@@n30x1ty thanks for the comment and view. Glad it helped.

@zotanzero sorry it didn't help. If I remember correctly it was just 3 bolts and I tightened them with wrenches. If you remove the pulley it's easier to tighten the bolts but I didn't have to do that because my replacement was a complete set up. I imagine tightening the pulley bolt would be similar, I prefer wrenches because you can grab a cheater to get more torque if needed.

Thanks. Appreciate your view and comment.

@@wilthewall7590 no problem. Happy it helped.

A lot of people will just pull a thermostat when there's overheating issues because it's stuck. Also worth the 10-15 bucks to put it back in since you're there anyways. Thanks for the watch and comment.

It died due to California heat and me not being around to take care of it. Sorry for the bad news.

There's only 3 bolts holding it to the block if I remember. If it's still stuck, you have to knock it loose or pry it loose. I used a rubber mallet and a long pry bar if I remember correctly.

You can remove the pulley but that just gives you easier access to the mounting bolts of the pump. If you're new water pump doesn't have a pulley than it's easiest to pull the pulley while the belt is still on. If the new pump includes a pulley, you don't need to remove it and you save steps

Maybe? I don't know. This was my first bonsai attempt. And failed haha

No problem. Hopefully it helps.

I love my duratec. The main issue with it is the tappet lifters if you want a rebuild. I'm still not able to find a shop to rebuild mine and Ford won't touch it because of its age. But as far as reliability, ease to work on (outside of a engine internals) and overall performance it's a full win in my book. Both engines hit almost 300k before getting tired. Decent fuel efficiency for a 23 yr old engine but with my utility shell on it was a brick in the wind and she topped out around 60 mph. With a streamlined shell or no shell at all she never had an issue getting up to speed and trailer loads were fine. I never had more than 1k lbs on the trailer but never had an issue pulling, and actually got better fuel economy because there was more weight on the rear axle. It's rated for a higher tow weight than the 3.0 or 4.0 v6s. Hope this helped, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask away.

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I know. But I had a complete replacement so the fewer steps involved, the faster the job. But appreciate the comment and view. 😁

Thanks for the comment and view. Hopefully you get it going soon. They're enjoyable to work on for me, slightly therapeutic.

Glad it could be useful. Thanks for watching and commenting.

I didn't pull the pulley because the waterpump I was putting on had its own pulley on it already. Could've been faster taking the pulley off, but the only real time it took to take it off was trying to film at the same time. Thanks for commenting and watching.

I don't know. Mower is gone now. Best advice I can give is ebay "craftsman 625 series carb" or try the craftsman website maybe?

Hopefully the video helped. That's all mine ended up being was an old stretched o ring. Luckily I had a spare on hand to swap straight over.

Yup. But I gave it back if I remember correctly so I wouldn't have to mow her yard for free for her anymore haha

Will it start right back up or does it have to sit for a few before it fires again?

@@JustinJoyinglife it Hass to sit for a few hours, minimum three hours before I can ever think about starting it again

@@rogerthat.9105 I would check the float in the carb bowl then and make sure it's moving freely and the port where the needle is isn't clogged. Sounds like it's filling up but not as fast as it's consuming fuel when running.

@@JustinJoyinglife yeah I’ll give that a try. Thank you so much it’s a brand new carburetor. I put it in myself but you never know it’s doing the same exact thing as the old carburetor did.

@rogerthat.9105 I've gotten new carbs before that were faulty so that's a possibility as well. That's where I'd start, while it's off, check the flow through the fuel line by draining into a clean container. It could be gunked up in the tank or hose limiting flow. If both of those check out, my next step would be to check compression once the engines hot because it could be losing compression due to the head/block expanding from heat. But I have honestly not seen that in any of the engines I've worked on.

It was given to me by a neighbor for mowing her yard. It was overgrown because it stopped working so she offered it as payment. I said I'd fix it and give it back instead. I'm not going to mow a half acre for free, then fix the mower for free, and do a full on clean and tune up. It had sat outside from fall to spring. My "free work" has a limit before it becomes being taken advantage of. So she got her dirty mower back. It just ran so I didn't have to mow her yard again.

