Long time since I've posted here but thanks (Rich and Kelly) to receiving help with some key must have parts awhile back I've been secretly working away and have some news to report. I'll just call it....
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.......
The Good.
I had purchased a 'junk' 85 Ranger 2.8/tranny for $300 that was lying outdoors on the back of a rusty flatbed truck, using CraigsList, from a disheveled guy out in the sticks that said he never got it to run "but it's supposed to".
http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/EighteensTen7/media/2.8 V6 Craigslist Pic_zpsatk9hpgo.jpg.html
I cleaned it up, tore it down, replaced gaskets, added an alloy gear and high capacity oil pump, new dizzy, painted over the ugly and crossed my fingers.
http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r681/EighteensTen7/IMG_1877_zpsknvabyle.jpg
It started!!! Runs, revs right up, idles fine, no smoke from exhaust and no leaks! Nice!
http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r681/EighteensTen7/IMGP0044_zpsqc5y4jxp.jpg
http://vid1362.photobucket.com/albums/r681/EighteensTen7/IMG_2038_zpsiao9wddq.mp4
The Bad
After running it awhile and letting it get nice and hot (205 F on the upper rad hose/ 110 F on the lower rad hose per a thermal laser gun) I checked the timing, it was dead on at 12 DBTDC, then I shut it off.
That's when I a heard bubbling/sizzling noise as the engine slowly cooled. But it's from where I heard it that stopped me in my tracks......inside the carburetor!
No smell of fuel or oil but there is a light wafting cloudy steam floating inside the carb., more like...water/coolant
Then a slight bit of hot bubbling water began to ooze out from between the carb and the carb spacer on the intake manifold. Water in the intake manifold? What?!
The Ugly
Water in the intake manifold cannot be good. I'm hoping it's not a major, engine rebuild necessitating, problem. I'm surprised it started, ran and idled so smoothly. I have to tear the engine down again, well, at least to the point of removing the intake manifold. I have an uncomfortable feeling and sneaky suspicion that I screwed up when I installed the intake manifold gasket. I had a tough time trying to get it to fit and I think I even cut out a couple areas on it that were covering open passageways thinking they shouldn't be blocked, geez :roll eyes:
Anyhoo, at least it ran!