The "What did you do to your Ranger today" thread
#5151
I took photos of the new 5-inch backup monitor I bought to replace a 3.5-inch monitor.
I plan to submit a more detailed account of backup camera installation and wiring, with photos. Backup camera and monitor bought from Tadi Brothers. Monitor and camera (mounts to rear bumper with license plate bolts) are digital wireless.
The camera gets its power from the left reverse light wire above the rear bumper. Monitor power is taken from black/pink reverse light wire at a connector in the engine compartment. This feeds to an auxiliary power plug in the cab. The monitor mounts to the rear view mirror with RAM mounts. RAM mounts are much better than the mount supplied with the monitor.
I plan to submit a more detailed account of backup camera installation and wiring, with photos. Backup camera and monitor bought from Tadi Brothers. Monitor and camera (mounts to rear bumper with license plate bolts) are digital wireless.
The camera gets its power from the left reverse light wire above the rear bumper. Monitor power is taken from black/pink reverse light wire at a connector in the engine compartment. This feeds to an auxiliary power plug in the cab. The monitor mounts to the rear view mirror with RAM mounts. RAM mounts are much better than the mount supplied with the monitor.
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Did you do a compression check, then redo it with a little oil in the tst cylinder ?
How did the combustion chambers look when you took the heads off the truck ?
Just curious nothing more !
Ltr
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I was looking at the Spyder Brand, which look VERY similar to the ones you get off eBay but more expensive ! I like the look but the cost to upgrade the Projector to something Spyder things is a better projector is staggering... Three or four hundred dollars for the units and six more to do the upgrade.
I told them I didn't them to come to my house and install them and a silent phone for a while... funny ! I didn't buy yet but still thinking on it.
Roman, how do they work, what kind of light output do you get ?
Ltr
#5160
Just asking... "How did you determine it was the heads causing your low compression" ?
Did you do a compression check, then redo it with a little oil in the tst cylinder ?
How did the combustion chambers look when you took the heads off the truck ?
Just curious nothing more !
Ltr
Did you do a compression check, then redo it with a little oil in the tst cylinder ?
How did the combustion chambers look when you took the heads off the truck ?
Just curious nothing more !
Ltr
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#5162
Went to get an alignment yesterday, was foiled by two lower ball joints and outer tie rod ends, funny that the truck makes no noises or popping over railroad tracks and such and goes down the road straight. There may have one sign, the inner of drivers front tire showing through, but not sure if its a tire rotated there or got the uneven wear there. Got a couple of wheels with matching tires I was gonna put on, thats why I wanted the alignment. For now I'll pick one of the odd spares (it came with four diferent tires) and I'll hope for a nice day to put on the ball joints and tie rod ends. Its funny cause another truck I had was in for alignment check, caster and camber were out, but the tires wore fine. Seems like the more I try to understand it the more complicated it gets, so for right now I'll fix what I can and hope for the best. By the way guys as much as know is on my plate, plus, I am still very happy with the little beastie, as super dependable as it's been, it was just what I wanted and I'm lucky it's been good to me so far.
Hey I'll try to post some pics soon if I can find its good side.
Hey I'll try to post some pics soon if I can find its good side.
Last edited by Joeboxer89; 11-25-2017 at 06:07 PM.
#5163
The bubbling does sound curious, is it losing coolant or turning it gray. You may just had an air pocket. The only other thing I can think of is spider web cracking in the head, blocking is I think the term for that check. If that does show up, get another head as heliarcing to weld the head never holds.
#5164
I went out for a few errands today, and noticed that my spare tire was hanging a little low. I tapped it with my foot and it was very loose. I tipped it and looked above it, the metal holding the spare tire winch had rusted out(this tire was put here only a few months ago, it looked fine then), and the winch had fallen through. It was held on by barely two of the four bolts that were supposed to be there. I drove slowly over to the Walmart next door, and the very nice gentleman in the automotive department helped me cut the cable and drop the tire down.
Then I noticed a small puddle of gear oil on the ground. Separate issue. Checked it out when I got home, and when I tapped the cover, some surface rust fell off, and then the drip became constant. There was a small puncture in the cover. How that happened and why it was below a layer of rust is beyond me. I broke all of the 10 bolts around the cover, and I just coated the fill plug with PB. Waiting on that now.
Then I noticed a small puddle of gear oil on the ground. Separate issue. Checked it out when I got home, and when I tapped the cover, some surface rust fell off, and then the drip became constant. There was a small puncture in the cover. How that happened and why it was below a layer of rust is beyond me. I broke all of the 10 bolts around the cover, and I just coated the fill plug with PB. Waiting on that now.
#5166
Eh, I have to replace my valve gaskets. I've got a pretty decent oil leak that needs attending to.
#5167
Guy that sounds like something to be thankful, that it seems an easy problem to solve and hopefully it will fix your compression problem.
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This is what I used:
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/...p106/7141483-P
Couldn't have been easier. Used that years ago for my sun visors since I did my headliner in black suede so they wouldn't stick out. This looks OEM honestly.
Since they are behind the driver I doubt they will get scuffed up or marked since I have a single cab. I just didn't like the gray next to my wrapped front pillars. Just looked odd.
-Nigel
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/...p106/7141483-P
Couldn't have been easier. Used that years ago for my sun visors since I did my headliner in black suede so they wouldn't stick out. This looks OEM honestly.
Since they are behind the driver I doubt they will get scuffed up or marked since I have a single cab. I just didn't like the gray next to my wrapped front pillars. Just looked odd.
-Nigel
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