todays fun with an E series!!!

IDIoit · Nov 24, 2015

in light of thanksgiving travels, and with my SD with a repaired rear diff,
i dont want to trust my work with 4 kids, 2 dogs, and the woman.
so i decided to do some work on my 98 E350 for the long haul.

i havnt driven her more than a couple of hours since i got her.
shes got a nasty squeal in the front of the engine which i suspect is the water pump.

so i get to find out how hard a water pump is on a van for the first time.
gonna replace hoses t-stat and serp belt while im there.

a fresh oil change, and i should be golden!

anyone have any tips?

Clb · Nov 24, 2015

Yer gunna need corona's ' lots of corona's

IDIoit · Nov 24, 2015

actually, this has been easier than my 01F250!
besides the fact, i finally learned where the 2nd battery was, and boy, its a stupid location!
behind the driverseat, underneath, outboard of the frame.
the only way to disconnect it is to remove the whole battery box!
left batteries hooked up.

dont need to stand on anything to do the job either!
an hour to remove intake box, rad, shroud, and coolant.
letting PB blaster do its magic on the damn clutch fan.

she should be done by 1, then i can work on my IDI ;Sweet

IDIoit · Nov 24, 2015

so, i went to replace both idler pulleys, and tensioner

it seems as if they re-designed the serp system and the stock idler pulleys and the tensioner are no longer available.
they gave me a SD tensioner & ribbed idler pulley they claim is the update.

so i bolted it up, and the belt goes on just fine, minus 1 hiccup.
the belt now hits the aluminum casting on the passenger side where the ribbed idler pulley used to mount to.

they are trying to find the correct items for my rig,

but half of me wants to cut that bracket off...

Clb · Nov 24, 2015

Planned obsolescence SUX!!!

IDIoit · Nov 24, 2015

rig is updated w/ SD style tensioner.
no more waterpump squeal either.

KZF250 · Nov 24, 2015

It was the "done by one" that jinxed yourself.

IDIoit · Nov 24, 2015

right? well, just so f'n happens that i pinched the gasket.
damn thing leaked ike niagra falls.
tore it apart again.
new gasket, installed.
its warming up right now.
i started at about 10 am
finished at 7:30
this is why im no mechanic... id make ZERO money.

ontop of all that, i blew up my 01 Sd today too
headgasket!

asmith · Nov 24, 2015

You love the skinny pedal too much!!

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IDIoit · Nov 24, 2015

The truck had been having issues.
I knew it was on its way out.
Just means I get to build another 6 door.
soon

FORDF250HDXLT · Nov 24, 2015

hey you had a worse day than i did..............thanks for cheering me up.

bbjordan · Nov 25, 2015

IDIoit said:
right? well, just so f'n happens that i pinched the gasket.
damn thing leaked ike niagra falls.
tore it apart again.
new gasket, installed.
its warming up right now.
i started at about 10 am
finished at 7:30
this is why im no mechanic... id make ZERO money.

ontop of all that, i blew up my 01 Sd today too
headgasket!

We're going to start calling you "Lucky".

IDIoit · Nov 25, 2015

bbjordan said:
We're going to start calling you "Lucky".

ill take all i can get right now...
full throttle on the 87, without much of the stuff i wanted to do to it.

greenskeeper · Nov 25, 2015

timesert spark plug hole repair on an e-series van....now that's fun!

IDIoit · Nov 26, 2015

6 hour drive, complete.
van did great!
altho i need to get a pyro and trans temp gauges for it.

i took out the arm restless crappy seats that were ripped and uncomfortable
and installed these
http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?74961-Red-EZ-Rider-Bucket-Seats

@jhenegh you sir are the man!

back didnt hurt one bit.

todays fun with an E series!!!

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