I never read your update that this turned out to be a 3.0.
My first Ranger was a 96, 2.3, 5 speed, that's the one I installed the
exhaust and aired up the tires and got a solid 30 MPG's
I sold that and bought a brand new 2002 3.0 automatic.
I absolutely hated that truck, no matter what I did it would
get no better than 18 MPG's
I kept it a few years and unloaded it.
The 3.0 has the nickname the cockroach, it's hard to kill them.
The 5 speed will obviously help the situation
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