I put the tools info in the description of the video. Thanks for watching and commenting. Let me know how it goes with the fix.

@@JustinJoyinglifeit worked again thank you so much 👍🏼👍🏼

@lenchogonzalez628 fantastic. Glad I could help. Luckily the ports are pretty big so there's really nothing special needed. Good for you for getting it done.

It will fit. Whether you can just swap it in or not is probably not that simple. It will likely need a different computer, possibly wiring harness, maybe transmission. And depending on your state you may not be able to put older engines in newer vehicles.

@@JustinJoyinglife iThe hang up I'm having is with the crank shaft sensor!

I don't jam the tool in for instant relief, I slowly apply pressure so that it's not spurting everywhere. Plus the engine had been sitting for over a year with a bad tranny before I swapped it into the ranger so some pressure likely leaked off.

No problem. Happy it helped.

I have the butterfly valve turned open just barely for the air and then the high and low jets are 1 1/2 turns out to start. To add fuel (rich) to the air mixture you back the jets out or turn counterclockwise. To remove fuel (lean) you would screw them clockwise or in. The jet closest to the engine is the low end mixture (idle to mid throttle) and the jet closest to the air filter is the high jet (mid throttle to full). The goal is to make a smooth transition from idle to full throttle to give more control over the string. I start with the attachment off in order to set the engine without a load, then I recalibrate with the attachment on and then if needed will adjust once under full load working conditions. Thanks for the view and comment.

@@JustinJoyinglife thanks! I think for me it's just the idle issue. Can you see what your idle screw position is? THANK YOU!

@@NiNjaTurtLe697Sorry I don't have it anymore. I sold it a few months later. If you unscrew (counter clockwise) the idle screw until the valve lever stop moving then its all the way closed unless there's tarnish from sitting too long and then clean the bore with a brush. The idle needle is tapered so it gets thicker as you turn it in and that's what causes the lever to move. I usually just started with it open literally enough to slide a piece of paper through. Then add a little more air and go from sound of the engine a different throttle points to set the air than low/high fuel jets.

I'm not sure because I lost the files but it was downloaded from the KZbin studio music library. Searched rock music and filtered free and no recognition needed for copyright crud. Thanks for watching and commenting.

I understand. However, the replacement pump was complete with a pulley since I pulled it off of my donor engine so pulling 3 pump bolts out was less work that pulling the pulley and then the pump. I like less work when able

​@Justin Joyinglife It would've been more work I suppose, but you would've been done a lot faster. Sub 5 min with a good electric ratchet.

I try to use hand tools as much as possible. Keeps muscles in a usable state. Even little things matter. Same way for the farm I work on. Drives them nuts that I lift instead of using forklifts and wrench instead of using air tools. Just my preference. But thanks for the few and comment. Appreciate you.

I would suggest just looking up a 27cc craftsman carburetor and pick one that has a choke on the housing and resembles yours. They tend to be pretty similar but make sure it's mounted the same way on the motor. Let me know what you find. I just happened to have multiple trimmers and dislike the non choke so swapped over from the Troy bilt

Thanks. I'm just beginning. Too scared for acro mode haha

@@JustinJoyinglife yeah acro mode is scary, i started on The Drone Racing League Simulator game before i started flying my drone on acro. i wanted to start on acro mode becouse i heard if you start on the other modes it can give you bad habits. i love it, you have so much control in acro

My bad, I'm just seeing this. The 2 I have were with the engines in my vehicles but if you're purchasing one from an auto store I would ask for the fuel line from fuel filter to fuel rail. They should be able to pull up a schematic to be sure it's the right line. Probably too late if a response but just in case someone else watches and needs the info. I don't know why I didn't get notified, I try to do my best to respond when comments are added.

