Top 20 2001 Ford Ranger Regular Cab Questions & Answers

All diffs can be rebuilt.

That's where I would start. Get a spray bottle with water in it and a few drops of dish soap just to make it sudsy. Start the truck and spray around all of the vacuum lines, intake manifold, etc. If the idle goes up, that's your leak. Good luck

This is your pats transceiver. I don't know if this helps? I looked at info for 3.0L--99--ranger. You have to remove steering column cover to get at it. Also, note the wiring for transceiver. I didn't see wire color you mentioned? You might be able to go to your local dealership and talk to their service department, or call them. See if they have a transceiver in stock that they will let you look at and compare it to what you have?

Check fuel pump relay and when it stops check for spark at the spark plug lead.

They were put in the door latch inside the door.

The vacuum hose diagram is located on a sticker under the hood.

Get the trouble codes. Have it scanned for them. If the light is on, it likely set a code that will help in diagnosing. Also test fuel pressure.

Check ur car manual

ok its sound like you have a problem with your reverse it could be a broken reverse ban or the seal are worn and causing it to loose pressure you should get it fix because the forward gears soon give way as well so get the tranie repaired

was the correct bulb used? this sounds like a single function bulb was used NOT the bulb that will light with the headlights and ALso produce turn singles

Flashing heater plug light is a second engine management light. Most aftermarket code readers won't pick it up. It's normally something like a faulty brake light switch or accelator pedal

There are many possibilities. The engine mount(s) may be worn out or broken. The engine may have an intermittent miss causing uneven running (an out-of-balance condition). Uneven compression in the cylinders can cause thew same problem. Badly tuned engine due to one or more sensors being out of tolerance.

I believe its near the emergency brake, however the wires are through the firewall .

Have it scanned for codes. Bad maf sensor, iac, tcc problem?

Go to you local automotive store like advanced auto,or auto zone and buy a "Haynes manual" it shows all that towards the back of the book. You will buy it for your year and model of your vehicle. It shows so much info. I recommend it to anyone, I'm glad I found out about the Haynes manual myself.

If you ran the engine for 20 minutes with no oil, it has likely been damaged significantly and has locked up. Surely you would have had a low oil pressure light. First step will be to see if the engine even turns or not.

sounds if your ac is low on gas charge , this is why when you put it in recirc it gets cold

You can get them at alldatadiy.com. You'll have to pay for them. there are hundreds of diagrams just for one vehicle.

you changed the actuator and the switch ??? did you ever check for power ??? ground ??? do you have a test light and a wiring diagram ???

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