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Also I read on the ranger board about the driveshaft problems... seems to be much less mention on this topic... but I have had it since 30k miles. Also installed the K&N filtercharger kit (which is the name of the plain filter). 1st tank of gas went 40 miles further... I also replaced the 225-70r14s with 31x10 x15's... now I need to get the speedometer gear replaced....
Noticed a couple things. First, it is burning through oil. My dad noticed it, and I've seen others on this group notice it. Haven't seen any fix posted though.
Also, just noticed today that the brake light stays on after releasing the parking brake. Any suggestions?
Getting about 20 mpg so far (mix of hwy and city). The squeaky clutch is annoying, but I can live with that.
Thanks Malt.
Help...anyone!!
Even thought the new 2.3 has 140hp, the automatic seemed to shift back and forth quite a bit going up mild grade hills. Acceleration I would consider barely adequate. It was still a nice little truck, but just too underpowered especially in comparison to my current truck. The 5spd manual would be the absolute best choice with that engine.
I like the 2.3L for the much better gas mileage, and would consider the 3.0L, but mileage with that is not necessarily better than my current 4.0L. I'll probably go back a try out one of the new dual sports anyway. They seem to have many more bells and whistles than the B2300's for about the same price.
BTW, checked the air pressure on my Firestones, all 4 were about 5psi below specs: 30 front, 35 rear. I had been averaging 19mpg, so I may break the 20s now.
I have underground parking at work so my truck is not that exposed to the elements during the day. The truck is the dark green metallic in color.
I am debating on waiting it out past Labor Day to see if I can get an even better deal. I feel like this is a very good price. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Bill
No problems so far, other than the offer to replace the Firestones. That should come in handy when I burn through this set of rubbers. The truck seems pretty solid otherwise. It has hauled the dirt bikes to the desert several times without any problems and the power is fair.
It's a comfy but stiff ride, just the way it should be. All around a great value, I think.
Bill
Once bitten, twice shy.
Nothing against Mazda ... just Ford. You know I am very happy with my Protege. Just never again a Ranger by any name.
Meade
I previously had a 1993 B-4000 4X4 Auto. It had a lot of electrical problems, but the engine and transmission were ok. We traded it in on a 97 ES Protege, auto in Dec 96. The Protege was a fabulous car, just sold it to my nephew, and my wife bought a 01 Protege ES, 5 speed that she absolutely adores. If we don't get a truck, we may just get another 01 Protege LX, 2 litre, auto.
Bill
Also looking at some of the mileage you guys get, I am never under 20mpg in city driving and do a bit better on the open freeway.
let me explain. i am looking for a new truck...a stripped down one which i can get great mileage and be able to do work on my house with and transport hunting and fishing supplies. i also commute quite a ways and i tend to hang onto vehicles and drive them until they sputter and kill themselves in the driveway for fear of going yet another mile.
so my choices are Ford Ranger/Mazda with the new 4 cylinder, and the s-10 with the 2.2.
i want a manual tranny, air conditioning, cloth seats, and maybe a CD player. any suggestions or preferences? i could also use info regarding which engine is best.
My $0.02
The fuel guage: nothing unusual on these...let them play parts changer.
Son and I just started the fresh rebuilt engine. It runs, but it runs rough. Suspect confusion in the vacuum hose routing. Yes, this is a '93 with a carb. Where can I get a vacuum hose routing schematic. There is none on the hood. Other than a sticky choke release (and burning oil) it ran nice and smooth when we took it apart.
Also, what 's the correct ignition timing?
Thanks a Lot, Rick & Adam
What happens is that when I open up the truck door and the dome lights turn on the warning chim just starts going, even if I don't have a key in the ignition or headlights on etc.., the chim just starts going. Drives me up the wall. I find myself getting in the truck as quickly as I can just so I don't have to hear the chimming. I just don't want to give up the ability to turn on the dome light at night otherwise I would take the light bulbs out again. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? I don't want to spend anymore money, though!!
Also does anyone know where I can get cheap parts, my driver's side mirror is broken.
Thanks,
Jon
Anyone got the fancy version of this truck with a tachometer? I just installed a Sun Tach in my base model truck.
What's the redline on a '93 2.2l engine?
