I'm considering buying an '01 Ranger that has 200,000 miles on it.  It has
the 4 cylinder engine and auto trans.  The CEL is on and it misses while
idling if the A/C is on.  The auto trans is leaking a bit but I'm pretty
sure the woman that owns it has not added any ATF so it must ...

The battery cables are getting too short to cut and re-attach to posts
again (it's been done at least once before and another time won't
reach the post connectors). The problem is after a few years most of
the strands in the exposed cable ends re-corrode and the ends have to

My '82 E150 w/4.9l won't pass the New Jersey emission test due to high NOx
levels.
Other than EGR valve, what else should I check? Any help greatly
appreciated.

My 2001 E-150 transmission will not shift from 2d to 3d gear. It goes
into a free wheeling mode instead, and the RPM increases dramatically,
if you continue to try to accelerate.
Sounds expensive, of course. How potentially expensive are we talkin' here?

Any gotchas about these trucks?  have a line on one, 240/3spd.  would
like to know anything other than the usual old car stuff to look for
when inspecting it.  I need it like I need a hole in my head, but it's
cute, doesn't appear to be too rusty, and it's for sale.

I dont get any heat just cold blowing air. What would cause this?

I replaced the rotors and pads on my '90 E150 van about 3 months ago, using
Pep Boys "Prostop" pads & their Chinese rotors.
I'm not new to this, having been driving and repairing E150's for over 20
years, always using "aftermarket" rotors, originally JCWhitney, and in the