you can add antifreeze in 2 places. If engine is cold,open radiator cap and poor directly in.Also there is a antifreeze reservor thatr you can poor it in if it is empty. Remember just add fluid until it comes up to the cold line on resv.
According to the 1998 Ford Ranger Owner Guide : The 2.5 liter four cylinder engine ( with air conditioning ) has an engine coolant system capacity of 7.2 U.S. quarts So a 50 / 50 mix of antifreeze and preferably distilled water would take : ( 3.6 quarts of antifreeze ) * Ford shows not to exceed 60 % antifreeze
On a 1996 Ford Ranger : It came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )
Answering "Where do you add freon to your air conditioner in your ford ranger?"
You should use a gallon of coolant.
The COOLANT SYSTEM CAPACITY ( 50/50 mix of antifreeze and preferably distilled water ) is 10.2 quarts ( 9.6 liters ) for a 1998 Ford Ranger 3.0 L V6 WITH air conditioning
According to the 2000 Ford Ranger Owner Guide ( for North America ) The cooling system ( for all engine sizes ) came from the factory with : ( a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze , meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )
pour it into the overflow tank
For a 2000 Ford Ranger : All the different engines came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN colored antifreeze ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A ) * 2.5 / 3.0 FFV / 4.0
In a 1994 Ford Ranger : The engine cooling system came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )
The engine coolant reservoir ( which has a 50 / 50 mix of antifreeze and distilled water from the factory ) is located in the engine compartment on the passenger side
For the 2003 Ford Ranger with a 3.0 liter V6 engine and AUTOMATIC transmission ( 7.4 quarts of antifreeze ) * That's for a 50 / 50 mix of 7.4 quarts of antifreeze and 7.4 quarts of preferably distilled water * because the engine cooling system capacity is 14.8 quarts according to the owners manual
According to the 1996 Ford Ranger Owner Guide : For the 4.0 liter V6 engine , with air conditioning : ( the engine cooling system capacity is 8.6 U.S. quarts / 8.1 liters ) It came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A So , maintaining the 50 / 50 mix you would need : ( *** 4.3 U.S. quarts / 4.05 liters of antifreeze *** ) Ford states not to exceed 60 % antifreeze