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02-27-2011, 12:27 PM
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2001 4.0 ranger burning smell
Hey last night I took my new ranger for a drive, I noticed as I got on the freeway on ramp and accelerated there was a burning or hot smell coming from my heater. It stopped after a couple of minutes of freeway driving. Then when I got home I tok it in the fields behind my house and ended up having to use the 4x4, when I got home and got out I noticed a burning smell near the front drivers side tire I popped the hood and looked around and couldn't figure out where it was coming from. Has anyone else had this happen, or know what the problem could be?
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02-27-2011, 02:13 PM
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Re: 2001 4.0 ranger burning smell
Welcome to the Automotive Forums!
Any chance you have a dragging caliper? Feel each wheel and it should be warm, if it's hot to the touch you've found a dragging brake. Best regards, Oscar.
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02-28-2011, 07:11 PM
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Re: 2001 4.0 ranger burning smell
thanks for the tip but that wasn't the case, any other ideas? Also I have a airbag like in my dash that flashes on and off intermittently
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02-28-2011, 08:12 PM
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Re: 2001 4.0 ranger burning smell
There is a recall for many ford vehicles on the Brake Pressure Switch, did you get it done already? If not, then I would inspect it immediately as fluid leaking into the switch can cause a short circuit and start a fire. It is located ver close to the brake fluid reservoir. you can google it so you know how it looks like.
The airbag light can be many things from a bad clockspring, bad crash sensor or a bad wiring, also a short in the electrical system can cause lots of electrical gremlins, did the light started at the same time as the burning smell? If it is equipped with a cruise control system, is it working? If not then you have a bad switch. Here's a link with information about it: http://www.switchfires.com/ Best regards, Oscar.
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02-28-2011, 08:41 PM
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Re: 2001 4.0 ranger burning smell
By the way, is the airbag flashing in an apparent pattern? for example:
ON,OFF,ON,OFF,ON,OFF - PAUSE - ON,OFF,ONOFF - PAUSE - STAYS ON If so count the number of flashes before and after pause in the example above it indicates 3 flashes, pause two flashes indicating DTC 32 (just an example)
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03-09-2011, 09:59 PM
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Re: 2001 4.0 ranger burning smell
My other truck (2002 Ranger XLT with 4x4 and 4.0) would occasionally have a slight burning funk like you're talking about. I liked that truck, but ended up in a freak wreck, which was all me. Never found what was hot though
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