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Asked by kirt Jun 13, 2010 at 02:40 PM about the 1985 Ford Ranger

Question type: General

Is the 2.8 a good engine

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i onced owned an 84 bronco 2 with a 2.8 and it was a very good engine.it had around 280 000 kms on it when i sold it with no major issues.all i did to it was change the altenator and redo the carb!

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i put a carb from a 390 engine on mine they say the jets are to big and causes it not to run properly it has hesitation and kills the motor what can i do to fix it and what did u do to fix yours also the valves are noisy and smokes when i first start it up ive had people tell me the seals and guides are bad other than that it runs good

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you my friend are very dumb or just making shit up, because I don't think there was ever a 4bl manifold made for the 2.8L or even 3.0L.

yes as long as you service it reguraly.but i do have to agree with other post a 4 barel on a stock 4 or 6 cyl.

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