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    Door key works doesn't work

    One of my doors on my 86 has an issue with the door key. About half the time, turning the key moves the lock mechanism almost enough to unlock the door. When this happens, the pop up pops up but the door won't open from the outside. Opening the door with the inside handle fully unlocks the door...
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    Bullnose trailer plug

    I need to start hauling (and using) a dump trailer. My 7 pin connector has 6 wires running to it. There's no batt + that I could find. My 6 pin connector also has no batt + Looking at the controller and the 7 pin, they were both wired in with scotch connectors. I'm guessing that the 4 wire in...
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    Coolant on intake manifold

    Went out yesterday and noticed a small puddle under the passenger side of the engine. I drove the truck and this morning, I noticed a much larger puddle. I was short on time and only took a quick glance. I noticed coolant still dripping around the starter and I noticed coolant puddled on top...
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    Steering shaft coupler rag joint replacement

    There are a lot of threads on here telling people to simply replace their steering shaft with a Borgeson or Flaming Rivers shaft for $290-$350. On my truck, the sliding part of the steering shaft is in excellent condition. So, here we go: This is much easier with the power steering pump moved...
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    Rock Auto discount code - 5% off

    If anyone needs a code, it's 5082053219759088. Good until November 13th. Who knows, maybe you want to order one of the closeout motorcraft fan clutches they have. Or the $1.57 belts.
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    New fan clutch or convert to electric

    Fan clutch on my 86 is TU. Temp gauge randomly pegging. With the gauge far to the right, I can see the fan is spinning a lot slower than the pulley. I can slowly stop the clutch with a few paper towels. We have lots of options it seems. Motorcraft clutch. It looks like the P/N is...
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    CA unladen weight fee

    Here in California, our trucks are registered commercial and we pay a weight fee based on the unladen weight. I believe this weight is set when the vehicle is first sold but who knows. While at AAA registering my truck, the nice lady showed me the weight ranges. My truck's unladen weight is...
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    Lost my brakes

    I think I jinxed myself. Hadn't had time to be on here for awhile. Logged in today and later on I lost my brakes. Turns out I must have a leak in the rear brake circuit. I got the brakes bled and the brake light off but now it feels like there is a brick under the brake pedal. It is extremely...
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    Coolant leaks on the heads

    It appears I might have two coolant leaks. Parked the truck and went out the next morning and saw moisture under the driver's side. Taste test says it's coolant. Crawling under the truck it appears that the coolant is coming from the top of the rear of the head where it mates to the block. A...
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    Dear Napa,

    You suck. You used to be the over priced high quality auto parts store that could get something when everyone else failed. Now, you are about useless. Sincerely, David me:I'm looking for a KAT 11605 block heater. That is K A T 11605 napa:That's a hose. me:No, it is a block heater...
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    flat towing

    Just wondering if this could be done. Idi - tow bar - Idi. There are some parts trucks around and about that I might be interested in.
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    Hydroboost, Serpentine and 3G alternator

    Picked up a 3G alternator at the pick n pull today. Actually I picked up two since when I dropped a wire cover under a car and looked under it, someone had pulled another 3G and threw it under there. I think that was an omen. I also pulled the plug and main charge wire off of a full size that...
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    truck got an unintentional workout today

    Taking out some trees on a property. Some privets, a catalpa and a couple of pecans. The privets and catalpa tree are kinda crap wood for burning but free is free. I decided I would pull out what they had got cut today and loaded about half the bed. On my way to drop off this little...
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    Rear hub to rim interference fit

    Anyone know why my rear hub to rim fit is an interference fit? I thought my wheels were rusted to the drums but it appears the little ears in the rim hole are too small for the hub to slide in. It took some serious kicking to get both of them off. Could it be that whomever managed to stretch...
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    new lug nuts

    Any reason not to use 7/8" lug nuts instead of 1 1/16"? Steel wheels, acorn nuts
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    CDR relocation confusion

    What a bummer. I ordered a Banks CDR relocator. Not what I was expecting. The piece I got will bolt to the back of the intake and rotate the CDR from vertical to horizontal and twist it off to the side. I know, just about a useless description there. It has two CDR flange plats with a bent...
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    Pulling hot side of turbo apart

    I was going to get some pipes ceramic coated for my hypermax turbo. Guy suggested we coat the hot side of the housing while we are doing it. How difficult is it to get it apart? Anything that screams danger? Thank you
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    Low fuel pressure, poor performance

    Truck has what I consider less than stellar performance. It smokes the freeway at night pulling a mild grade. It will smoke a lot accelerating in first gear, especially if I have had it idling for 10 minutes. It does burn oil. Say a quart in 500 miles. The exhaust does smell oily. Just...
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    schraeder adapter for fuel pressure

    Anyone know where to get an adapter for there to barb or pipe thread? I was about to cut up my bicycle pump last night whentheneighbor handed me a core tool so I could check my pressure
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    tilt steering and ignition actuator lube?

    Can i put a tilt steering in my truck? What is a direct swap? Do you need to lubricate the ignition actuator? Mine broke and I'm in the process of tearing the column down. The bronco article has the correct part number door my truck and it is a stock item at Ford. For anyone...
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    How to when the search function won't do it

    Sometimes the search function just won't let you do what you need it to do. A search for CDR will fail for example. The bulletin board code is designed to protect the database from searches that would take to long to return a result. That is done by limiting searches that don't contain enough...
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    how to auto-rx : from the source

    I've been reading again and again on here how to "properly"run auto-rx in our engines. The mantra, run, rinse, run or you aren't doing UT "right" didn't seem to jive with my reading of the instructions so I emailed them. Here is the exchange below. It's your money, do what you want with it...
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    where exactly is the distributor?

    It must be there because when i disconnected the batteries and lost my presets, the stereo gave me a nice wheeeeeeeee. In all seriousness, I am assuming this is alternator noise. How do i suppress it or is there a bigger problem in the charging circuit that is going to rear it's ugly head?
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    7.3 return line kit on 6.9?

    Can I? I bought some injectors and a return line kit and the kit is for a 7.3.
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    quality timing light with advance

    So, got my ferret and a timing light. I was amazed at the lack of technical information to be found on the timing lights available. Frankly, i don't care if a timing light is shaped like a phaser or if it flexible enough to perform self fellatio. If I want to spend hundreds on a tarted up...

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