I Have To Make This Engine Look New.. // Ford Ranger 4.0 OHV V6

Stripping down the engine from my 1994 Ford Ranger 4x4 to refinish all surfaces before installing on the newly painted frame.
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[@OGTill]

Wu-Tang is the CD that I travel with Don't go against the grain if you can't handle it

[@chrislangstaff]

Wu-Tang is for the children (and the Sarah)

[@timbrown9731]

It’s all about Marky Mark and the funky Bunch…

[@chrisallen8583]

Gravel Pit was my high school jam 😆

[@DR-oy9wc]

Hello Sarah, just wanted to say I appreciate your dorkiness, OCD, informative tech knowledge, your random nonsense bs, and sarcastic sense of humor. Keep up the awesome work airman you are a hot mess 😅👍🇺🇸

[@martymoose623]

Sarah you are so meticulous and professional. But, more than that, you make me smile. You are funny and witty and as a nurse, things are so tough these days but I look forward to your videos every couple of days and it brightens my day. Thank you!

[@petermacdonald6332]

I 💯 agree! Smart humour is the best!

[@martymoose623]

@@petermacdonald6332 brains and beauty. What’s not to like?

[@billvs6505]

Martin - Thank you for hanging in there under impossible conditions! You are the heroes!

[@martymoose623]

@@billvs6505 thanks Bill. I appreciate it.

[@wrennable]

Girl, I really dig that subtle pink under eyeshadow with the eye liner on top.

[@ewthomp]

The A-10 has always been my favorite bird in the arsenal!!! Spent 10 years in the AF!!! AIR POWER!!!

[@Ioughtaknowbetter]

I'm really happy to see you crack the exhaust manifold bolts loose before you use an impact on them. So many people I see just go right to the impact and end up with a dozen broken bolts. Nice, careful work.

[@toYOder]

Really happy u made this comment lol

[@Snack592]

not of these bolts were going to snap, it wasnt even rusted to begin with

[@Ioughtaknowbetter]

@@Snack592 sure. Ok. So you missed the one that snapped. Very observantbof you.

[@StraightLineCycles]

That truck is so awesome, flashbacks for sure. I miss my Mom 😪

[@gjones9842]

Four years at UofA. Every time A-10s went over I would look up and watch them pass. Never gets old.

[@dabandel]

Soda dissolves in water so it shouldn't hurt the engine. So impressed with how hard you work at this channel.

[@kilohotel6750]

Love the A-10, such a badass plane.

[@scottdavies9336]

I love it too, I worked at Fairchild for 12 years. I helped build the wing.

[@isaiahwelch8066]

What I'm happy about? The fact all 281 A-10s are getting DATA-LINK to talk to all other modern planes, like the F-22 and F-35C, means that the A-10 will be in service for at least the next 30 years, if not longer.

[@maxracer95]

It's like the most beloved plane I can think of. At least with people I personally talk to, they have all sorts of opinions on every other plane but I've never heard anyone say they don't /love/ the A-10. So cool to hear it'll be flying for years to come! When Sarah called them out in the video, I was like 'ehh? ...OMG!'

[@polarizingeffex5117]

How cool to see a couple of A -10s just cruise on past like nothing’s going on in your yard.

[@ronlheureux7623]

I'm really enjoying watching you work on Grandma's old truck. There's nothing like the satisfaction of renewal.

[@henrent]

Sarah, I've learned (the hard way) that a propane torch to a bolt for about 30 seconds with penetrant fluid keeps me from snapping off a lot of bolts. Also wending on a bolt for a few seconds helps tons as well. I've had bolts that have broken off and when I welded a nut to them, the heat was enough to break them free.

[@dickvercouteren1424]

Your music selections are fire ! I seriously think you are the best on KZbin, the levels and everything are really perfect. 👍

[@212caboose]

I know I've said it before, and I'm probably going to say it again: I LOVE this build entirely too much!! Excellent vid!

[@michaeldebrou8767]

That was a barrel load of fun to watch, thanks Sarah!

[@tradermonk9403]

Coordinating your tshirt with your engine shows extreme dedication to your craft....2 thumbs up 👍👍

[@jeffk412]

11 hrs today cranking 3D CAD for work. Been like that for the past few weeks. Better to be busy than not! Your videos really let me relax and unwind at the end of the day! THANK YOU!

[@Mach1048]

So I'm not into the Ranger. But I'm 100% in on this build. I liked it, but the more I watch of this build, the more I like.

