Engine shot - Coolant intrusion - 74k miles on my Ford Ranger 2.3L I4 xlt

[woodworker]

That's impressive right there .

Didn't find any racoons in the engine bay I hope

That was way way over what my truck and trailer should have ever towed or hauled but it did fine. No racoons, a few little mini rodents.

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[woodworker]

Seems like everyone I know that’s owned a Ram has had issues with them. One of my buddies was the head mechanic at a dealership and said 90% of the work they did was warranty repairs on Dodge trucks. It only got worse when they merged with Fiat apparently. He doesn’t work there anymore so I can’t ask how things are since Stellantis took over.

He always said the only good thing about a Dodge truck was that they look cool and the engine was solid. Everything else was poorly designed garbage. I’ll admit that I’m biased towards Ford anyway, but you might be one of the handful of people that I’ve ever heard say anything good about Dodge vehicles.

Back when they were Dodge, not this Fiat Ram crap.

 

[fob63]

I bought this old D100 for $1000. Drove the crap out of it for 14 years, overloaded it many times, put a clutch and a water pump in it, sold it for $1000 14 years later. Old slant six with a four speed. Should have kept it. The old Dodges were much simpler than the new Fiat crap or whatever it is called nowadays.

I don't care much for Dodge but that slanted six was a workhorse!

 

[Jason B]

Just curious, did they find that out in the number four spark plug?

EDIT: There were older posts where water leakage from the #4 spark plug into the #4 cylinder IIRC …

I think the #4 issue was water getting into the plug well, rusting the plug into the socket, not water getting into the cylinder.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

This is Also off road lol!

Lee Majors as THE FALL GUY.
One of my favorite TV shows.

 

[Bob902]

This is Also off road lol!

Lee Majors as THE FALL GUY.
One of my favorite TV shows.

That was a great show

 

[Mighty Little Blue]

It's a good saying Anthony! Life is a lesson and we're always learning up until the end. As bad it as it seems sometimes remember, someone else has it worse and would love to be in your shoes right now.

Amen

 

[woodworker]

I don't care much for Dodge but that slanted six was a workhorse!

Often called “the leaning tower of power”.

 

[AzScorpion]

This is Also off road lol!

Lee Majors as THE FALL GUY.
One of my favorite TV shows.

That was a great show

Hell yeah it was!

But fess up, we all watched it for the same reason....Heather Thomas was on it.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Hell yeah it was!

But fess up, we all watched it for the same reason....Heather Thomas was on it.

Um...........
Both!

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Yet another one of those great 80s TV shows that I was introduced to by my Dad.

 

[got3fords]

This is Also off road lol!

Lee Majors as THE FALL GUY.
One of my favorite TV shows.

Mismatched wheels? But loved that show.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Mismatched wheels? But loved that show.

I'm quoting Dad for this one. "Hollywood movie magic."

 

[woodworker]

Amen

Absolutely true….

 

[veedubtuner]

Hell yeah it was!

But fess up, we all watched it for the same reason....Heather Thomas was on it.

Don't know what you're talking about Dave.

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