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It's a Ranger Thing
Registrace 31. 03. 2011
Just my journey through my trucks and different project cars and trucks. Thank you for joining. I hope you enjoy the content.
Ford Ranger Off Road Damage P.1
I caused this damage when on an obstacle in Hot Springs and it progressed to a point that I could no longer trust my steering. This is the first part of the process to fix it all. P.2 gets pretty wild.
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We Bought A Jeep
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New project for the wife and kid. With some big power for dad.
Ranger and the Fo Wheelas Out at Sand Creek
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Playing out at Sand Creek. We got into a little trouble and had a rough ride home.
@AUXITOLED Headlight Bulb Install and Review. Amazing Results!
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Here is my review of the Auxito LED 9007 factory replacement headlight bulb. They are 11,000 lumen 6500 cool white bulbs. They drop right into the factory location with no messy wiring or work arounds. I am extremely impressed after running these for around two weeks. Get Yours Here: auxito.com/ZEsyCNAq Using Coupon Code Ranger15 will get you 15% off. These are well worth the price and a great ...
Changing out BW1354 transfer case on Ford Ranger
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Swapping out my broken transfer case with my spare.
Ford Ranger Header Install
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These are 100$ eBay special headers. They're actually good quality and I recommend them. I also recommend buying good gaskets because the provided ones are not great. Hardware is grade 3 but will do fine. Keep in mind that my truck is modified quite a bit so the fitment issues I experienced you won't. The only thing I think you'll have to deal with on a stock motor is bending the dip stick tube.
New Headlight Housings For My Ford Ranger
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I bought these Housings on Amazon for 90$. They're from DNA motoring and they are actually pretty good quality. This is my second set and I'll buy them again for the next Ranger.
Ford Ranger and Friends in Hot Springs and Hardy Arkansas
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Several clips of my Ranger and my buddy's JK tearing up some trails in Hot Springs and Hardy Arkansas.
Ford Ranger Hitch Modification
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Modifying the hitch receiver to fit tighter after the body lift. This also helped me achieve more up travel in the rear by giving my shackle bolt more room to move around. It was previously contacting the receiver frame.
Modifying My Tailgate On My Ford Ranger Pt. 2
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Showing how I fill the holes and grind them smooth.
Modifying the Tailgate On My Ranger Pt. 1
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My first attempt at filming the process of insetting the Tailgate with parts from another tailgate.
Ford Fuckin' Ranger..... Is Broken Again.
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Ford Fuckin' Ranger..... Is Broken Again.
Old Gregg needs a new trans but got some auxiliary lighting!
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Old Gregg needs a new trans but got some auxiliary lighting!
Ford Ranger 4x4 4.0 (Old Gregg) Update
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Ford Ranger 4x4 4.0 (Old Gregg) Update
How to fix Ford Ranger oil pressure gauge (will work on other vehicles)
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How to fix Ford Ranger oil pressure gauge (will work on other vehicles)
Omg thank youuuuuu this just happened to me. I thought I was nuts. Gonna get a magnet
WOWWWW!! It fricking worked. Used the same magnet; cost $16 at Harbor Freight! Thank you!!!
Next time drop your tire pressure to like 8psi it will make a world of a difference! He may have had them low already it just looks like they are pretty pumped up. I love that ranger content. Keep it up! You can find more @BuiltOff-Road
Hey Im having hard time adding the old output flange back into the new transfer case as you are doinf in 22:02. Same nunber of teeth and everything just a really really tight fit. Any suggestions? Or should i just carefully hammer with a mallet into place?
thanks
What manual transmission did you put in it
Thank you so much
anyone know what the purpose of the weight on the back of case is for? can it be left off, or will it affect the rotation of the earth, or gravity somehow?
It's the dampener. Some models don't have it, so I'd say it's probably safe to leave it off.
@@infamous4289 I'm definitely leaving it off then.
I have a 1996 ford explorer and dude I didnt believe but thank you so much it worked amazing i appreciate it alot
Well done!
I know this truck…
That really did help and fix the issue, Thanks for sharing the video
Where did find the headers
Where did ya go
As a 97 Ford Ranger owner the curse words come with the territory. And like i always say Ford must be owned by Snap On tool and you need most of there tool line and a few healthy choice words to get the job done.😊
Thanks
Deflate the tires on sand to about 10 psi per tire sometimes 15 in the front to dog a smooth trench for the rear
i would have never thaught this would work FKN crazy it actually worked thank you for the stupid fix
Is it harder to replace the spark plugs in it now?
It's actually 10x easier because of the extra room. It makes most things easier to be honest.
@@1967fordable ok thinking of getting the jba headers for my new 3.0L crate engine I got imma do a supercharge build should sound cool with them
Did the needle flip around because of an oil pressure twitch issue? At idle my 2002 ranger twitches back and forth like mad. Searching around it looks like its a common issue on these.
Yes and no. The oil pressure switch was bad and quite frankly still is. I have the part in my rear door but haven't changed it.
Am piss
I hate DIY welders, cringe af
Luckily for you @x740 Reaper, I am a professional welder.
@@1967fordable no professional won't use gloves, coming from a NCCER certified Welder
Lol. Sounds like you got soft hands bub.