[@Chiroman527]

Sarah, love the knowledge and Know How you espouse. I don't do any of this, nor will I ever , but find it fascinating to watch as you breakdown the parts of a car/truck in its entirety. Your Thoroughness is amazing. You should become a University professor in automotive / technican training. Your hot looks prevents me form getting anxiety watching your OCD in action. No wonder you are in such terific shape, You do all those Squats everyday !!

[@jamestauschek5424]

Lil' Ranger is comin' along nicely! I'm really impressed by how thorough and organized you are with all your projects. Your vids posted are informative and fun to watch.

[@rickierickie7412]

Does anyone believe that Sarah won't actually end up just rebuilding that engine? Come onnnnnn, we know you're gonna do it Sarah, just rip off the band-aid and do it. Haha

[@dankmazzi2376]

Sarah you are the prettiest mechanic on you tube, excellent work on this motor... Love your show ❤

[@lexteakmialoki5544]

Transmission, maybe soda blast prime and paint. I just did an LS engine, lots of aluminum, I soda blasted most of the parts, then used an aluminum primer and dupli-color heat resistant paint. Looks great. You have to buy specific aluminum primer (zinc chromate). I would guess duli-color makes a nice silver paint. probably a lot of masking but it should be doable.

[@S2NAZ]

Love how this progress is moving along. I have to say that you are the first person I’ve watched on any you tube automotive video that understands how to apply penetrating oil on the rusted nuts and bolts FIRST before you try and remove them. Honestly, I’m not kidding. 👍🏻

[@lanceripplinger8352]

Love the teardown and rebuild of the Ranger! 😀😀

[@sarcasticpanda84]

I love this restoration. It’s so satisfying to see it come together and get clean.

[@ronaldmallette]

My brain is pudding from a 105mm IED, that being said, I have no idea the frequency or schedule of your content. I'm always surprised and delighted when you grace us with your presence. Being a Canadian originally I was impressed with the "box" reference!

[@SarahnTuned]

Every 72 hours ish, roughly.. I 💩 out a new video 😊

[@ChipsNeeson]

@@SarahnTuned The grind and humour is greatly appreciated 🤘

[@travelinman482]

@@SarahnTuned Out of the 3 Ford Ranger engines: 2.3L I4, 3.0L V6, and the 4.0L V6. Which powertrain do you think is the most reliable?

[@stevepatrick5695]

Hi Sarah! That restoration is going to look great!

[@brad5316]

I really like her sense of humor!

[@tclodfelter8789]

Your Gram's going to be riding in ONE SOLID vehicle when you're finished! SUPER SWEET!!

[@niklaswejedal463]

Just what I wanted for my birthday: a new video with Sarah! Oh Joy!

[@mendeltomas]

I really appreciate how you take us through all the steps involved, including the dirty ones!

[@auroralance8546]

Love the energy and in u end dos that keep on giving. Noticing a Few F bombs escaping the bleeps. Love those. Shows emphasis on the subject. Cheers from AK

[@galaxie500xl7]

These engines seem to share a common flaw. If the main bearings get just 5 to 10 thousand off from wear, They can start leaking oil like crazy. If it were me, just so I would know, while I had the engine out I would go ahead check main bearing clearances and make sure they are within spec. You don't want to find out after you put everything back together, that you've got to pull it out again. I went through this same problem with my truck. It had 52 thousand miles on it when the main bearings got just a tiny bit loose. It wasn't even enough wear to affect oil pressure. But it was enough that it kept eating through rear main seals. It went through 3 rear main seals before I finally had it fixed correctly.

[@Skyborn-]

You're certainly not alone when it comes to having to deal with leaks from the rear of the engine, including repeated repairs.

[@paulschmolke188]

You should be awarded a gold medal for master restoration skills.👍🏽People that refinish alloy wheels might be able to help with ideas on the transmission cleanup…just a thought. It’s a similar problem. Gonna be a nice truck when done👍🏽

[@MrCaprinut]

Regarding gearbox and transfercase, get someone to take the gearbox apart and send the casing to be vapor blasted. That brings the aluminium to like new.

[@tristanunanue2876]

Cool to see people still restoring these old engines. I rebuilt the one in my 97 ranger and painted it black with orange valve covers. Great engines that will last forever and they have decent torque

[@arthurcm3dia513]

Hi Sarah, I just wanted to say I enjoy your sense of humour, and how passionate you are with car restorations and car reviews on both your YT channels. 👍

[@bobbyjefferson9138]

There goes Sarah making Grams proud again!

[@reymondlopez7468]

Points for the proper use of “splooge”

[@JK-ns5dr]

My comment will get lost in the hundreds of others but you really inspire me, thank you for that.

