Morning spent adjusting headlight fitment. Figured out the adjusters too. Then got to work wiring the fog lights. What a fucking chore. Had to find a place for the relay and fuse. Then had to run the switch/fuse box wiring down through a hole behind the pedals and up into the dash. Multi-meter confirmed a fuse connection that only has power when key is at "On" position. Hooked up the + wire there, grounded the switch/lights. Hooked to + batt. terminal. Hey presto, let there be fog lights. #DIY

Collected the free 8x10 ft metal shed today. It did get beat up pretty good by the wind. But it is still new. Gave us the pallet they were gonna use with it too. Got all in the truck and back home no problem. Unloaded it and started unbending the frame bits. Mostly done. New headlights for the truck were on the porch, so I spent the evening installing them. They were not "bolt on just like stock!". Got em on, but it took some work so I didn't wire up the fog lights before dark. Tomorrow. #DIY

I'm going to pull all the windows off the shell and paint it white in the very near future. I figure after that I'll keep an eye out for a shell that's a better fit for the truck and when I find one I should be able to sell this one for prob double what I paid for it, at least.

Spotted a camper shell for $150 two hours after it was posted. Looked at it today, and while it's not a perfect fit for the Ranger, nor is it in *great* shape, the price was right. Spent the rest of the day scraping the paint off the windows. My hands are toast lol. Will hook up the brake light tomorrow.

Also installed a new billet grille yesterday. Led me to look closer at the headlights and realized they don't have DOT/SAE stamps, so I'm not sure they legal. Ordered new ones that are. #DIY

Good day today. Tore down the dash again so I could drop in a "new" dimmer switch. Pulled the cluster again, took out the new LED, flipped it around in the socket. Tested, lit up right away. Sweet. Put in the switch, tested the cargo lights, only one working. Pulled the housing, blown bulb. Pulled them both, put in LEDs. Closed up the patient then went to O'Reilly and got a battery hold down, installed that. That's all the "Must Fix" list done. Still need the fuel pressure code to clear. #DIY

I also pulled the blower motor out and checked it over to see why it was making a strange noise. Ran it while I held it and didn't see any wobbles or other reasons for the noise. Looked in the housing, just a bunch of leaves and shit in there, all up on the HEATER CORE, eek. Cleaned out the debris then stuck the motor back in and had partner run it while I held it in place, no more strange noise. So it was just the crap in there. Glad I didn't have to replace it or the heater core. yet. #DIY

and yes, that last pic shows what it seems to: FIVE of the 8 bulbs I replaced today were blown the fuck out, lol.

So I tore apart the dash today and swapped out the plain backlight bulbs in the cluster and climate controls for green LEDs. .. Almost a complete success, lol. Not sure what's going on with the fuel gauge. LEDs say you can get them "backwards" so maybe? The housing connection could be messed up too. Since I have to tear half the same shit off to swap in a "new" dimmer switch (Sunday), I'll just pull the cluster again and test that bulb/connection, see if I can't get it working. #DIY

How it started vs how it ended. That driver's side seat/the twist down console was as black as the driver's side floor. (Yes, the console around the stick wasn't finished when I took the last pic, is now.)

2 mechanical things left: something off with the blower motor. Hoping it's just a dirty fan. Will pull it soon, sits in the engine bay on the firewall so, easy to yank. Faulty dimmer switch, already have a replacement on the way. After that, it's on to amenities. Like say, a radio, lol. #DIY

✔️ another item off the fixit list for the truck. LED license plate lights showed up today. Nice setup on them: new housings that snap into the bumper, have a short wire that ends in a tiny PCB with left/right traces. Plug the board into the socket the old incandescent bulb plugged into. The old lights/housings were completely trashed so this worked out well for me. Wrapped the connections with some electrical tape to keep water from splashing up in there and corroding the board. #DIY

Electrical connectors I ordered for the ABS light issue showed today, and there was a break in the storm so I cut off the old brake fluid level sensor connector and installed the new one. Tested and the light stayed on. Checked the pins in the housing the connector goes into, corroded. Cleaned em off and filed on em with a nail file, tested again and the ABS light WENT OFF. I declare it FIXED FOREVER. Torched the heat shrink connectors and then wrapped em with 3M live rubber tape. #DIY

#DIY Drove to my parent's place today, 40 miles one way. Ran a scan, still coding fuel system pressure, but all the other self tests were done and came back green (EGR, CAT, etc). Checked the gas cap and no pressure *whoosh* when I opened it, so I'm going to buy a new one tomorrow. Not gonna clear the code this time. If the cap is the problem it should clear itself in about 100 miles of driving. The stuff I ordered to fix the ABS light is "lost". Will contact Amazon about it tomorrow.

#DIY ✔️ 2 more items off the truck's fix it list today. Found 2 broken vacuum hoses. One broke an inch from the end, was long enough to reach the connection. Other broke in the middle, had to bridge gap. Cobbled up something suitable with a piece of window screen "cord", sealed it in place with live rubber tape. Truck's vent control works again. Also received a "new" dome light from eBay, installed it. It's a 3 bulb, middle + 2 map lights. Stuck LEDs in the maps, super bright, no need for middle.

#DIY I was correct, the fuel filler hose was blown. Got the bed up, cleaned the top of the tank off, was filthy. Pulled the old hose, clamped on the new. Bed down, got the nozzle receptacle into place and bolted on, tightened that clamp. Bed bolts back in. Ran scan, came back clear. Done in 2 hours. Drove truck around, stopped to get a copy of the key. Check engine came on during drive home. Ran scan, same code as before. Checked gas cap, wasn't seated. Cleared code, see what happens tomorrow.

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Fuel tank filler hose assembly arrived yesterday. Partner picked up a new brake fluid level sensor connector today. She works 9-1 tomorrow. Hopefully by this time tomorrow night I'll have fixed the check engine light and ABS light errors. Ordered the Haynes manual for the truck. I'm gonna need it. Next job: finding the vacuum hose leak(s?) that've caused the truck's HVAC to default to only blowing out the windshield defrost. I'm glad I'm handy, saving $1000s not taking it to a mechanic. #DIY

Did pretty well at Pick-N-Pull today. Got a seat belt buckle, center dash panel cover, glove box door, and a bolt for the spare tire carrier. Every damn connector I could find to try to replace the one causing the ABS light was fucking broken the same way. Went to a truck parts place down the street and scored a rim to match the 3 already on the truck. All told we spent nearly $100. Stopped at O'Reilly Auto Parts on the way home, they'll have a new connector waiting tomorrow afternoon. #DIY

I know why the ABS light is on.

So I was trying to find out why the scanner I just bought wouldn't pull ABS codes. Online I came across a video of a guy diagnosing ABS issues on a truck like ours. Turns out no scanners can pull ABS off these vehicles. But then he showed the most common reason the ABS lights up: a sensor connection on the master cylinder. Checked ours, pulled the plug out and one of the pins is obviously broken. "Well there's your problem!" So I need to replace that connection.

Fucking of course the ABS light went on almost as soon as she left for work, lol. Guess I'll be testing it again this evening.

Ok well, tested the scanner. Pulled the same code for the fuel system the neighbor's did so I know that works. Couldn't test the ABS because the light wasn't on this morning. Partner about to go to work so we'll see if it comes on while she's driving it today. Test it again this evening if it does.

Took a while to pair the scanner to its app. Eventually had to reinstall the damn app lol. Isn't necessary to use the app but it is a nice backup/parts finder so why not have it, I guess.