1989 Ford Ranger 2.3 cold start and POV cruise
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- Made a quick video on my GoPro while going to work of my 1989 Ford Ranger. It has the 2.3 4 cylinder and a manual transmission. Enjoy the footage of me starting it up and heading to work! If u enjoy the video please comment and let me know as I’m willing to make more videos! Thank you!
Still have my 1991 2.3l ranger 195000 miles, runs like it's brand new. Probably replaced every part on the truck since I got it at 150000 miles. Never had to replace head gasket. Also original clutch. I have done the timing belt and water pump. Overall most reliable easiest truck ever worked on in my life. And I've owned 22re 87 Toyota and I like my ranger.
I loved my ranger. Wish I never got rid of it.
Hey man, i’m 19, thinking of selling my BMW F30 for something easier to work on and more reliable like this truck. Would it be worth it and a smart trade? The one i’m looking at looks to be in good condition and is selling for 12.
just picked up an 89 ranger for 2200 today, had 200k miles on it but has tons of paperwork of stuff that has been done to it, also a 2.3 and a 5 speed. fun little truck for sure
Got my 94 for 850 bucks on Friday. New spark plugs motor mounts and a starter and it's my new daily
@@pandamoto where on earth did you find that good of a deal in this economy??
@@lemau8458 it had blown motor mounts fucked tires it barely ran, etc.
@@lemau8458 I should go more into depth. Tires destroyed, vacuum limes disconnected, all 8 spark plugs and wires barely hanging on, needed coil packs, crank position sensor, EGR valve, it was NASTY inside. Ended up pulling the seats and rubber liner and pressure washing the inside. All that and then the cam synchroniser pin that connects it to drive the oil pump broke and the tweaker before me rtved jt and didn't tell me about it so that broke and I got rod knock, had to replace the rod and crank bearings, clutch, starter, flywheel, throw out bearing, clutch slave cylinder, and the positive and negative terminal cables for the battery. I'm sure there is more but all together im like 2500 in
No lie, this video is where I learned u have to shift to 1st gear when stopping 😅, learn something new everywhere and everyday, big thanks bro 👏👏
Uhh what
Or in neutral
@@henrymccarty8014 didnt even think about that 😅 thank you man!
Um downshifting coming to a stop is just unnecessary wear on transmission. Just throw it in neutral hit the brakes done.
buying a 91 Ford ranger single cab regular bed 2.3 5 speed next week can't wait to start working on one of these I been looking for a good deal and finally found one
2.3 is a amazing engine. Your gonna love it
@MidnightRoush I've worked on a 2.3 before and even ford's old 1.9 and their easy to repair or maintain everything's pretty cheap as far as parts go and rebuilding the rear end on these trucks takes less than a Saturday to do from diff seal to braking components very easy to run thru. I'll be watching more of your ranger content as there's not a lot on these first gens
The Ford Ranger also one of the best selling pickup truck in uk
that thing is clean af
Thank u!
i’ve never seen one the same color as my truck before YY color code, only difference is all my trim is black instead of chrome, tailgate has big letters instead of tiny ford badge, and it has the 2.9 in it, love that damn color man
I love this color as well!! I owned two of the "creampuff" rangers is what I called them lol. This 89 and also a 90. Identical twins! Shortbed, single cab with 2.3 and 5 speed. My 90 was way more beat up though. Had chrome trim but it didnt have metal tailgate trim, Just FORD lettering. I really liked the look of the FORD tailgate, reminded me of older model pickup. I sadly no longer own any rangers anymore. I really want one of these again in the future, with same paint code. Would love for it to be 4x4 too. But thats one day HOPEFULLY lol.
The cover of the tailgate unscrews and pops off and underneath is the big f o r d letters
@@crayc-27 are you fr
@Sicc Icey Yea the silver cover with the tiny ford badge unscrews and underneath is the big letters like you have
awesome truck 👍
makes me miss my 1991 xlt 2.3
That truck clean
Clean machine, i have a 1990 white on the outside red interior
Lmao this shows up right after I drive my 89 ranger into a guard rail
Nice truck
Thank u!
Gotta give it the good morning wiggle lol 🛻
Planning on buying one
i had a 95-98 ford ranger rust free sense it spent its whole life in Oklahoma
My grandpa had a 1976 ford Rangers it broke down somewhere in 1992 or 1994
That was the big ones they were cool aswell
Stock exhaust? That sounds good man.
I just bought a 1991 Ranger XLT and it’s a 5 speed.
It had a aftermarket magnaflow muffler on it. But stock exhaust setup.
@@midnightroush97 I have to go tmrw to pick it up. How’s the clutch and shifting ? Is it smooth?
The salesman said a lot of people have looked at the truck but didn’t want it because it’s a straight drive. I told him that’s exactly what I wanted. Something to drive around so I’m not putting as many miles on my 2014 Raptor. Which is getting 8.9mpg as we speak.
@@BaddaBing2001 is this truck for sale? I sold it a month or so ago. For reasons, meaning the transmission. If u can send me the link
@@midnightroush97 the raptor for sale or the ranger? I bought the ranger so I’m not spending so much on gas and keeping the mileage low. The ranger I bought is a 91 XLT 5 speed with 93,000miles
Im about to buy one to, how your truk doing it?
no rear antilock light? Shit thats a miracle
What is the wheel and tire setup?
Nice truck, it looks beautiful there. Is this CA?
Yes sir 👍🏽 it’s been a Southern California truck it’s whole life. Rust free! She has 155k miles on her now
What size are your tires in the video? Its got a good stance.
Nice ranger I hv 96 what type off stock wheels fit on them any idea like explorer or jeep
Hey man I'm 15 and I just got one of these myself and I was wondering if u can give us a walk around of it
Hey, congrats bro! Sure, what kind of walk around ?
@@midnightroush97 one of the ford ranger from the video I'm tryna get ideas for mine and I saw alittle of yours in the begging and thought it looked pretty cool.
@@ChronicallySmokinChronic always wanted to do a 2.3 turbo swap if I could. Would he so sick
Mpg?
Is it for sale
Power steering?
My model didn’t have PS 👍🏽 it did have AC though !
what have you done to the exhaust system?
Had a magnaflow muffler, rest of exhaust is stock.
How fast does that go down the highway?
It does 70 easy on flat highways. Max is 85 on speedo (really) 80 is max. On hills that’s another question lol.
@@midnightroush97 I have a 1989 ford ranger 2.3 4 cylinder it's on my TH-cam channel. It's a Plane Jane truck it didn't come with power steering or ac This ranger was built cheaper. It kind of struggles getting up to speed the eggzost is plugged a little
@@hunterevans6878 had another ranger like this. It was a 90. I sold it to buy this one. But my other one struggled to get up to 65 too. I would have to be flooring it. I did full tune up too on that truck. I feel they’re really just old trucks lol, that was also a 2.3
I live down here in Washington have a 93 ranger 2.3 go from Moses lake to Yakima wa does about 50 55 on the hills going up to Yakima not to bad
@@midnightroush97 yep thats true, 2.3 ranger suffers to move their own weight uphill, but they dont drink a lot of fuel
hi so where dose cluch engement point stat at . I keep stalling out I have a 1991 ? first time stick I suck at this and it dieing the first is going out cluch and motor will go soon .
U got to let our very lightly on clutch, you will feel motor start to stall. That is your grabbing point. Now u just need to give it gas while letting out clutch peddle