@@JustinJoyinglife they can’t get it

@southernslipping4225 you could take the faulty one into a hose shop to potentially be repaired or go to a pick and pull. One might be on ebay or other selling sight but honestly I wouldn't know. I try to keep a spare parts vehicle for my wheels so that if anything is ever needed it's usually readily available.

California heat took it out while I was away from home.

Dang. Sorry I wasn't able to help you save that. Maybe next time.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Electrical gremlins are the worst. I love turning a wrench, but when I'm chasing electrical problems it's not so enjoyable. But glad you got er going. Thanks again for watching.

You're welcome. Was a stout little mower. Shredded anything it came across. Deck adjustment sucks but it's easily handled with a 2x4.

It's a fuel line removal tool from Harbor Freight. Comes with multiple sizes and colors. Fairly sure the set was like 7 or 8 bucks.

It could have been. But the replacement was complete with pulley so I figured 3 bolts was less work. Thanks for the view and comment.

Happy to help. Figured I'd record it and post it in case anyone could use the help. So far some have so I'm glad I did. I'm going to be doing a 04 3.0 swap series too since literally from the dash forward everything needs to be swapped over wiring wise. Going to be a fun headache.

Sadly the California heat took it's toll on this plant while I was away for a week. I look forward to doing another when I'm able to but currently too hectic to tackle the project. Hopefully soon though. Thanks for watching and commenting. Sorry there's not more.

I would imagine the crankshaft won't work but the best way to find out is to look it up and get a part number, then compare with the 2001 part number. I wish I could be more help and give you a definitive answer.

@@JustinJoyinglife good tip

I'm not sure. I know the 2001-2003 is a duratec 2.3l but I'm fairly certain 04+ is a different 2.3l set up. I think I still have my spare from my 02 engine.

@@JustinJoyinglife I found one on eBay off a 2008. Looked identical to mine on pictures, but if it doesn’t work how much would you sell yours for? Shipped to 73446

@@ericaldaba15 I'll check if I still have it in my parts this weekend. If so, cover shipping and it's yours. Once I'm done farming, I'm swapping to a 3.0l v6 from an 04 so the 4cyl will not be needed for a back up.

@@ericaldaba15 so the crankshaft ending up being taken with scrap metal. Sorry Eric, I wish I could've been more help.

I came here to see if the bell bolts are hard to get I got everything done except for that

I had water leaking out of the bottom of my water pump so luckily I had no gremlins to CSI. If it's not flowing properly I would do a water pump and if it still persists, I'd take it to a shop and have them flush the cooling system under pressure. Let me know how it goes.

@@JustinJoyinglife good deal. Thanks

@@cobrlex_svt2572 no problem. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

@@JustinJoyinglife it's all good no worries

That's awesome. Glad it helped. My pump went at about 185k on the engine I swapped into the ranger. The rest of it has 264k now. Changed the ball joints and outer tie rods and the rest has been cosmetic. My donor was a 2001 b2300. Love these rangers, even the clone.

I'm happy the video helped and you got back on the road. Thanks for the view and comment. I appreciate you.

Sadly, this plant succumbed to the heat of California. I have another I'm currently growing but is in ground currently. I will transplant to a pot once it's ready. I don't think this time I'll attempt a Root over Rock project and just focus on the tree itself. Thank you for watching and commenting. Apologies for not having better news.

@@JustinJoyinglife sorry to hear. I am also wanting to attempt a mimosa bonsai so I'm just happy to see you at least tried what most haven't! Great content!

@@evesmith4563 they're beautiful trees. I have one on the side of my house that's maybe 13-15ft tall. That's where I got my seeds from. And they attract a good amount of birds and insects. Mostly enjoy the hummingbirds. My prospect to transplant is on yr 2 but I have it in ground and no direct sun so it's getting a nice lean to it. Real excited for when I pull it and put into a pot. Thanks for the comments and view.

@@JustinJoyinglife they're actually edible too!

@@evesmith4563 so I've read. I'm more of a carnivore than herbivore though and have never tried it. Have you?

I'm trying. Being broke and disabled stops a lot of plans. But I'll keep pushing through. Appreciate you.