Kudos to your wife. She does a lot behind the scenes that nobody sees. My wife and I had trucking business for many years and couldn't of done it without my wife doing all the logistics
My dad and uncle had a repair shop in Detroit when I was growing up mid 70's-90's. Working after school and weekends, when I got to the point of doing valve covers, water pump, timing chains covers, oil pans ext... They told me before taking bolts off, to get a sheet of cardboard and as I take off one at a time punch them into the cardboard in sequence according to pattern. So won't forget which goes where. I worked there till I joined the military while in college.
same here with my 2nd gen sadly she runs great but i may need to think about retiring her soon as it does need more than is worth investing in it needs rear main, probably front seals, valve covers, pretty sure valve seats/seals as last tune up i did had several plugs just dripping with oil and every so often puts out a big cloud of oil smoke on start up. and of course the top dash cover is about smoked, needs heater core and more body work rust repair every year just can't afford to fix or replace and i don't want a newer truck
Ray, was on assignment in India and the hotel TV had TH-cam. Started watching the Ford Ranger 3.0 thrash there, then when I got home on Monday continued. Frankly, after viewing the series I am exhausted from watching. . Kudos to you for sticking with it. More kudos to your wife for putting up with you when you came home after each frustrating day! LOL
Circa 1963 my buddies father's company moved. They rebuilt engines and my buddy and I got the job of moving all of the Johnson bearings and Cloyce timing gears. I will never forget those names, and this video reminded me that Cloyce at least is still in business.
Ray, I love that you show jobs that don't go perfectly and make it look like you do everything perfectly. I appreciate you keeping it real that even the best mechanics have bad days or jobs that fight them and make them want to pull their hair out. This is one of the many reasons I love your channel and you and Wife Unit. You are both funny and just down-to-earth people.
One of the perils of working on older vehicles, parts availability. That outlet, unfortunately, will cause you to remove that bracket. Otherwise, it was a good video on the challenges of that operation. As you know now, removing the engine for that oil pan R&R would have been the quicker route. As I stated in my first post, we learned that on the S10 V-6 when it came out. Same thing...but we tried as you did. Thanks for another of your great videos. And also a cameo of Lauren/WifeUnit as well as ARod, Justin & Dave. Good crew there. 😊
@@sseltrek1a2b glad in my 97 ranger i had the basic 2.3L 4cyl with 8 plugs thing had over 300k when i sold it.only ever had to do minor stuff. hydraulic clutch line popped off the internal slave so i replaced everything including clutch as i was right there the master cyl and line came as one unit nad i did the radiator support as mine rusted out and frame horns for the rear bumper easy fixes other than that was a great little truck but where i live i needed a 4wd so i sold it. I miss it thing sipped gas
Dorman? See this is why you are still the only YT mechanic I follow. Many mechanics nowadays use the line "well you gotta use our parts, because we are the only ones who can get them". When in reality, most parts that a mechanic uses/buys, a regular customer can too.
We "hobby mechanics" learn a few tricks along the way. Like where to get the "good" parts! For example, I have two Pontiac Grand Prix's, a 1999 GTP (Supercharged 3.8L Buick V6) and a 2005 Grand Prix GT2 (NA 3.8L Buick V6). The 1999 had a bunch of plastic serpentine belt pulleys, which were notorious for breaking and falling apart. When I got a squeaky bearing on one of them (that and the radial cracks which indicate one is about to let go) I replaced them all with Dorman metal pulleys! I'm keeping an eye on the '05 and when the first one gets "iffy" I'll replace THEM too! It'll be easier because I won't have to deal with the Supercharger drive, and the main drive ones are all the same. I already have the part numbers...
Welcome to the struggle bus. 4 episodes on a broken timing cover. Shows how much this piece of junk has fought you the entire time. You deserve a beer after this one.
The labor on this job is gonna be more than the value of the truck. “FORD has a brighter idea”. If you remember that tagline you’re old as dirt like me. Lol
If you have a wife that 1 puts up with you and supports you hang on to that one!! Been married for 32 years at 20 years old and spent 4 tours in Iraq she is my pride and joy ❤❤❤ no PTSD don’t drink she’s my life! Also my wife and daughter watches Ray and Scotty! They know how to use my autel max so if I not there they can take care of it! I will be heading out next week and join ICE!
