rebuilding carb.

You can buy gallon sized cans of carb cleaner to soak the parts in. These usually include a basket to set them down into the cleaner. You also need an air compressor with a blow gun to blow out the passages. After that, I blow em out more with spray carb cleaner before reassembling the carb.

shelbe67 said:

just outa curiosity I just read your sig how hard was it to put that 331 in your ranger? what mounts did you use? special parts? my buddy has one and he asked me what he needs thanks again!

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Tell your bud to go to www.rangerpowersports.com That, and other V8 Ranger sites will get him started. Swap mostly uses Fox body Mustang parts and mounts. I've had a V8 in mine for 6 years now, but not the 331 anylonger. Got my "spare" 5.0 in there now and it's my daily driver. I used 85-93 Fox Stang convertable mounts, home built trans cross member, 65-66 Shelby Stang Tri-Y headers, Toploader 4 speed. 88 Crown Vic front acessories ( P/S & Alternator) There are a hundred different ways to V8 a Ranger. Simplest is the 98-up using a V8 Explorer or Mountaineer as a donor. Everything is a bolt in/plug in there. The gallon carb cleaner uses a carb cleaner solution, what it consists of, I can't tell you. Nasty **** though. But washes off with warm water.

I've rebuilt several carbs and clean them using Brake Kleen (there are lots of brands and names but all are pretty much the same) and an air hose to clean all the passages. One thing is for sure WEAR SAFETY GLASSES! I've gotten Brake Kleen in my eye once and it is not pleasant! Since then I don't even think about using the "squint method" of eye protection. I like Brake Kleen because it cleans very well, and it evaporates completely, leaving no residue at all.