[@texasbanton]

FYI I always use heavy duty oven cleaner on my old engines after I degrease and pressure wash them. Removes the majority of the old paint. Spray it everywhere, let sit over night, pressure wash again. Works for me, but I’m not at your level of awesomeness.

[@jgrhoades]

If it's 26 degrees when you wake up outside, I'd recommend sleeping inside next time

[@trogdordog04smith95]

Another great outfit . And new paint on the nails. Yay

[@casualobserver1663]

Take a hard look at the plastic fan as they crack around the hub , and your climate will make it worse , I swap them out with the steel ones from f150s , also the 4.0 ohv is pretty durable but the lifters pushrods and rockers are prone to wear , as for the cases I'd tear them down have the cases glass beaded then clear powder coated

[@jannickjeppesen4218]

Sarah, you are absolutely amazing. The level of passion and skill is incredible. Never cutting corners, WOW. Regards jannick 🇩🇰😍

[@Grunt49]

The splooging of the block,the utilization of a box.Ah,Sarah.

[@andrewballantine]

Since you love getting everything really clean, I would suggest that you build your own vapour blaster. There are lots of videos on KZbin showing how to do it at reasonable cost. Please keep up making your superb videos.

[@reedtower]

Great video ... can't wait to see the finished truck. Thanks for sharing this.

[@rizz917]

Mad skills, Sarah!

[@seankillian5062]

The truck is looking great. Grams would be proud

[@McTroyd]

Really cool! This'll be the best looking Ranger on the road by the time you're done with it. Inside and out! 👍️

[@natal777]

Thanks Sarah for not letting that perfect box go to waste ❤ this lady 😘😘

[@jackryan152]

I love how James May is always watching over you

[@starboy71]

I know nothing about what you do but you make it seem like something I can try and tackle. Does that make sense? Great video. I’m invested in this build.

[@hooligantimes9132]

Making grandma proud for sure!

[@jdtv...9134]

I did my own hot tanking at home. Fill all the coolant passages with CLR and cleaned everything out. I have the 4.0 sohc motor with balance shaft. Debur the block, cleaned up oil passages and casting flaws. So yes it can be done and on a budget. Although I don't have video I have pictures of all the assembly with the truck is up and running I do have a sound clip on my channel. Contrary to what many say the engine has potential. A racing team won pikes peak in 2007 with the same engine. Not so much the OHV they're not as rev friendly

[@cahirnamon]

Hi Sarah, I follow a channel in the UK called Bad Obsession Motorsport and they restored/extreme resto/mod a mini called project binki. They used the running gear from a Celica gt4 and installed it into a mini. At some stage in the series they cleaned up the engine gearbox and got great results by wet blasting the aluminum they explane in full the process they used I hope this helps.

[@cranefly23]

This truck is currently my favourite project. I’m really enjoying watching you restore it. It’s going to look fantastic when it’s finished.

[@matthewk9563]

Totally my favorite car channel on KZbin. Keep being you Sarah!

[@dustinspencer7215]

It's my engine! I've kept my 4L going for 16 years. Pretty awesome engine.

[@bubbaj6929]

A10 Fairchild…. Nasty buster.

[@opiealvin]

The warthog flyover was cool. Bet it brought back some memories for you from your Air Force days.

[@tymeryder7264]

Waste not want not. Most enjoyable episode as all are. You prove OCD is your superpower.

[@edrosa5079]

Love that you are back on the truck can hardly wait to see it running again

[@masonchristian4432]

Music choice in time-lapse is awesome. I'm sort of considering restoring my ranger and these videos are super informative and make the idea way more fun.also your sense of humor is on point - its great. I think I'm going to watch this whole series.

[@brucemitchell553]

All this engine refurb goodness...and an A-10 fly-by bonus!

[@mikeymax12]

What a great set of videos! Pro mechanic and I just put a rebuilt engine in my 2000 Mazda B4000 (ford Ranger). Make sure you put new gaskets on the entire intake and valve covers including fuel injector o rings or even new injectors. Super common problem on these engines. Screws up fuel trims like crazy and now is the time! Had to redo mine after engine was in.

[@SarahnTuned]

I bought the full engine gasket set

[@vonnsnyder2481]

You should get a new head bolt set if you take the heads off.

[@dc76384]

Sarah, my first Ranger was a 97 xlt regular cab 4x2 flareside had the 2.3 dual plug 4 cylinder. My current Ranger is a 21 XLT Tremor. Bought the 97 as a young PFC in the Marines, not sure why but I love em. Nice to see you restoring grams Ranger, such a unique build.

