ok here's the deal, i dirve a '97 ranger, standard, 2.3L. when i push the gas, and mostly in the gears above 1st, it seems to miss a bit or the engine revs, but no acceleration, but after a second or two, it finally kicks in. also i am leaking a fluid from the front end passenger side that has no smell, feels like water and oil mixed and is clear in color. it has been a little bit since the oil has been changed and the oil filter as well. i don't know much about cars at all, so any help would be appreciated.

 

ok, my bad...it's actually an automatic, not a standard

 

For the acceleration issue, when was it last tuned up?

You might be seeing the water from the climate control drain, turn the system to off for a trip and see if it stops. The AC compressor runs in most of the settings.