Appreciate the update👍
I got plenty more coming for you. Gonna go ahead and put the second half of this video up tonight....it gets a little hairy. I have about 6 videos recorded but between me getting into a rut and working a lot I just haven't uploaded.
Hey man im doing the same thing to mine. I know not to trust the gaskets that come with the headers but what are the "upgraded" gaskets... where do i find them? Thanks.
I would just get some felpros from whatever parts store you use. They're good quality.
@@1967fordable and they will fit my JBA shorty headers?
“Give her the beans..”Sounds like ur farting you’re way up !!! Lol..😂
Now you tell me after I locked a Siberian husky in there. Didn't have to walk very far to find a slim jim.
Will it cause check engine light off I decided not to tune it
So your causing the egr valve to open at idle that is not good causes a lean condition and heats the cylinde up do not do this mod for any reason
That's where you're wrong. This mod has been tested on mustang and ranger 4.0s and works fine with no lean condition nor check engine lights. Thank you for the input though.
@It's a Ranger Thing that is incorrect I have had customers come in the shap that have done that mod and caused p0171 p0174 bank 1 and bank 2 lean codes has also set codes for the dpfe it is a piss poor mod just to get it to have a lope at idle does nothing on performance and good tech would know this good day
I'm just telling you what I've seen. I clearly state in this video that it only affects sound at idle. No performance enhancement. I never got a light from doing it and I've seen other who also didn't get a light.
@It's a Ranger Thing it could also depend of the calibration of the ecu and model ranger explorer and mustang
Good video
Would a 02 manual trans ecm and wiring harness swap to a 03? Both trucks are 4.0 4x4.
Yes sir. Make sure you swap over the EGR valve and it's supporting wires and stuff if the 03 doesn't have it. The 03 that I got my stuff out of didn't have one and I did a bit of research and some of them did and didn't in 03.
@@1967fordable yeah mine doesn’t have it. Long story short my engine is out of a 04 and I had to swap a lot of my 03 stuff on it a few years back. I was like you and thought maybe someone deleted the egr but after a little research some of them in 03 didnt have it lol.
Sorry man. It sure sucks having to swap out that harness. Sounds like you know how to make it happen though. Good luck.
Ik im late but thinking about manual swapping my ranger, did you use a manual out of the same year of ranger and if so what modifications did you have to make to the drive line if any?
I just had to get one from the same motor and year ranger. The year doesn't have to be super specific but it's got to be close. They changed a couple things as they went. Before 01 they used a speed sensor in the tail shaft housing but other than that it's a pretty easy swap.
Was the indent in the hood a 4wd only I have 2 02 rangers 4.0s and both ahve a flat hood and so does my dads 01 3.0 2wd
Yeah it was a 4wd thing.
Well, I say that. The edge 2wd also had the hood but has an identical suspension setup as a 4wd without a transfer case and front differential.
My fog lights burned in 5 months.
Sorry to hear that. I e had nothing but good luck with mine. They are also under warranty
What if you did this and it makes no difference in sound? I have a 05 Explorer with the 4.0l V6. Did the EGR Mod and including this and it didn't make it sound different. Think because since it's the MAP Sensor and mine is throwing a code that that could be causing the issue? MAP is throwing a code before I did the EGR mod and got it like 2 weeks prior.
You could have a faulty EGR as well. They take a long long time to throw a code.
@@1967fordable That's what I was thinking but I already took it off and cleaned it and all. The MAP sensor is like loosely on there but fully connected. I was think of replacing the whole thing but they want like $150 for a new one so I'm going to a Salvage yard and pull one for $10 at a local one my dads great friends with.
Do you need thread locker for any of the bolts if so what kind/strength?
I would imagine so but I don't know what it calls for. I use thread locker very seldomly. I don't often have bolts back out. I also didn't put this case back together. It's pretty much shot.
You were lucky to find those headers. I used a Morana adapter plate, to use 1998 mustang GT headers.
I found them on eBay for 100$
Any difference?
I honestly can't say there's much of a difference. I was already catless with a mostly custom exhaust, so there wasn't a difference in sound. Power doesn't seem improved either but I can't imagine it would've gained much being that they're designed the same and the factory logs. I can however say that it solved my problem of having horrible mounting hardware. My factory logs had been on and off so much that the hardware was shot but rusted in so I really had no choice.
I had the very same problem. Auto repair place quoted $700 because they would have to remove the panel and send it to a certified repair place. They said it had something to do with the odometer. I used the 25 pound telescoping magnet from Harbor Freight that I already had. I took me longer to disassemble the magnet from the pole then to fix this issue using this method. Be sure to put the magnet behind the needle and push it and twist the magnet as you go around. It took 20 seconds to swing the needle around and tested it successfully.
It really is a neat trick.
Those transmissions are garbage
I haven't had an issue with mine. My shifter is worn out but I have a spare for it in storage and just need to replace it. I actually like this trans quite a bit. It's my first manual truck transmission and I can definitely feel the difference. Car transmissions seem to be buttery while this trans is really notchy and the gear feel is on point. I've never had a transmission that had this much feedback. I love it. May be downfalls for someone else though.
