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From: torrington,ct
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Hey every one im a proud new owner of 1994 ranger stx!! Its got the 4.0 in it with a 5 speed. The only options in it are tilt wheel, cruise control, and sliding rear window. It has 64000 miles on it and in imaculate shape. The tail gate needs some work (no biggie) but aside from the usual scrathes its perfect. I was wonder what preventative measures i should take with it? Any thing special i should watch or not do with it??? Any help would be appreciated.
thanks Jon
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thanks Jon
go to:
http://members.cardomain.com/purpleblaze85
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From: South Dakota
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>Hey every one im a proud new owner of 1994 ranger stx!! Its
>got the 4.0 in it with a 5 speed. The only options in it
>are tilt wheel, cruise control, and sliding rear window. It
>has 64000 miles on it and in imaculate shape. The tail gate
>needs some work (no biggie) but aside from the usual
>scrathes its perfect. I was wonder what preventative
>measures i should take with it? Any thing special i should
>watch or not do with it??? Any help would be appreciated.
>
>thanks Jon
> go to:
>http://members.cardomain.com/purpleblaze85
Things i do when I buy a used vehicle:
1. get a manual for it, like haynes or something.
2. all fluids flushed and drained, never know, it may have been neglected.
3. new tires, unless the current ones are relatively new, in that case I get them rebalanced. and I also check for alignment problems.
4. I also inspect the brakes, If they look questionable, they get replaced.
I've owned 5 rangers with various engine tranny combos, Including the mentioned above, they are all fine machines with very few problems.
Unless it was abused, general maintance should be your only problem.
super
>got the 4.0 in it with a 5 speed. The only options in it
>are tilt wheel, cruise control, and sliding rear window. It
>has 64000 miles on it and in imaculate shape. The tail gate
>needs some work (no biggie) but aside from the usual
>scrathes its perfect. I was wonder what preventative
>measures i should take with it? Any thing special i should
>watch or not do with it??? Any help would be appreciated.
>
>thanks Jon
> go to:
>http://members.cardomain.com/purpleblaze85
Things i do when I buy a used vehicle:
1. get a manual for it, like haynes or something.
2. all fluids flushed and drained, never know, it may have been neglected.
3. new tires, unless the current ones are relatively new, in that case I get them rebalanced. and I also check for alignment problems.
4. I also inspect the brakes, If they look questionable, they get replaced.
I've owned 5 rangers with various engine tranny combos, Including the mentioned above, they are all fine machines with very few problems.
Unless it was abused, general maintance should be your only problem.
super
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From: Kentucky
Proud new owner!!
Welcome to the Ranger club. These are great little trucks and the 4.0/manual tranny is a great combo. In addition to the good info in to above posts, I would also change air and fuel filters unless you have service records showing this was done very recently. Same for anti-freeze, engine oil, manual tranny fluid, etc. I agree with the earier post on brakes and tires as well, have them inspected by a qualified shop. Have fun with your new truck!
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From: torrington,ct
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 24-Oct-02 AT 08:39 PM (EST)]ok thanks
yes the tires are brand new. there some off brand(trail buster) but there new and they provide real good traction in mud. it just had an oil change before i bought it. maybe 300 miles or so. the brakes dont made any noise, it dont pull either way when you step on the brakes, and it dosent wander on the road. my only concern tho, is that once in a great, great while, when you go to shift into reverse it will grind alittle. like i didnt push the clutch in all the way. im hoping that the last person who owned didnt ride the clutch the whole 63000 miles and wear it down to nothing. i have cheacked the clutch fluid a couple of times and found it to be fine. do you think i should have this cheacked out now or not worry till it becomes a persistant problem. it shifts real smooth, its not overly tight or rough which is what gets me. has anybody heard of this or had the same problem?
jon
yes the tires are brand new. there some off brand(trail buster) but there new and they provide real good traction in mud. it just had an oil change before i bought it. maybe 300 miles or so. the brakes dont made any noise, it dont pull either way when you step on the brakes, and it dosent wander on the road. my only concern tho, is that once in a great, great while, when you go to shift into reverse it will grind alittle. like i didnt push the clutch in all the way. im hoping that the last person who owned didnt ride the clutch the whole 63000 miles and wear it down to nothing. i have cheacked the clutch fluid a couple of times and found it to be fine. do you think i should have this cheacked out now or not worry till it becomes a persistant problem. it shifts real smooth, its not overly tight or rough which is what gets me. has anybody heard of this or had the same problem?
jon
