Ford Ranger Oil Pressure Gauge - Sludge?

GMach3 wrote:
> Dollars to donuts: 4 cyl fuel injected is going to be the 2.3. If it's
> carbureted it will be the 2.0.
>
> I believe in '86 they had 3 engines available:
>
> 2.0 carbureted
> 2.3 EFI
> 2.9 V6 EFI
>
> At a minimum the radiators and motor mounts are different from the 4 cyl to
> the 6 cyl. (fwiw, I've read that the radiator for a 6cyl is adequate for an
> 8cyl swap!). The front springs *might* be different between them, but I'm
> nto sure.
>
> I've had an '87 2.3 EFI model and a 84 2.8 2bbl V6 (preEFI) and now a '91
> 2.9V6 EFI 4x4 (222K and still kickin'!)
>
> If it's in any kind of shape otherwise, I'd say it's worth the effort.

Thanks! I've having a ball with it so far. I didn't get any respect
around here at all until I started driving this old red truck! I'm
hoping the engine will settle down now, and I can keep an eye on it
too. It's getting to that hot part of the summer, and I'm pulling some
huge loads with this thing. I've got some big Dunlop radials on it,
slightly overinflated. It really bounces when it's light. The thing is
hilarious, actually.

If adding a little ATF before oil changes doesn't do it the engine has
to come out and at least largely apart.