This is not a constant problem, and that is what scares me.
I recently purchased a 88 ford ranger 2.0, 2wd, on the cheap.
I drove it from Minneapolis to St. Paul, and the first half of the way there was this horrible squeaky/rattling grinding noise coming from somewhere around the engine, it is hard to isolate.
The noise stopped and it was fine for the rest of the way. Since then it happens about half the time I start the truck.

Sometimes it happens right away and the engine will slow and stop.

HELP!


Josh Andersen
www.joshandersen.com
1968 Ford P-350 Vanette
Close Coupled

 

rut ro

How's the oil levels?

Any metal fragments in the oil filter?

How about tranny?


super

 

I just changed the engine oil and it seemed fine.
havent checked the tranny levels yet, it has been raining since i bought this stupid thing.

another Q, on the passenger side wheelwell there is a small box with alot of wires coming out of it. What is this? Mine is cracked and has black stuff coming out of it.




Josh Andersen
www.joshandersen.com
1968 Ford P-350 Vanette
Close Coupled

 

>I just changed the engine oil and it seemed fine.
>havent checked the tranny levels yet, it has been raining
>since i bought this stupid thing.

Hmm i guess the best place to start would be checking your Alternator, PS pump, water pump, and idlers for bad or going bad bearings. best way to tell is when the engine is cool, each pulley check to see if there is any travel perpendicular to the way the belt travels, I.e. front to back movement. If this brings up nill, I'd have the alternator tested for charging ability....If that still doesnt help, I'm afraid you might have a real serious engine problem.



>another Q, on the passenger side wheelwell there is a small
>box with alot of wires coming out of it. What is this?
>Mine is cracked and has black stuff coming out of it.

as far as the box is concerned i'm not really sure that might be, it could be a fuse panel, but i'm not sure.


good luck

super

 

the box on the passenger side might be your modulator. that is basically your computer for the truck. if black stuff is comming out you might want to replace it before you get into real trouble
josh s

 

The ECU is noramally behind the passngers kick panel inside the truck. The power distribution box and relays were there on my 1989.