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  1. chrlsful

    Rust issue, thoughts?

    car-part.com and NAPA? my 2 favs? work together 4 us all ! nice, gotta try that!
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    Project Saburai

    soon to occupy this space > a new '97 truck < Who said U can't get a new 1997?
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    Potential new tow rig / help needed!

    I like UShip. They bid on ur item's shipping, u accept whichever 1 U want. I wait a good long time rejecting untill in my price range. One I'd emailed back'n forth with finally said "How much do U wanna pay?" We did it for my quote. I used that figure'n got nother motor shipped fr another...
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    What's the trick for removing/installing the serpentine belt?

    Go 2 : rent-a-guy = 3 beers p/hr !!! 8^0 Hey, thnx 4 even considering it ! Git yer own UTube channel!
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    What's the trick for removing/installing the serpentine belt?

    sure video away - I'd like 2 C a 2 min. change !!! (practice has made perfect?)
  6. chrlsful

    oil pump

    yes, ck 4 'galling' (scars). "...And if your pump is bad get another stock one don’t buy aftermarket...." how is this done? I've gone to ford for parts (& been laughed @) just a few yrs old - "No, out of stock, too old!" get lost... ID maker & contact them?
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    Bastardizing a steering shaft?

    I like how every 1 sez the LAST adj U do is "tighten the bolt on the box" - seen too many guys go there'n in short order have s. bx failure...
  8. chrlsful

    Zf5 cross reference between IDI and psd.

    best $ on ship? uShip - a bidding net spot. (May B an offshoot of flee-bay). I am patient but cheep. I waited till the bidders got low enuff, tapped a few till one finally asked "How much do U wanna pay?" $150 1000 mi, then $150 1500 mi.(450# motors). I used sm carriers of LTTF (less than a...
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    Alternative diesel fuel

    we use straight fryer oil (filtered only). To me "biofuel" is just adding lye (is it?) diesel, etc. They're puttin ina plant 4 it here. We cheep out, triple filter down the hill like above, start/stop (just 5 min) on 1 tank (diesel) an run on tuther (used, filtered, straight fri-o-later veg...
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    What's your favorite method for degreasing an IDI?

    simple green & purple power are our local (WessMass) solutions. Spray'n scrape anything U can 1st! Plop into a bucket. I believe covering 1 or 2 components /or/cautious direction of spray to B enuff for 'safety' @ the 2nd stage @ car wash. The car wash has special equp (by local law) to take...
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    Fan clutch upgrade...

    Blades hit the hose? - grind off the extra length on the plastic fan blades. Try'n do it equally so it stays in good balance.
  12. chrlsful

    IDI powered chipper.

    my PTO is justa buncha gears. Here: Measure them to C how 2 runit @ 6 - 800RPMs... Spin it upto 2, 3K !!! 8^0
  13. chrlsful

    Engine removal

    wouldn't take off the sheet metal, leave it in its own "engine stand" & 'go to town"? Nah, too many ancillaries still in the way, too many nuts 2 spin...
  14. chrlsful

    E4od casting number id

    wonder if when old tube is removed w/o braking if U can slip the two together (hacksaw in 1/2) & braze @ joint to make another. This way the old bigger 1/2 can connect w/pan and the newer be available for use? May B that's what U meant above w/: "...try to get the broken upper tube out of the...
  15. chrlsful

    Welding oil pan in place?

    I understand they're an eighth inch off the pan floor. The 'squished ball of clay' method will tell...
  16. chrlsful

    Gelled lines

    Cheep plug in block heater, long extension into the house/garage/whatever? Usta put a pan w/coals out of the stove, had a 3 ft handle, moved it around a lill, never took of the pan lid... ahhh the old daze in VT.
  17. chrlsful

    RADIATOR QUALITY

    Well... my niece, her hubby & 2 babies just got burned out of Ojai
  18. chrlsful

    5.0 87 bronco little more go?

    2 have said it "...Played with the timing some..." 1 said 1 or 2 * , I'd say 4 over ford spec (but twist untill ping on hwy, then back a scotch). Cheepest hop up available (ford retarded due to emissions). Tire sz change is cheeper than gears (pump em up too). Don't some of that era go w/a dual...
  19. chrlsful

    ZF Parking brake

    isn't Death Wobbel frm Track Bar not being in plane (@ a different angle) than OEM design w/the other (is it drag link?)... Now U did the bushings, check the angle between the two. Could I have it confused w/'bump steer'?
  20. chrlsful

    Steering questions

    i've hear adjusting them too far creates damage. Not sure about the details & may B this is just on older models (60s, 70s).
  21. chrlsful

    Very bad driveshaft center support carrier bearing

    Ahhh. OK, just wanted U to get the 'full treatment' & B safe
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    Very bad driveshaft center support carrier bearing

    vid looks like too loose @ diff (2 the right of vid) as well. Did they ck that end (may B frnt end - transmish yoke - is OK?)
  23. chrlsful

    Trans and engine swap help

    "...So i am doing a weird swap..... 5.4 to 7.3idi. With a zf6...." will a gasser tranny do OK in a diesel? (tq difference) Probably, (due to THAT transmish) but it's got this non-mechanic head scratchin......... Thnx !
  24. chrlsful

    E4od casting number id

    a good resource for ford identification is a retired OEM prtsman "Numbers Dummy" over on FTE. He still has the books & microphish (not sure on CDs). He's heledp (litterally) millions!
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    Avg coolant temp 6.9

    "...a way to check t stat see if its bad?..." I like bowl of hot H2O & thermometer, throw it in & watch 4 opening/closing

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