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fordtrucks80up-digest Friday, October 10 1997 Volume 01 : Number 157



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In this issue:

Re: K&N KIT FOR 4.0L 93 RANGER [silent.bob juno.com (Silent . Bob)]
drudis ford.com [silent.bob juno.com (Silent . Bob)]
Re: 98 Rangers...and then some [silent.bob juno.com (Silent . Bob)]
Re: vanir throttle body [KSMIKE ]
Re: vanir throttle body [Thom Cheney ]
RE: TRANSCOMMAND ["Stephen M. Brown" ]
ADMIN: Sept archives on web site [Ken Payne ]
Re: a tale of two trucks [Dan Simoes ]
Re: Paint Problems [Todd Metzger ]
Re: a tale of two trucks [alanh galaxy.nsc.com (The Hepburn)]
Bronco II Warm Air Induction ["GEORGE A. WISEMAN JR."
Nekkkid 460.. and rustin' [FOMOCONUT ]
Re: Ranger Clutches ["Mark J. Salvetti" ]

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Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 10:01:08 EDT
From: silent.bob juno.com (Silent . Bob)
Subject: Re: K&N KIT FOR 4.0L 93 RANGER

On 8 Oct 1997 09:05:10 -0700 "Patrick Ward"
writes:
>I don't think K&N makes a filtercharger injection kit for a 4.0L do
>they =
>???


The only thing I have seen is a filter replacement for all 93 and up
models.

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Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 10:01:08 EDT
From: silent.bob juno.com (Silent . Bob)
Subject: drudis ford.com

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Looking for the front airdam/foglights to fit a 1995 Ranger.
Looking for the factory original stuff (Rager STX or Splash version).
Not really interested in just aftermarket foglight lights.

p.s. Coul someone forward this to the Ford Truck list, or Ranger
website.

Regards,
Darius Rudis drudis ford.com
Ford FM&SP - Systems
Room 219-B Westpark Center Dearborn (313)84-50209
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Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 10:01:08 EDT
From: silent.bob juno.com (Silent . Bob)
Subject: Re: 98 Rangers...and then some

On Wed, 8 Oct 1997 20:24:03 -0500 "Jim Bielecki"
writes:
>
>
>> models. The cab seemed like it was a lot bigger too. My friend was
>> telling
>> me that they are expecting a 4 door (like the D*dge quad cab) some
>time
>> next year.
>
>"Automotive News" ran a picture of the proposed four door Ranger in
>their
>August 4th issue. The cab is very large with nearly full-size back
>doors
>that are hinged in the front and not the rear like the 3 door Ford and
>Chevy (I'm not sure how Dodge does it). It would be best to describe
>the 4
>door Ranger as a "crew-cab."

Ranger Crew Cab, now thats something worth waiting for! :)

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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 12:56:58 EDT
From: KSMIKE
Subject: Re: vanir throttle body

I added the 65mm tb with a lot of other mods...(headers, airfilter, vortech
supercharger, larger mass air......) so it was hard to determine how much hp
increase it added. I've heard to expect about 5-10 hp out of a larger throttle
body.

but....the basic bolt ons for a 4.0 is K&N Filter, Headers, Cat Back Exhaust,
Throttle Body, Larger Mass Air Meter, Mixture Adjuster, Chip, .....you'll get
maybe 30 hp (but just guestimating) for about $1,400.....is it worth it??

or.......a vortech for $2,500 give you about 80 hp........

A note of caution.........the A4LD auto trans (unless it has been beefed up
since 94) is weak....

Actually the best combo might be a 5.0 efi engine with an AOD
transmission.....$$$$$$$$$

If Ford got their act together the 4.0 V6 OHC would be a sweet engine in the
ranger, it screams!

Sorry if I rambled on....


Mike

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Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 10:06:05 -0500
From: Thom Cheney
Subject: Re: vanir throttle body

KSMIKE wrote:
>
> If Ford got their act together the 4.0 V6 OHC would be a sweet engine in the
> ranger, it screams!
>
> Sorry if I rambled on....
>


great info... thanks. I agree that Ford could make the 4.0 a
screamer.... guess I'll look into the mods myself.

thanx

TC

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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 12:43:22 -0500
From: "Stephen M. Brown"
Subject: RE: TRANSCOMMAND
>
> From: "Mike Jones"
> Recently, I've seen postings related to how well the Trans Command (and
the
> other one on the market, which name escapes me) works. This really
piqued
> my interest, since I HATE the way my Expedition (5.4L w/E40D) shifts at
> full throttle. One question: Does the Trans Command (or the other one)
> raise the full-throttle shift points? As it is now, full-throttle shifts
> are at 4500 rpms. Silly. That wonderful OHC engine, and it shifts like
a
> clapped out '77 LTD.

If you can wait til next week, I'll have my JET Shift Command from JEGS
mail order. Once I give the thing a look over & read the installation
manual, I'll update the list with what I find. If it looks good, I'll
install it and let you guys know how it performes on my 95 bronco with the
E4OD.

steve

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Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 09:05:46 -0400
From: Ken Payne
Subject: ADMIN: Sept archives on web site
>
September archives are on the web site. I changed the
archive page over to a table based page so the archives
(and the list splits) make more sense to newcomers.

http://www.ford-trucks.com

Archives are in ZIP format, using maximum compression (Mac
users make sure your "Zipper" supports maximum compression)
and long filenames (sorry 16-bit Window users). Our archives
go back to the very beginning of the list - only the first
two weeks of the list aren't archived (which is a shame).

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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 10:48:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: Dan Simoes
Subject: Re: a tale of two trucks

> >2) My brother in law has a new 97 F350 crewcab diesel.
> >Build date is 6/97. We noticed this weekend that under the
> >truck, lots of things are rusted, like the brake calipers,
> >the center driveshaft, and paint is peeling off the rear diff.
> >I told him it seemed to me that the truck had been under
> >water or something... Does this seem remotely possible for a
> >vehicle that is now under 4 months old to have this much
> >rust? Not sheetmetal mind you, just underneath. Anything painted
> >black is clean and shiny, except for that peeling on the diff.
>
>
> Well, the peeling paint on the differential is caused by the diff getting
> HOT. Not much you can do there, other than using synthetic lube, or
> getting a bigger diff. If the brake calipers were painted, they'd
> peel quicker than the differential; brakes convert a lot of energy
> when they're working! The driveshaft could probably be painted, but
> then it would cost a few cents more to build the truck.

So you're saying that it is normal for a $30,000 truck to
start rusting, when I doubt this happens with $7000 korean
crapboxes. From what I've heard, this seems to be the
norm. Still, if it was my truck, I'd be screaming bloody
hell...

Still not sure what is wrong with my Ranger - I'll post an
update when I know.

| Dan |
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