'84 Ranger 4X4 V6

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GC - 22 Aug 2005 06:44 GMT

Getting ready to buy a '84 Ranger 4X4 V6, but know little about them.
Can anyone advise me as what to look out for, or even point out their
strengths?

Thank you, GC

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JimV - 22 Aug 2005 13:53 GMT

> Getting ready to buy a '84 Ranger 4X4 V6, but know little about them.
> Can anyone advise me as what to look out for, or even point out their
> strengths?
>
> Thank you, GC

I'd stay away from the '84 with the 2.8. The 2.9 used in the '87s and up
is a much nicer engine.

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TranSurgeon - 22 Aug 2005 13:59 GMT

2.9 started in 86

> > Getting ready to buy a '84 Ranger 4X4 V6, but know little about them.
> > Can anyone advise me as what to look out for, or even point out their
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> I'd stay away from the '84 with the 2.8. The 2.9 used in the '87s and up
> is a much nicer engine.

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Tom Levigne - 23 Aug 2005 02:21 GMT

No, the 2.9 engine started in 1985.

> 2.9 started in 86
>
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>> I'd stay away from the '84 with the 2.8. The 2.9 used in the '87s and up
>> is a much nicer engine.

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Lance LaFrinier - 28 Aug 2005 05:07 GMT

> No, the 2.9 engine started in 1985.

Yep...I had a '85 Bronco II with the 2.9. Strengths and weakness's? Hell,
it's 21 years old. You should be able to get it for a couple hundred bucks.
If it runs 3 months and you have to junk it, you will still be money ahead.
I sure wouldn't pay anymore.

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