I also thank you for your service! My dad ran through the Pacific, doing behind the scenes things with making maps, and taking photos to better our intel during WWII, and still made it home to make our family large and loving. He was a proud but silent man when it came to his accomplishments. Miss him every day.
Great series on the little Ranger that could Ray. Boy that truck sure gave you some grief along the way. I know you ordered that water fitting, however if it takes too long to get it let me know .I have a few brand-new ones laying around and would be glad to send you one. Take care and catch you on your next video.
I like to use an adhesive spray to hold gaskets to parts. Part of it is hopes that when the part needs to be changed in the future, the gasket stays with the part, not the block, saving me some clean up time
@@stevejohnson8850 I cannot empty a can of brake clean now without throwing it and shouting...ANOTHER! 🤣 - Ray has permanently affected my brain cranium
I loved your videos ray. Also perfect fast and furious clip at the perfect time. Keep up the great work and thank you for helping me learn more about how to do my own repairs
Sometimes, when we see the light at then end of the tunnel, we often get so excited about the end of a project, we fail to check the light isn't attached to an oncoming train.
"It's like my father always said to me, he said to me, he said, Roseanna Roseanadana, it's always something. If it isn't one thing--it's another! It's always something." Gilda Radner Have a great Hump Day.
The fear is from the total lack of infrastructure to deal with it. Like zero snow plows and a preponderance of people who the last time they drove in snow was never.
Regarding the butterfingers a mechanic at the company my father worked for had some bad nerve damage. It might have been Parkinsons but he thought it was damage from long time use of dangerous solvents and stuff for cleaning engine parts. Anyway his hands was shaking like crazy whenever he touched something then when he was about to put on a nut, bolt or something finnicky they suddenly were totally stable for a few second, just enough to get the threads started and then it was the big shake again. He was amazing at handling old machines. He also bought old construction machinery, rebuilt it to a better than new standard and rented them out. Thing is he cleaned everything to the degree he could put an entire dumper together using white gloves and they were still white when he was done. But I will never forget about hi shaky hands and how he could stop the shaking for just a few seconds just enough that he could take things apart and put them back together, but he had a hard time to write his name when signing documents. He died a couple of decades ago, making the world a slightly worse place. It was his hart that gave up when he was just a few years over seventy. I can't say it was all the chemicals he had worked with, but I'm pretty sure they didn't make it better. The frustrating part is that the real dangerous stuff is used for a reason. They are darned good at what they are supposed to do. Killing the users slowly is just something you have to live with...
Sometimes people have a condition that causes the tremors. Its actually called Essential Tremors. I worked with a fellow that had it and was diagnosed. It doesn't cause a shortened lifespan, just the annoyance of moving all the time.
Mate, great seeing you filming your own noggin again while making the go / no-go decision...! It really personalises the video. Keep up the great work and business!
Ray you really need to start making cardboard templates when you remove parts with different length bolts like that water pump housing. A simple piece of cardboard with the outline of the part and position of the bolts will let you stick the bolts in the holes and not mix them up when you go to put the part back on. It only takes a minute to draw the template with a pen or marker and can save you from putting bolts in the wrong holes also keeps you from losing bolts
I came up with a faster and easier way to keep removed bolts organized. I'll mark a top bolt and the place that it came out of. Then set that bolt on my workbench. Then I start removing the bolts going clockwise around the part and one at a time, place the removed bolt next to the previously removed bolt. Then when you put it back together pick up the last bolt that was removed and put them back into the part going counter-clockwise.
@@RMartin631great until someone drops a tool or engine part on your workbench and half the bolts line up on the ground. I like the holes in a template better
i tried leaving a comment about my 72 Datson 510 sedan you tube knocked it down it took the wind out of my sail soooo here is a like and a comment to help your channel thanks
Ray, I feel your pain! I also have a 2000 Ranger. Same engine and transmission. Did exactly the same job. Ran into same problems. Keep up the good work.
