IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
That suck. Sorry to hear that. On the (slightly) bright side, I bet that you won't do that again!
So what did you do with your truck today?
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nelstomlinson
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I'm sure there are plenty of new mistakes for me to make, so I shouldn't need to repeat that one any time soon. It was disappointing mainly because my son and I spent the day getting it all back together, and everything was going well, and we were looking forward to going for a test drive in the evening, and then the test drive was off the table and we were dead in the water. Having to buy a new cylinder will be a pain in the wallet, too, I'm sure.
Yeah, for years I had done just about everything automotive EXCEPT for an automatic transmission. Finally decided to learn by going through a C6 this winter... trial by fire! It turned out great and there really isn't any voodoo magic in there after all. The E4OD is more complex, but not to terribly difficult to figure out.
nelstomlinson
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I have a ZFs5-42 that needs a rebuild. That project is coming up, probably next summer. In the mean time, I have a spare e4od that needs freshening up. I have no end of projects, and I can get to some of the truck projects just as soon as I get my loader running again.
nelstomlinson
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After a 200 mile round trip to Fairbanks to get a new slave cylinder, the '89 crewcab again has a clutch!
To bleed the slave cylinder, I poured brake fluid into it until it seemed full, then took a clear tube, jammed one end of it into a jar full of brake fluid and the other end into the port in the cylinder, then pumped the pushrod in and out until I couldn't see any more bubbles in the line. I wound up with quite a bit of the fluid sucked out of the jar. Then I jammed the pushrod in hard so I could put the factory restraint back on it, to keep the pushrod in. That overflowed the jar. After this I used the little rubber dust plug that came with the new cylinder to keep the fluid from spilling out the port.
To install the slave cylinder, I first removed the old one and put a plastic cap over the end of the line. Not much fluid leaked out, because I had the cap on the master cylinder. Then I took the cap off the master cylinder, overfilled it, and went under the truck and quickly popped the cap off the line and jammed the line into the new cylinder. This time I lost some fluid, since the cap was off the master cylinder. I had already put the rubber grommet into the new slave and started the roll pin, so I just had to hold the line firmly in place with one hand and use a little hammer to tap the pin all the way home with the other hand. Then I just had to force it into its slot on the transmission and at the same time get the pushrod into the depression on the clutch lever. All doable, but all much easier said than done.
Done!
To bleed the slave cylinder, I poured brake fluid into it until it seemed full, then took a clear tube, jammed one end of it into a jar full of brake fluid and the other end into the port in the cylinder, then pumped the pushrod in and out until I couldn't see any more bubbles in the line. I wound up with quite a bit of the fluid sucked out of the jar. Then I jammed the pushrod in hard so I could put the factory restraint back on it, to keep the pushrod in. That overflowed the jar. After this I used the little rubber dust plug that came with the new cylinder to keep the fluid from spilling out the port.
To install the slave cylinder, I first removed the old one and put a plastic cap over the end of the line. Not much fluid leaked out, because I had the cap on the master cylinder. Then I took the cap off the master cylinder, overfilled it, and went under the truck and quickly popped the cap off the line and jammed the line into the new cylinder. This time I lost some fluid, since the cap was off the master cylinder. I had already put the rubber grommet into the new slave and started the roll pin, so I just had to hold the line firmly in place with one hand and use a little hammer to tap the pin all the way home with the other hand. Then I just had to force it into its slot on the transmission and at the same time get the pushrod into the depression on the clutch lever. All doable, but all much easier said than done.
Done!
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Finally hooked up the camper AND the boat. I believe I have about 10k lbs hooked to the truck. Doesn't mind one bit. It doesn't accelerate quickly but it cruises at 55 without problem. (NA 7.3 E4OD)
I did notice leaving a stop on a slight incline I just pinned the throttle and there is mild black smoke from the exhaust. Is this normal under load?
Therkhan7_3Turbo
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Pulled the motor, stuck the pan with new rtv, now trying to align it all back in to bolt up trans and motormount. **** this man it's rough.
maybe tomorrow.
broke trans cooler lines in the process but everything should be leak free now... Half tempted to pull the trans that's a bit easier to mate up than vice versa.
maybe tomorrow.
broke trans cooler lines in the process but everything should be leak free now... Half tempted to pull the trans that's a bit easier to mate up than vice versa.
Pull the starter and oil filter for an easier job lining it up
RDieselKid84
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Cleaned out the blower housing, took out the blower motor and the resetor and clean the leaves out of the evaporator. Sprayed some cleaner on the coil and put it back together. Gave it a shot of 12 freon and it cools like new. Sure fills good on these hot days.
Ironman03R
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Added oem fog lights in about an hour..
Ford sells a kit that has everything needed, all plug and play. I will need the dealer to reflash the computer to turn on the indicator in the cluster and activate the auto headlights.
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Ford sells a kit that has everything needed, all plug and play. I will need the dealer to reflash the computer to turn on the indicator in the cluster and activate the auto headlights.
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Therkhan7_3Turbo
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I did, the passenger side just seems so much higher for no reason, and the mounts aren't lining up, provavly need to finesse it some more to line it up.
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Went to work and picked up my trailer that I painted yesterday. Man it's nice having access to a crane!
There's some light spots, I think I'm going to fire the guy that painted it
Cost me fuel and $50 in paint, I can't complain one bit. Now I have to repack the bearings and replace the deck and it'll be good to go!
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There's some light spots, I think I'm going to fire the guy that painted it
Cost me fuel and $50 in paint, I can't complain one bit. Now I have to repack the bearings and replace the deck and it'll be good to go!
The_Josh_Bear
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Rub it in why don't you! That's fantastic. 
Rub it in why don't you! That's fantastic.
Yeah but my $700 trailer now has $400 in tires, $100 in lights and soon to have a couple hundred in the deck. It needs brakes too but I don't think that'll happen this year. That'd be another $150. Had to buy a breakaway box too. It adds up pretty fast. If I didn't need it quick it'd be waiting a while.
