We (actually @Bobby Cole ) replaced the starter/solenoid, and then the truck started up perfectly. He shut it off to get the yard gate open and for me to move the station wagon out of the drive way, so he could put the truck in the back yard , as planned. I pulled out of the driveway and into the street, and waited.....and waited.......and waited. The truck didn't move. Finally, I pulled back into the driveway, and Bobby explained that now the truck would not start again. After much trouble-shooting, he finally decided that it must be a faulty kill-switch (to stop cartheft), and he disconnected that and bypassed it. The truck started right up again after that, although we have NO idea what tripped the kill-switch since nothing was locked that should have tripped the sensor. In any case, the little orange truck is now parked safely in the back yard. Bobby spent the last three days fighting with the water pump, which had bolts that refused to come off. (I was telling him about @Ken Anderson and his struggle with the metal shelves, and Bobby said after the 3-day struggle with the water pump, he fully understood Ken's frustration). Today, we went to the auto parts store and got the pump and all of the new stuff that goes with installing the new pump; and, fortunately, the replacing project is going faster than taking it off went. How could I have forgotten to mention the 3-4 trips to Harbor Freight Tools for wrenches, chisels, and whatever else necessary for the operation. Oh yeah, a set of car ramps to drive the truck up on so Mr. Bobby could get underneath it. My Sweetie Pie has been a busy guy !
PICTURES, @Sheldon Scott , pictures.......we want to see the new red pickup ! ! Rangers have always been one of my most favorite vehicles, and my very favorite was one that I used to have, and I had it painted a beautiful bright pink color. I think it was kind of like the pink Barbie Car, except that the over finish was a pearlized lavender , and I LOVED that little truck ! My ex-husband made me get rid of it because he was embarrassed to be seen driving it around, and then I got the little blue-green mazda, and he was fine with that color. Maybe I will paint pink peonies on the side of this one once it is running good again.......