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.
I'd go back to the shop and say.. Where the F is my cowel!??
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Bonkerpro,take it back to them, they left it off. That is a fan shroud and depending on where you live, it comes in handy in the summer, keeps the engine from overheating.
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Bonkerpro,take it back to them, they left it off. That is a fan shroud and depending on where you live, it comes in handy in the summer, keeps the engine from overheating.
Thanks. The shroud proper is there.
What I referred to as a "cowling" is not the entire shroud, but a plastic strip maybe 2" deep that ran the entire width of the radiator and that fit along the top of the radiator parallel to the coolant overflow hose.
Previously I could not see the fan or the backside of the radiator. Now I can see both.
I'm going to head back down there today and make note of it.
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2000 Explorer 4WD (wife's), 2001 Taurus SE (kid's), 2001 Ranger XLT (mine), '91 Gold Wing (mine), Stihl blower, chain saw, and weedeater (mine), Sears riding mower (mine). In terms of toys with internal combustion engines, I'm winning...
On Friday I went back to the shop and had them look at the radiator and 'splain to me the opening at the top.
I was partially right and partially wrong about that missing "strip."
The OEM radiator that was in the truck was built exactly the same way except for the channel/strip along the top. I thought there was a removable strip, but it was instead an aluminum channel (approx 2") that covered the opening so the fan was hidden. It was part of the radiator and did not move to the new unit.
The new one has a "channel" only along the top of the coils, so the overflow reservoir hose lays in it in the same position as before. So the opening is there to see down behind the radiator and at the same time to see the fan.
Now, I'm still not too sure how I feel about this, but the replacement is aftermarket and not an OEM Ford part. The shop owner wanted to save me a hundred dollars or so on an OEM part so they went with the aftermarket unit that was installed. (There may be another word for these non-OEM parts, but I don't know it).
The new unit looks the same, the transmission line connectors actually look better than did those on the OEM unit, and as far as I can tell all is well. But for something of this type I might have rather paid the extra money to have OEM parts.
Next time I will make sure and tell them next time to run it by me rather than assuming that I prefer the cheaper route.
Thanks again to all for the feedback.
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2000 Explorer 4WD (wife's), 2001 Taurus SE (kid's), 2001 Ranger XLT (mine), '91 Gold Wing (mine), Stihl blower, chain saw, and weedeater (mine), Sears riding mower (mine). In terms of toys with internal combustion engines, I'm winning...
head gasket coolant is leaking into exaust so to body shop and have them test the exaust for hydrocarbons its no more expensive to do it your self than i cheap shop around 300-400
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