Thanks! Rick
Meade
some 215,000 miles on that motor, although
it did develop an oil burning problem at
around 200k...the other thing it would do
is have the throttle stick wide open...no
amount of kicking the gas peddle would cure
it....of course it would never duplicate this
for the repair shop....anyway, the gas mileage
started to drop, and since I put 600 miles
a week my ride just with commuting, I needed
something new.
I checked into the Ford Ranger, knowing that
it was now the equivalent of the Mazda, as
well as an S-10. I couldn't afford anything
more than a regular cab at that time, and I
found that there was less legroom in the Ford,
and it came with 14 inch wheels, so I went
with the S-10 and it's 15 inch alloys. I can
say without reservation that so far, this
1997 S-10 has served me just as well, because
I have 154,000 miles on it, with nothing more
than routine maintenance being required. All
I need right now is a new set of tires (the
first set lastest 90k....)
Anyway, I bought a cruise control system from a salvage yard in California and am having problems trying to figure out the connection of a couple of wires. If any of you LE-5er's out there wouldn't mind giving me a hand in the location/connection of these I would greatly appreciate it. I have a digital camera and can send you pictures of the wires in question.
Also, if any of you B2600 4X4er's are looking for a nice bull bar to go on the front (comes with winch capabilities) I know of a source.
Thanks, and umm...zoom, zoom?
Steve
another problem that I haven't dealt with yet is the engine pinging.....but maltb sent me the TSB on it and I'm just about to go to the dealership to have them try to fix that problem....I had the cust serv rep say that the mechanic didn't detect a pinging the first time I had taken it in for that problem(around 13,000...now got 25500)....only premium fuel keeps the pinging away....costs too much to keep paying for that...it took 5 trips to dealership serv dept. JUST to get a tailgate latch replaced...serv dept is a MAJOR pain to deal with.....I love my truck though and no other problems so far......
I have one Q? for anyone who might know. I bought my truck in Dec. of 1999...it's a 99'....had 1200 miles on it....Mazda warranty is 36 mon/ 50,000 miles.....is that 36mons from when the FIRST guy bought it??.....or from when I bought it....I'd rather get the 50,000 miles , but 36 mons be up before that....would appreciate an answer if any knows.....thanks
Former owner of '94 B2300SE
Please note "former"
Having said that, have any of you M/T owners noticed a problem with the feel of the clutch pedal? Mine tends to engage at different heights.
mike
I was wondering if anyone had any info or things to watch out for before my warranty runs out ?
Strangely, the truck has a new drive shaft in it despite only having 50000 km's (approx 24000 miles) on it.
The guy I bought it from said it had a 'clunk' on start and stop so he had it replaced...?
any comments, links or info would be much appreciated...
Thanks
Meade
(Former B2300 owner who got lots of helpful info over there)
Truckdude1-
Just purchased my new 2001 B4000 last month. this is a great looking, great riding truck and so far I love it. since I had a little 4 cyl 5sp. 1992 Isuzu pickup for the past 10 years, this mazda is like driving a luxury mobile to me. The Isuzu was a good little pickup though while I had it. The biggest problem was a cauberator rebuild.
I have about 1300 miles and am getting approx. 17 miles/gal with a mix of city-highway driving (but more city). I just put a fiberglass tonneau on, so this may improve the milage more.
Here's the main point. Do any of you later model Mazda owners have lids that were created from a specific Mazda mold and not the ford ranger mold?
I was sold on the Jason Dimension lid because you don't have to take the frame off to remove lid. anyway, the local topper town ordered it for me (after 300 down payment). They then called me on the phone the next day and said that it would be a ranger lid and because the Mazda's outer bed was indented, the lid would overhang about 1/4 inch on each side. I asked if it would still be sealed on the sides and they said yes, so I said OK go ahead and order it. Well, last monday they installed it, but the overhang is alot more that they indicated. I need to go out and measure it, but I know I can get my fingers up under it. I don't think this is going to be very weather tight, which to me kind of defeats the purpose. I plan on doing a hose test to see if the water runs under the rail and into the bed.
I plan on calling some different companies also to see if they have a specific mazda mold. Maybe no one does. But I don't know if I should try to talk topper town into a different lid or at least try to put some bigger weather stripping, etc on this one. I guess I should have looked into this more before I bought, but I still feel like they misrepresented the lid.
Sorry so long. what lids do you all have and how do they work for you?