Ray, I'm curious, when aligning cam and crankshaft timing marks on a simple single cam engine, it is usually recommended by the manufacturer to have the marks face each other. In this case the crankshaft mark up and the camshaft mark down so that a straight line can pass through the center of the shafts and marks. The FORD service manual shows this method. Of course being 180 degrees out on the cam certainly works also but do you do this to give experienced technicians heartburn? 😂 As always, nice work. Thanks!
Ray, Plan "B" for the corroded through coolant piece would be to weld over the holes and build up the corroded OD where the hose clamps and has to seal. Then using say a 10mm dia. grinding stone in a Dremel grind out the bore so the weld protusions into the bore are flush or slightly below flush. Then over at your Southbend Lathe (?), machine up a slightly tapered brass mandrel to just fit the bore and push/tap on the bit. Then with a left hand carbide tipped tool, turn back the weld on the OD back to the original dia. I'd happily do that for you if you were just around the corner, but I'm 9,300 miles away! Other option would be to make a whole new bit out of brass parts, silver soldering the bits together. That would outlast me and you put together.
I bought a brand new 93 Ranger with the 3.0 and put 175,000 miles on it. The only problem I had with it was I had to replace the EGR differential pressure transducer. And in 10 years in Cleveland weather only minor rot. 😊 Great series Ray 👏
way cheaper than a new truck..... put a reman trans and diff in my '05 mustang... same situation.... but i have so many new parts already on it, it became a no brainer to keep it and fix it....
the cold weather i love the most ,Florida weather i would not survive it is to hot ,and my body would just fall asleep until the climate drops to a normal rate.
Someone really loves this Ranger to put the resources into it like you have. As for the missing bolt, you could go back to a previous video and see if it was there. Be well and stay warm 😅😅😅
Good video, but I would like to point out one thing. Years back I made the mistake of using copper anti-seize to lubricate a rotating part. What I found was, it turns into a grinding paste. You would think copper would be okay, but it ruined a roller bearing for me.
some advise if you want it, get a variety ov bolts with diffrent lengths and thread pitch, SAE and Metric. cut the heads off and cut a slit in them. turns them into alignment studs that you can remove with a screwdriver. this helps maintain the gaskets placement when reinstalling covers. takes some of the guess work out of it.
It was a rough Monday this week. I caught the nasty norovirus bug that’s been going around and had to deal with well over 24 hours of those symptoms while working on top of it (WFH). Stay healthy out there!
only recenly i was outside refitting a timing cover and i drop a guide tube down onto the crankshaft gear, and all i have i a magnetic screwdriver to retrieve it, no stick magnet with me, thats a do not start sitiation that could pull uinder and knock timing out and destroy my enngie. always love your videos
Loved this series On the Ford "Army" Ranger that's been kicking your ass because Rangers kick ass daily, even if its a 10-15 minute video we need to see the end of it through to see how many more times it goes "Oh you think you have the upper hand do you sir" Well have this and this!
At one , Ford had better idea. Well.......Sometimes they did, sometimes not so much. BTW, keep turning out the great videos. You have far more patience than I would have on a project like this.
Air to water charge cooler are not more efficient than air to air. It enables a smoother installation for sure, but you have to do two heat exchanges air to water and then back to air again and each of them make up some losses in temperature efficiency.
How about the V8 Monzas that either had to have the engine pulled or a hole cut in the floorboard to change the rear passenger sparkplug. Guess how many got the floorboards cut.
Your battery operated wrench with its colour and printing style reminds me of a type of candy from the UK called Malterers! So if you don't mind, I will call your wrench Malteser 🤣
60s is cold? Lol Low teens here and I love it! Get lots of work done out in the shop. I do have run the heater for about 20 minutes to knock the chill off.
Search the internet for 'replacing timing cover on Ford Ranger 3.0 without removing oil pan'. Only the 2 front pan bolts need to be removed. Several have done it without the benefit of a lift. Then again, most were working on their own trucks, no labor charges.
