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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 12:49 AM
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shifter/ dash lights

ok i just got my 85 ranger running i bought a few weeks ago i have some problems with it (85 ranger, 2wd, 4cyl, 5spd)

- the shifter has alot of slop in it. how do i fix that?is there a bolt i need to tighten when i pull the boot off

- the dash lights kept on going dim then bright. my guess is the ground is not very good but it cranks over just fine and starts pretty quick

- and did they make it an option not to have a radio i have a block off plate that sayes ford where the radio would be , it will be getting changed , it also didnt have cig. lighter, or a handle on the passenger side of the roof

this is the most plain jane truck i think i have ever had in my life
 

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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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About your dash lights. It could either be a loose ground or perhaps the rheostat is bad. Is there any position you can put it in that the lights don't dim?
 
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