[@LordTominator]

scuff, and wash the transmission then apply Alumiprep-33. Prime with epoxy primer, then silver and clear coat

[@leebuck180]

You are spot on saving the front bumper strip, any new one won't fit as well. Thumbs up on getting the parts truck bolts, keep the metric bolts in your stock for way less money. I've had metric bolts saved for years then they saved the day on a project.

[@CarFul]

Another great video in the “truck”- series! I wished I had half of the technical knowledge that you have about cars! Keep ‘m coming 👍😀👏🏻👏🏻

[@fireball1322]

Best looking mechanic I've ever seen.........

[@SwimCoach8]

I still want this truck! I retired from Hershey. We had a dry ice blaster we used for critical change over cleaning...getting rid of peanut or almond residue. Any manufacturers that would work with you? Also...find out who supplies dry ice pellets in your area. They might be able to feed you some names to try. Glad the camera survived. Thanks again. Oh...btw...I want this truck!

[@JayLepisto]

Yeah, Friday night with Sarah! Loved the progress on the engine. Amazed that you got that percentage of exhaust bolts out without breakage. I just got back from a trip to ABQ/SF. So envious of even your "cold" weather! You rock!

[@moparnmontana403]

I like the foil tape idea:) thanks!

[@kaypollex1424]

A tip for Sarah. So you don't always tear off the screws. Are there inductive loops to heat the screws. this makes room for the screw in the thread and it is easier to loosen rusted screws. Heat-up time approx. 1min. If you don't already know that.😉👍🇩🇪

[@J1Z06]

You make it look easy! And, I love how You say "Aluminium" Have a nice weekend, Sarah!

[@kevincorbin6273]

You’re sense of humor is awesome, keep it coming, very entertaining

[@darinareyacrazyman1505]

From experience, you might want to change all the freeze/core plugs in the block while it's out. They are notorious for rotting through and leaking coolant. One plug in the video appears to already be seeping.

[@65bugnut]

You should consider getting the alternator, and starter rebuilt instead of replacing them. The truck would have the original parts then.

[@sharkeyist]

Agreed, Im in the dont fix till broke camp on units like that but ditto, as it will be a higher quality component than modern replacement.

[@andyt3938]

Who gives a fig? That’s kinda dumb

[@andyt3938]

@TheFutureIsImpenetrable as a technician of 35+ years my experience has been to replace with a new quality unit that has a nationwide warranty. Unless you don’t plan on driving more than 25 miles from home.

[@timkoryciak5622]

You’re doing a great job Sarah

[@ROADWARRIOR21]

the little truck is coming out really nice, you doing a great job

[@matthewautton1472]

Dropped an actual F bomb! Without a squeak over it

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Awesomework all around, paint match to boot. Everybody needs a fine gentleman like Charles in their life too. Thank you Sarah :)

[@bobuncle8704]

This will be the best restored Ranger on the planet👍👍 Fun fact. That’s the same alternator used on my 2006 F250 6.0 diesel

[@BillinSD]

South Main Auto has a number of videos that covers bolt removal without breaking them. Torches are a key component. This project is awesome, enjoying the content!

[@SarahnTuned]

I know how, it’s a matter of having a low balance of f*cks on hand since I’m not reusing them lol.

[@BillinSD]

@@SarahnTuned That truck is lucky you are on the task. I have learned a ton from your channel about connectors, wiring and doing it right. Thank you!

[@VinnyfromBrooklyn]

Making it shine Sarah! 🌠

[@finn.hermansen]

Great work Sarah - That truck is going to be so beautiful 👍

[@g.n.6471]

Ah yeah, I noticed. That camera is frickin sweet. So clear.

[@slploudmouth]

By the way Sarah Happy belated new year 2022!!! You have some pretty cool line ups on the show. Cheers to almost the weekend.

[@tonygiraldes7848]

An epic undertaking 👍 much respect ✊

[@petermacdonald6332]

I have to say I really get your sense of humour and I really love your videos.

[@jkflorida]

That A-10 flyby was sick!

[@JMassengill]

Great work. It’s going to be beautiful

[@cnoyes72]

The Ranger restoration is really coming along. Great job!

[@RBrogdonJr]

Outstanding video Sarah. I’m learning!

[@ramairgt2]

Love the amount of work you are putting into this. Keep up the great work Sarah.

[@DennisMurphey]

I can not believe you removed the whole Brumper all by your semlf! Nice work. D

[@landyreborn3899]

Hey Sarah. My suggestion for the gearbox and transfer case ... um ... case is to give it a careful power wash and just go at it with a mini wire brush and white spirit (or mineral turps for you in Americaland). The turps will just cut through the grease and aluminum oxide and leave a really nice 'patina' sheen. It'll take bloody ages, but you'll save a fortune and it will look great.