Tap tap tap! Can't move too much to not hit the radiator. Remembers me the Kill Bill scene when she is trapped in the coffin and starts to punch the cover with few inches of movement.
Ray, TH-cam was withholding your new uploads from me! I thought it was strange that I hadn't received any new upload notifications, so I manually searched your channel to find you've been posting almost daily!
I daily drive a 1999 Ferd Ranger, I love that little truk. It is a standard shift,5 speed, kicker there is ATF in the tranny. not your normal train of thought.
Ray, take the washers of, thread the bolt on, tighten till the bolt threads on with the washers, remove the bolt, add back the washers , tighten to proper specs, and bob’s your uncle.
Go with A-Rod in the Ranger to the A-rab minimarket to get some(heat lamp)half raw corndogs and jalapeño Nacho chips(use his atm card...so they drain his bank account) And bring back extra to have a company picnic...and everyone calls in sick the next day😊
Kudos to your wife. She does a lot behind the scenes that nobody sees. My wife and I had trucking business for many years and couldn't of done it without my wife doing all the logistics
Show runner
My dad and uncle had a repair shop in Detroit when I was growing up mid 70's-90's. Working after school and weekends, when I got to the point of doing valve covers, water pump, timing chains covers, oil pans ext...
They told me before taking bolts off, to get a sheet of cardboard and as I take off one at a time punch them into the cardboard in sequence according to pattern. So won't forget which goes where. I worked there till I joined the military while in college.
The bolt that was missing might be by the wire wheel on the bench grinder 😂
Or Ray could have reviewed his own video material....
Rock Auto and Dorman have helped me keep an old Dodge pickup running for over 20 years.
same here with my 2nd gen sadly she runs great but i may need to think about retiring her soon as it does need more than is worth investing in it needs rear main, probably front seals, valve covers, pretty sure valve seats/seals as last tune up i did had several plugs just dripping with oil and every so often puts out a big cloud of oil smoke on start up. and of course the top dash cover is about smoked, needs heater core and more body work rust repair every year just can't afford to fix or replace and i don't want a newer truck
Love the Ranger series. This is the job that just keeps on giving … headaches, cursing, probably sleepless nights, and sooo stories! Got to luv it😁😁
Glade Ray found a new timing cover.😂
Ray, was on assignment in India and the hotel TV had TH-cam. Started watching the Ford Ranger 3.0 thrash there, then when I got home on Monday continued. Frankly, after viewing the series I am exhausted from watching. . Kudos to you for sticking with it. More kudos to your wife for putting up with you when you came home after each frustrating day! LOL
The wife unit sparkles. You're a fortunate man.
This is really true. Congrats to both that they found one another 👍👍👍👏👏👏
Circa 1963 my buddies father's company moved. They rebuilt engines and my buddy and I got the job of moving all of the Johnson bearings and Cloyce timing gears. I will never forget those names, and this video reminded me that Cloyce at least is still in business.
Ray, I love that you show jobs that don't go perfectly and make it look like you do everything perfectly. I appreciate you keeping it real that even the best mechanics have bad days or jobs that fight them and make them want to pull their hair out. This is one of the many reasons I love your channel and you and Wife Unit. You are both funny and just down-to-earth people.
One of the perils of working on older vehicles, parts availability. That outlet, unfortunately, will cause you to remove that bracket. Otherwise, it was a good video on the challenges of that operation. As you know now, removing the engine for that oil pan R&R would have been the quicker route. As I stated in my first post, we learned that on the S10 V-6 when it came out. Same thing...but we tried as you did. Thanks for another of your great videos.
And also a cameo of Lauren/WifeUnit as well as ARod, Justin & Dave. Good crew there. 😊
I love how you steam cleaned the grease off the old parts. COOL!
Wife Unit does an amazing job behind the scenes, Ray great job as always and you made my day with saying So! 😂
The Ford Ranger that just keeps on giving
what a nightmare repair...