@@1967fordable I’m talking about the automatic they are garbage
Oh for sure. They're great when they're in working order but as soon as they slip once they never even try to recover. I got tired of them and decided it wasn't worth my time and money replacing them anymore.
@@1967fordable I had a 2001 Ford ranger and I did the same thing but I got a computer guy to delete the automatic stuff out of my computer
I found it way to easy to just swap the computer from my donor truck. I had everything 6 feet apart from each other so I saw no reason not to. The steering column and pedal assembly was a bit of a pain though.
You want to know why it wants to go? It's because it's a motherfuckin ford ranger!!
What size motor
This is a 4.0 SOHC
I definitely need to chat with you. I got a 2001 Ranger with 4.0 and the same auto 5R55E transmission. The trans pan was leaking before I got it, but that was minor. The radiator supports were rotted out and I didn't know it. On a long road trip, the radiator was then damaged and the trans cooler lines started leaking. I replaced the radiator and the cooler lines seemed to be not leaking after one was cut, flanged, and a longer rubber hose was attached. Weeks later the transmission started slipping/not going into gear, and I realized very suddenly that it was leaking/bleeding again, but now from other places I can't quite locate without being on a lift. I parked it in the Denver area. I'm trying to figure out the cheapest play here. Seriously man, msg me, email me. I need some advice.
No problem man. I'll tell you what I do know. To me it sounds like you dumped you fluid and killed the trans. Your cheapest route and best considering the price and longevity of a rebuild or buying a new trans, would be to pull a trans from the junkyard and run it until it goes. There's hundreds of them. Pick on and go.
@@1967fordable Specifically, you think I should pull another Automatic? Or a manual? I imagine swapping an Auto is cheaper to get done at a shop versus the Manual swap, right?
You're breaking into new territory with a manual. I won't say they're expensive because mine actually made me money. The manuals are very specific for the motor and they have to be 2 or 4wd specific as well
Do you drive around with it just like that
I did, yeah. When I swapped to a manual trans I also swapped the computer and no longer had an EGR.
@@1967fordable what all does it take to manual swap? Price?
Wow, that's a really in depth question. I'll just tell you how I fared. I bout a rusty, non running 4.0 manual 4x4 truck from 2 and a half hours away. The fuel for picking it up cost me 160$ and the truck itself cost me 400$. The seller threw in a set of freshly machined 4.0 SOHC cylinder heads as well as a 4x4 hub bearing. I sold the cylinder heads for 300$ after sitting on them for 8 months. I sold the hub for 50 at around 6 months. I scrapped the truck after squeezing every good part I could off of it as spares for 220$ which only cost me my fuel. In the end I profited.
I ended up using the transmission, the cup holders, the floor plate, the starter, the PCM, the steering column, the door locks due to the new ignition, shifter and boot, I also spliced some wires on my trans harness because harness swapping was more work than I was willing to put in.
@@1967fordable thanks, might do that someday if I ever find a donor truck. Good to know I don’t gotta swap the transfer case
did you happen to start your truck while the case was off? mine is off now and i started the truck to hear my gears in the xmission and when coming out of gear back into park it rattles and the output shaft continues to spin
The input shaft spinning isn't a big deal. Most manual vehicle will do that regardless you just don't know it because it's not enough power to move the vehicle. The rattle is probably something that was already there and you didn't notice until you got under the truck.
@@1967fordable i uploaded a video of what exactly is occuring... the other day it would continuously spin while in park, today is spins for a moment and stops czcams.com/users/shorts_FPn1Jm9zFg?feature=share
Thank you great trick!
Thanks man. I ended up finding it in a forum when I was having issues. I ended up using this little truck fairly often because I modified my ranger to sound like it had a cam in it at idle and it required me to run the idle pretty low. So my needle always bounced a little.
First, congratulations.... I guess. Lol. I think it's a good plan, buy a nice fixer upper for the wife!!! If I muted the video when you talk about the nissan I could still tell theres a lot of animosity towards it. Lol. The arm was angry when ever you pointed that direction... I own a ranger, but I like your videos so I'm cool watchin you work on the jeep and do jeep things knowing we both enjoy offroading rangers. You are a funny dude that does cool shit. Heck, I watched that entire suspension lift video. Lol. Thanks for sharing what you do and letting me hangout💯 PS I miss the, " nevermind, I'll edit that out" it's real and I enjoy it. Seriously, your good on camera whatever you filming.
What kind of ranger do you have I’ve been thinking about putting headers on mine I modified everything else besides that and a tune I did a bbk throttle body I started with a cold air but i took everything out as far as the intake part and made room for a bigger filter and piping and I did a glass pack with three inch piping from the cat back to a downpipe just out the cab
It's an 02 4.0 4x4. The headers don't do much beside look better. My main reason for putting them on was broken studs on the stock manifolds. I'll be redoing the exhaust soon with 2.5" from the headers back.
@@1967fordable did you have to tune it or got a check engine light or anything
I did them based on broken hardware and looking better. Everything I had read in forums said the gain zero power and only make the engine bay louder. I was fine with that as long as I could fix my exhaust leaks.