00redranger

Hi all!


Some of you may know me from other forums, name over there is 94mtx.


Well, this is my first intro post ever, so I might as well give you all a proper introduction.

My name's Matt, I'm turning 22 on the 30th of this month, grew up in Wheaton/Sycamore/Dekalb, IL and moved to Fox Lake, WI January 22nd of last year.

I work at Marlin Technologies as a Mechanical Assembler ( www.marlintech.com ) where we build electronics for anything from the Jaws of Life to PDU's for million dollar electric lawn mowers (for PGA-style greens.)



I started off on various Ranger Forums after purchasing a basket-case 1994 XLT 2.3L 5-speed, sold that POS after I put a lot of hard work and money into it, then took out a loan on my current truck.


I currently drive a 2000 Ford Ranger XL 2.5L 5-speed that has 111k miles on it. It is so much better than my old '94 I can't even begin to describe it, unless you want a huge list of what all was wrong on the 94. haha


I'll post up my headgasket and timing how-to in the proper section here which should make the 2.3 or 2.5L jobs easy for anybody (only thing that may be different is the torques and the spark plug wire locations.)


Glad to be a part of another forum!

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2000 Ford Ranger XL - 111,500 miles
Total Payments: 1/12
Buggman LED 3BL/CARGO, Throttle Cable Mod, Line-X O.T.R., Coil-Pack mod, mustang dome

Coming Soon: OHC, auto-lamps/auto-dim mirror, lighted dual-visors

2.3L / 2.5L head-gasket, timing belt, timing tensioner, water pump, etc. REPLACEMENT

Redneck_ranger

Welcome. I know how ya feel with the hard work. My truck was beaten like a slave before I bought it and I had to dump more than I paid for it into it. But I kept it Haha. Your new truck looks good man!

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If your clothes ain't dirty, and you ain't tired at the end of the day, you ain't working hard enough

Hurley

Welcome

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99 Sport

ZRanger28

hi matt!!!!

klinger86

welcome

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1998 Ranger XLT Stepside 2.5 L 5-Speed
3in BL. White speedo guage overlay. 5% tint on all windows.
Currently redoing the interior. Mustang Dome Light Mod. OHC with buggman's led light mod. Bucket seats. Center console... Auto dim mirror... Air box mod.... 01-03 grille conversion...

00redranger

What do you expect when you used to off-road the thing lol...





My '94 had absolutely no preventative maintenance done to it, and it was my first truck I looked at, so I got all excited and bought it cause it seemed like a good deal... Boy was I wrong...

Headgasket
Timing belt
Timing tensioner
Water pump
Slave cylinder
coolant flush
cut out rust and filled cab corners with bondo
billet grille
aftermarket tails
headunit

Even after I got the slave replaced, they didn't bleed the master, so I had like no peddle. >_<


what i didn't replace before I sold it:

Leaking transfer case
Leaking rear axle seals
Leaking rear wheel cylinder
HORRIBLE BALL JOINTS (1" of play)
HORRIBLE shocks






and what does my 2000 need? right side ball joints, but I'll do them when it gets warm out (1/2 cm of play)

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2000 Ford Ranger XL - 111,500 miles
Total Payments: 1/12
Buggman LED 3BL/CARGO, Throttle Cable Mod, Line-X O.T.R., Coil-Pack mod, mustang dome

Coming Soon: OHC, auto-lamps/auto-dim mirror, lighted dual-visors

2.3L / 2.5L head-gasket, timing belt, timing tensioner, water pump, etc. REPLACEMENT

00redranger

Do I get a hug?


Hi Colin!

Thanks for the welcome!

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2000 Ford Ranger XL - 111,500 miles
Total Payments: 1/12
Buggman LED 3BL/CARGO, Throttle Cable Mod, Line-X O.T.R., Coil-Pack mod, mustang dome

Coming Soon: OHC, auto-lamps/auto-dim mirror, lighted dual-visors

2.3L / 2.5L head-gasket, timing belt, timing tensioner, water pump, etc. REPLACEMENT

Hurley

You gotta buy me dinner first

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99 Sport

00redranger

K but you're giving me head on the way home.

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2000 Ford Ranger XL - 111,500 miles
Total Payments: 1/12
Buggman LED 3BL/CARGO, Throttle Cable Mod, Line-X O.T.R., Coil-Pack mod, mustang dome

Coming Soon: OHC, auto-lamps/auto-dim mirror, lighted dual-visors

2.3L / 2.5L head-gasket, timing belt, timing tensioner, water pump, etc. REPLACEMENT

SalRanger2

howdy! do i know you? lol

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'99 Ranger XLT Reg. Cab Stepside
2/3 Drop
2.5L
2WD
5spd
K&N Filter
Air Box Mod
Explorer OHC