@@sseltrek1a2b glad in my 97 ranger i had the basic 2.3L 4cyl with 8 plugs thing had over 300k when i sold it.only ever had to do minor stuff. hydraulic clutch line popped off the internal slave so i replaced everything including clutch as i was right there the master cyl and line came as one unit nad i did the radiator support as mine rusted out and frame horns for the rear bumper easy fixes other than that was a great little truck but where i live i needed a 4wd so i sold it. I miss it thing sipped gas
The most expensive Ford Ranger in America 😢
Dorman? See this is why you are still the only YT mechanic I follow. Many mechanics nowadays use the line "well you gotta use our parts, because we are the only ones who can get them". When in reality, most parts that a mechanic uses/buys, a regular customer can too.
We "hobby mechanics" learn a few tricks along the way. Like where to get the "good" parts! For example, I have two Pontiac Grand Prix's, a 1999 GTP (Supercharged 3.8L Buick V6) and a 2005 Grand Prix GT2 (NA 3.8L Buick V6). The 1999 had a bunch of plastic serpentine belt pulleys, which were notorious for breaking and falling apart. When I got a squeaky bearing on one of them (that and the radial cracks which indicate one is about to let go) I replaced them all with Dorman metal pulleys! I'm keeping an eye on the '05 and when the first one gets "iffy" I'll replace THEM too! It'll be easier because I won't have to deal with the Supercharger drive, and the main drive ones are all the same. I already have the part numbers...
It never fails to amaze me regarding how many replacement parts Dorman produces and stocks.
They're a OEM manufacturer, which is how they know to make the RIGHT upgraded parts afterwards too!
I own part of Dorman Via my Vangaurd portfolio, who owns 10% of Dorman. So I own about 1-trillionth of a percentage! 😂😂
Really great seeing all the team you have now. Glad things are going well.
Welcome to the struggle bus. 4 episodes on a broken timing cover. Shows how much this piece of junk has fought you the entire time. You deserve a beer after this one.
The labor on this job is gonna be more than the value of the truck. “FORD has a brighter idea”. If you remember that tagline you’re old as dirt like me. Lol
FERDs better idea was a Chevy......now they are all crap ...
And the repair bill is still cheaper than a new truck full of recalls.
@MattsRageFitGarage there is no replacement for that truck
@@nipperdawg1865 Sure there is, the new ranger and the maverick, but id never be caught dead driving either of those.
If you have a wife that 1 puts up with you and supports you hang on to that one!! Been married for 32 years at 20 years old and spent 4 tours in Iraq she is my pride and joy ❤❤❤ no PTSD don’t drink she’s my life! Also my wife and daughter watches Ray and Scotty! They know how to use my autel max so if I not there they can take care of it! I will be heading out next week and join ICE!
Thank you for your service and sacrifice, and thank your wife also for hers
@@davidbertram4608 thank you sir
I also thank you for your service! My dad ran through the Pacific, doing behind the scenes things with making maps, and taking photos to better our intel during WWII, and still made it home to make our family large and loving. He was a proud but silent man when it came to his accomplishments. Miss him every day.
Thank you sir. o7
Snap and Salute 👍👍👍👍
Great series Ray!
Also; Ever since you made that video about the SO lady, I have been saying that like a mad man.
+1 😂
Great series on the little Ranger that could Ray. Boy that truck sure gave you some grief along the way. I know you ordered that water fitting, however if it takes too long to get it let me know .I have a few brand-new ones laying around and would be glad to send you one. Take care and catch you on your next video.
I like to use an adhesive spray to hold gaskets to parts. Part of it is hopes that when the part needs to be changed in the future, the gasket stays with the part, not the block, saving me some clean up time
Thanks for posting. It is nice to see A-ROD.
Curse you Ray...I can no longer say 'so' normally. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I get ya! I no longer loosen or tighten, it's all "clicks". 😂
@@stevejohnson8850 I cannot empty a can of brake clean now without throwing it and shouting...ANOTHER! 🤣 - Ray has permanently affected my brain cranium
Favourite TH-cam channel for cars 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
I was really looking forward to Part 8 of this truck.
Not a minute into the video and ray an the wife unit are absolute goals 🥲
The crank sprocket can almost always be reused...just check it for excessive wear or cracks.😊 save a little money. 😊
Usually comes as a set.
