hi i am new to this forum usually i am over at the 69 forum but i figgured something out on my ranger that has been bugging me for a while it was a third cly misfire so i changed the plugs and it went away for a while.the po told me he had just changed the plug wires so i didn't mess with those and it was an intermittant misfire so i changed the brain box because it was 15.00 at pull and save and it had been all updated boy did it run smooth for a while then the misfire came back. so i desided to check the 3rd cylinder plug wires and found out the one that is hard to change on the drivers side was badly rusted so i borrowed one off my windstar it was a little longer but boy does it run smoother and it doesn't die all the time and chugg chugg all the time now i just need to change the battery. i have already changed the clutch and the tranny twice i took one out of an 88 and it fit just fine by the way the engine is a 2.3 8 plug engine with over 230,000miles on it my next project is a timming belt and a heater core won't that be fun and yes i smell the antifreeze inside and don't like the stop leak like the last person put in.

 

Good find on the bad plug wire. Do a search on this forum for tips on the timing belt replacement & while your in there, those that have done it say to also consider replacing the timing belt idler pulley & water pump. Let us know how it goes.

 

i plan on doing all that when i take it apart you know in for a penny in for a pound.