a problem that doesn't throw
codes!!
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