I loved your videos ray. Also perfect fast and furious clip at the perfect time. Keep up the great work and thank you for helping me learn more about how to do my own repairs
Wife unit smoothing operations so you can just play "Fix'em Man" LOL😁
Man of great patience and admirable concentration. Well done son.
"Attention span of a fish" LOL!
Sometimes, when we see the light at then end of the tunnel, we often get so excited about the end of a project, we fail to check the light isn't attached to an oncoming train.
"It's like my father always said to me, he said to me, he said, Roseanna Roseanadana, it's always something. If it isn't one thing--it's another! It's always something."
Gilda Radner
Have a great Hump Day.
Until there wasn't anything anymore. RIP Gilda
She left us all too soon.
Can't wait for the Part 7 of the Ranger... SOOOOOOOOO 🦉
I'll remember these videos in case I ever get tempted to buy one of these.
The Floridian fear of snow is hilarious.
The fear is from the total lack of infrastructure to deal with it. Like zero snow plows and a preponderance of people who the last time they drove in snow was never.
I don't fear snow- I fear the idiots that can barely drive on a sunny day driving in the snow.
It was this job that caused Ray to no longer accept any new work on Ford Rangers. due the sight of one triggering his PTSD...
Regarding the butterfingers a mechanic at the company my father worked for had some bad nerve damage. It might have been Parkinsons but he thought it was damage from long time use of dangerous solvents and stuff for cleaning engine parts. Anyway his hands was shaking like crazy whenever he touched something then when he was about to put on a nut, bolt or something finnicky they suddenly were totally stable for a few second, just enough to get the threads started and then it was the big shake again. He was amazing at handling old machines. He also bought old construction machinery, rebuilt it to a better than new standard and rented them out. Thing is he cleaned everything to the degree he could put an entire dumper together using white gloves and they were still white when he was done. But I will never forget about hi shaky hands and how he could stop the shaking for just a few seconds just enough that he could take things apart and put them back together, but he had a hard time to write his name when signing documents.
He died a couple of decades ago, making the world a slightly worse place. It was his hart that gave up when he was just a few years over seventy. I can't say it was all the chemicals he had worked with, but I'm pretty sure they didn't make it better. The frustrating part is that the real dangerous stuff is used for a reason. They are darned good at what they are supposed to do. Killing the users slowly is just something you have to live with...
Sometimes people have a condition that causes the tremors. Its actually called Essential Tremors. I worked with a fellow that had it and was diagnosed. It doesn't cause a shortened lifespan, just the annoyance of moving all the time.
Like NASCAR, I’m starting to watch these for what disaster comes next! Sorry for your headache of a time.
That owner will need an ambulance to go to the bank to pay Ray .........😅..........
Rare to see Ray without a hat or bandana. That Ford Ranger is a learning experience
Always with a beautiful smile ❤❤❤ you're a lucky mechanic. Hard working guys Always get the good girls
Mate, great seeing you filming your own noggin again while making the go / no-go decision...! It really personalises the video. Keep up the great work and business!
Ray, you do so much when we're not looking. It amazes me that you know when we are not looking.
It's like he knows what we see🤔🤔🤔🤔
Ray you really need to start making cardboard templates when you remove parts with different length bolts like that water pump housing. A simple piece of cardboard with the outline of the part and position of the bolts will let you stick the bolts in the holes and not mix them up when you go to put the part back on. It only takes a minute to draw the template with a pen or marker and can save you from putting bolts in the wrong holes also keeps you from losing bolts
I came up with a faster and easier way to keep removed bolts organized. I'll mark a top bolt and the place that it came out of. Then set that bolt on my workbench. Then I start removing the bolts going clockwise around the part and one at a time, place the removed bolt next to the previously removed bolt. Then when you put it back together pick up the last bolt that was removed and put them back into the part going counter-clockwise.
@@RMartin631great until someone drops a tool or engine part on your workbench and half the bolts line up on the ground. I like the holes in a template better
@@RMartin631 I thought of that too and have never worked on a car. I have OCD though.
