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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / December 2005

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4 wheel drive problems

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chubbychop - 26 Dec 2005 05:05 GMT
i have a 2003 ford ranger and this is the first year i have used the 4X4 on
it is all electronic no lock outs or anything like that. well today i used
the 4 wheel because i had to go through a wet feild not too muddy just wet
well afterward i went to put it back into 2 wheel drive and it just made a
very wierd noise the 4 wheel is still functional but its has a loud
whining inside the cab and it feels like my truck is gonna fo off the road
at any minute.. and it will not disengage from 4 wheel after i switch it to
2 wheel unless i slam on the brakes going down the road.. then it
disengages is this an electrical problem or is it driveline problems
Im_Not_Even_A_ford_Fan - 26 Dec 2005 08:44 GMT
> i have a 2003 ford ranger and this is the first year i have used the 4X4 on
> it is all electronic no lock outs or anything like that. well today i used
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> 2 wheel unless i slam on the brakes going down the road.. then it
> disengages is this an electrical problem or is it driveline problems

I can only HOPE that the above poster's first language is NOT english as.....
(gawd after all **SPELLCHECK**?).....
chubbychop - 27 Dec 2005 06:15 GMT
to whom it may concern, i used this web site so i could get help.. not so i
could have an overeducated wisea$$ could critique my spell yes you are not
a ford fan. and also not a fan of common courtesynow if anyone has info on
what the problem is on my truck please let me know
keefemd@frontiernet.net - 27 Dec 2005 13:43 GMT
not sure how the fords handle engaging the front differential, but on
an s10, there is a cable (like a choke cable) that connects from the
front differential to a vacuum actuator. the vacuum turns on when you
push the 4x4 button which pulls the cable locking in the front end.

if fords work the same way your cable may be stuck..
pakeha@not.a.real.address.com - 27 Dec 2005 23:22 GMT
On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 01:15:00 -0500, "chubbychop"
<d_m_p_squad_79@hotmail.com> stopped wearing his colon as a hat and
wrote:

>to whom it may concern, i used this web site so i could get help.. not so i
>could have an overeducated wisea$$ could critique my spell yes you are not
>a ford fan. and also not a fan of common courtesynow if anyone has info on
>what the problem is on my truck please let me know

I'm a fan for punctuation, and capital letters.  When you figure out
how to use them, give us a call...

SteveL
* - 28 Dec 2005 14:04 GMT
chubbychop <d_m_p_squad_79@hotmail.com> wrote in article
<d287cb6850ee9dd07b7f0ad22fcced52@localhost.talkaboutautos.com>...
> to whom it may concern, i used this web site so i could get help.. not so i
> could have an overeducated wisea$$ could critique my spell yes you are not
> a ford fan. and also not a fan of common courtesy.....

(Correctly spelled and punctuated version is below)

another dephinition of commun courtesy wood be too make you're inqueery
eazy too reed with proper speling capitalizashun punctuashun and paragraphs
expecting someone too waid threw a bunch of words clumped together and tri
two interpret what you are asking inn addishion too giving you free advice
is simplee arrowgint and highlee discourteous

(With spelling and punctuation corrected)

Another definition of "common courtesy" would be to make your inquiry easy
to read - with proper spelling, capitalization, punctuation and paragraphs.

Expecting someone to wade through a bunch of words clumped together, and
try to interpret what you are asking in addition to giving you free advice
is simply arrogant......

.........and highly discourteous.

See the difference????

Which one was easier to read????
boxcar - 31 Dec 2005 00:53 GMT
I have a 98 ranger and just got thru with my 4x4 problem simular to yours.
On mine, it was like yours without the noise. It wouldn't come out of 4x4
once in, but would also show the 4wdHigh and 4wdLow lights on the dash
flashing. they would flash 6 times then go off for 2 mins. Would continue
repeating this as long as the engine was running. Problem ended up being the
transfer case shift motor. It sits external to the transfer case and is a
$400 item.

>i have a 2003 ford ranger and this is the first year i have used the 4X4 on
> it is all electronic no lock outs or anything like that. well today i used
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> 2 wheel unless i slam on the brakes going down the road.. then it
> disengages is this an electrical problem or is it driveline problems

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