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Rangers were good trucks.
I drove an 1986 Ranger for over 296,000 miles.
I had very little trouble with it.
The only annoyance was that the thing ate headlights.
I would only get about 12 to 18 months on a headlight - and it would burn out.
Someone here on FR (a professional auto mechanic) told me that the cause
was probably a bad voltage regulator.
So NOW I find that out - decades too late!
It’s interesting that you say that: I have had no problem with headlights, but I’ve had trouble with a tail light (yet the brake light works); I’ve switched out the bulb, but it is still a hit or miss proposition (I assume there is a problem with the wiring, and will have someone look at it).