Ray needs to invest in some boltsters Kevin from junkyard digs uses them all the time.
Boltster trays are nice additions
Great job Ray! Would love to see the rest of the re-install in a short video!!
YAY! The ranger has took over the shop 👻🤠🤔
i tried leaving a comment about my 72 Datson 510 sedan you tube knocked it down it took the wind out of my sail soooo here is a like and a comment to help your channel thanks
Ray, I feel your pain! I also have a 2000 Ranger. Same engine and transmission. Did exactly the same job. Ran into same problems. Keep up the good work.
Ray, I'm curious, when aligning cam and crankshaft timing marks on a simple single cam engine, it is usually recommended by the manufacturer to have the marks face each other. In this case the crankshaft mark up and the camshaft mark down so that a straight line can pass through the center of the shafts and marks. The FORD service manual shows this method. Of course being 180 degrees out on the cam certainly works also but do you do this to give experienced technicians heartburn? 😂 As always, nice work. Thanks!
I was wondering the same thing
Ray, Plan "B" for the corroded through coolant piece would be to weld over the holes and build up the corroded OD where the hose clamps and has to seal. Then using say a 10mm dia. grinding stone in a Dremel grind out the bore so the weld protusions into the bore are flush or slightly below flush. Then over at your Southbend Lathe (?), machine up a slightly tapered brass mandrel to just fit the bore and push/tap on the bit. Then with a left hand carbide tipped tool, turn back the weld on the OD back to the original dia. I'd happily do that for you if you were just around the corner, but I'm 9,300 miles away!
Other option would be to make a whole new bit out of brass parts, silver soldering the bits together. That would outlast me and you put together.
Perhaps the last guy split the old casing by trying to force the cover on with a mallet! 😂😂
I bought a brand new 93 Ranger with the 3.0 and put 175,000 miles on it. The only problem I had with it was I had to replace the EGR differential pressure transducer. And in 10 years in Cleveland weather only minor rot. 😊
Great series Ray 👏
The entire series is enough to give everyone a nervous breakdown.....omgggg!
Looking forward to Ford Ranger Season 2 next year.
Bradenton, FL. weather 1/27/25 H75 l53. Of course Arron was sweating That's summer in Detroit but still winter in Florida.
Thanks for getting them that was going to drive me nuts the rear main has got me going bad enough
Surely just the labour costs on this job exceed the value of the truck.
Yes, but a lot less than an overly technical, expensive new one that won’t last as long.
way cheaper than a new truck..... put a reman trans and diff in my '05 mustang...
same situation....
but i have so many new parts already on it, it became a no brainer to keep it and fix it....
@@rkschloithe me thinks the labor has been adjusted to the low side in hopes the YT income would cover but who knows?
the cold weather i love the most ,Florida weather i would not survive it is to hot ,and my body would just fall asleep until the climate drops to a normal rate.
Someone really loves this Ranger to put the resources into it like you have.
As for the missing bolt, you could go back to a previous video and see if it was there.
Be well and stay warm 😅😅😅
Good video, but I would like to point out one thing. Years back I made the mistake of using copper anti-seize to lubricate a rotating part. What I found was, it turns into a grinding paste. You would think copper would be okay, but it ruined a roller bearing for me.
The corroded elbow for the cooling system looks like something you could easily pick up at a plumbing supply store.
At the very least he could have used an elbow and hose nipple and been done with it.
Sooooooo another great video Ray. Nice seeing your bro as well.
Absolute skill here!
HILARIOUS!!!! Thats EXAXLTY how the LAST mechanic broke the tining cover!!! Ya gotta have a fastener plan AND ITS NOT, lets try this one! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hey Ray and Lauren, i know how you felt when the little ranger came back to life, great video hopefully you make a pt 4, catch you on the next.
I used to own a Ford Ranger years ago. I feel your pain…these videos reminded me of how awful it was to work on 😂.
Bless that trucks heart.
some advise if you want it, get a variety ov bolts with diffrent lengths and thread pitch, SAE and Metric. cut the heads off and cut a slit in them. turns them into alignment studs that you can remove with a screwdriver. this helps maintain the gaskets placement when reinstalling covers. takes some of the guess work out of it.
Man this car really has it for you Ray!
Morning Dave
It was a rough Monday this week. I caught the nasty norovirus bug that’s been going around and had to deal with well over 24 hours of those symptoms while working on top of it (WFH). Stay healthy out there!
only recenly i was outside refitting a timing cover and i drop a guide tube down onto the crankshaft gear, and all i have i a magnetic screwdriver to retrieve it, no stick magnet with me, thats a do not start sitiation that could pull uinder and knock timing out and destroy my enngie. always love your videos
Loved this series On the Ford "Army" Ranger that's been kicking your ass because Rangers kick ass daily, even if its a 10-15 minute video we need to see the end of it through to see how many more times it goes "Oh you think you have the upper hand do you sir" Well have this and this!
At one , Ford had better idea. Well.......Sometimes they did, sometimes not so much. BTW, keep turning out the great videos. You have far more patience than I would have on a project like this.
Dang!!!
Those things don't die.... now it's gonna live for another 50 years!!!!
You worked some magic on those boldts ray they were bad nice work
Good one as usual. Like your channel. Keep going 😊
Air to water charge cooler are not more efficient than air to air. It enables a smoother installation for sure, but you have to do two heat exchanges air to water and then back to air again and each of them make up some losses in temperature efficiency.
Back in the 60s if you had a big block in a camaro or Dart you had to pull said motor to replace or change oil pan
How about the V8 Monzas that either had to have the engine pulled or a hole cut in the floorboard to change the rear passenger sparkplug. Guess how many got the floorboards cut.
I just started watching this one, Part 4. I am going to fuel-up with fresh popcorn and a beverage and maybe sit on the edge of my easy chair for this!
Who in their right mind, would think that plastic would be the perfect material to use in a hot, pressurized system!
Germans
Your battery operated wrench with its colour and printing style reminds me of a type of candy from the UK called Malterers! So if you don't mind, I will call your wrench Malteser 🤣
oil cooler needs cleaning.
60s is cold? Lol Low teens here and I love it! Get lots of work done out in the shop. I do have run the heater for about 20 minutes to knock the chill off.
Search the internet for 'replacing timing cover on Ford Ranger 3.0 without removing oil pan'. Only the 2 front pan bolts need to be removed. Several have done it without the benefit of a lift. Then again, most were working on their own trucks, no labor charges.
"JUST TAP IT IN HAPPY, JUST TAP IT IN" 😂
Tap tap tap! Can't move too much to not hit the radiator. Remembers me the Kill Bill scene when she is trapped in the coffin and starts to punch the cover with few inches of movement.
At 36:56 - - - "DING! Fries are done!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Excellent job
Ray, TH-cam was withholding your new uploads from me! I thought it was strange that I hadn't received any new upload notifications, so I manually searched your channel to find you've been posting almost daily!
I have used a fitting into an angle fitting on some engines
just a ton of work - but it sounds very good now - makes one want to take that driver seat by a repair place to make it look nicer.
Nice work
31:42 Saving this gem of wisdom for future reference.
my years as a Ford Parts Counterman set up my future as a professional counselor.
I daily drive a 1999 Ferd Ranger, I love that little truk. It is a standard shift,5 speed, kicker there is ATF in the tranny. not your normal train of thought.
I had one with a cap. Hauled many of dirt bikes
ray you should get a boltster it would help with keeping bolts organized and there really durable
Ray, take the washers of, thread the bolt on, tighten till the bolt threads on with the washers, remove the bolt, add back the washers , tighten to proper specs, and bob’s your uncle.
While you weren’t looking I dropped that missing bolt into the oil pan. 😄
I had no idea what a PIA that ford would be and it’s not even a 4WD!
Go with A-Rod in the Ranger to the A-rab minimarket to get some(heat lamp)half raw corndogs and jalapeño Nacho chips(use his atm card...so they drain his bank account)
And bring back extra to have a company picnic...and everyone calls in sick the next day😊