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    >>> BLEND DOOR <<<

    That's kinda what I had thought. Thanks. :)
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    Cooling with Propane

    Hence is why I refuse to have "central air" and use good old window units. I have three and it would be a rare day indeed if all three quit at the same time. If I come home and find one has given up the ghost, a quick trip to the nearest all-night Walmart and we are back in business.
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    >>> BLEND DOOR <<<

    I know it is a cookoo pre-schooler question, but where in my 1985 factory-A/C truck am I gonna find my "blend door" ?? I sort of think it would be located in the heater-core vicinity. :dunno Can I access it by exposing the heater-core ?? I thought I might take advantage of tomorrow's...
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    Cooling with Propane

    There are a bunch of guys over on the Dodge board that have been using (and mixing) propane in A/C systems for quite some time. I have yet to do so myself, but have read quite a bit about it. The way those guys have been doing so is to cut an old gauge-hose and clamp this onto a plain old...
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    Fuel tank switching valve

    If one is bound and determined to use an electric valve, it is good business to install TWO inline pre-filters just ahead of the valve, one in each tank's draw-line. Thus, any stray bits of crap, "algae", whatever, will get caught by the filter, instead of lodging inside the valve...
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    GRRR! I've got black death!

    Just exactly what is that shiny stuff ?? It looks like that foil-backed bubble-wrap stuff. I did cover the side of my evaporator closest to the turbo with some expensive outer-space million-degree heat-proof sticky-backed asbestos-looking stuff that I got from Summit. It was decent...
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    GRRR! I've got black death!

    Please bear in mind that the more I read about A/C, the less I seem to know. This quoted statement put me to wondering. My 1985 F-350 with well over half-a-million miles still has the original compressor, evaporater, AND condensor. The "drier" has been replaced a few times. About...
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    Fuel tank switching valve

    Toss that electric valve in the garbage and install two WeatherHead manual tank-switching valves. They are either open or closed and ALWAYS work. I see countless older twin-tank trucks running around for years and years off of only one tank, often with the un-usable tank sloshing nearly...
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    Fan clutch frustrations

    Clutched fans are a joke. No wonder the temperature gauge gets on people's nerves if the things aren't even supposed to engage until dangerous territory. A more realistic engagement temperature range would be 160* to 180*, thus the radiator would be somewhat a benefit when the thermostat...
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    Sourcing Group 31's

    I haven't paid full mark-up price for a Group-31s in years. I have always bought "seconds", "blems", or "scratch & dents", whatever they happen to be called in your locale, usually for about 1/3 the cost of first-lines. I have had as good, if not better, luck with the "blems" as I ever had...
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    Hydroboost with electric backup

    The guys that own the local (plus about four more) stock-yards have numerous early-80s F-750s with 370 gas-burners, 4-speeds/2-speeds, that all have the electric brake set-up that you speak of. The basic cab and firewall is no different than a F-150/250/350 of the same vintage. I see no...
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    Hydroboost with electric backup

    And gear-driven power-steering pump. :)
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    >>> REDHEAD STEERING GEAR IS IN <<<

    Yesterday broke a heat record that had been standing since 1936. The radio announcer warned of the dangers of being outside and recommended anyone without A/C to spend the day in the library or the mall (the nearest mall is a good fifty-miles away). Myself, I opted for the cool shady spot...
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    Hydroboost with electric backup

    I have managed to install a lot of stuff that most people said did not fit. If one has a drill, hack-saw, and welder, there is not much that isn't possible. I could be wrong, but I always thought that electric pump only set a parking-brake. :dunno As for a bigger alternator, I highly...
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    Balancing Beads for Tires.

    If those beads impressed you, a set of genuine Centramatics will absolutely amaze you. Besides being ever so much smoother, the Centramatics are a one-and-done permanent fix. Being a life-time in the tire business, I have dumped just about everything inside tires in an attempt to achieve...
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    Moose Review ---- The Carter P4070 Fuel Pump

    Just like any pump, even a well-pump, once the system becomes somewhat pressurized, they change their tune. When the engine is not running, the first few seconds, the pump is just taking the slack out of things; once the pump has pressurized the system, it will load up and thus change it's...
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    >>> PITMAN ARM PULLER <<<

    It is good to hear (well, actually read) things went well as expected for your steering upgrade, HDXLT. I put my swap on hold until I can round up a much better puller. I am looking forward to being free of the typical Ford meander; if this truck drives as good with the REDHEAD as my old...
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    Rally Convoy Spare Parts Inventory....

    On more bit of wisdom I will add : Especially when traveling in convoy, whether it be two trucks or a dozen, it is good business to have at least one stout tow-bar, plus matching tow-bar brackets strongly mounted to every truck in the group. While I wouldn't look forward to flat-towing...
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    Rally Convoy Spare Parts Inventory....

    In this day and age of "we can have it tomorrow", having a good inventory of spare parts will make the difference between fixing the problem alongside the road, or paying for a tow-truck and motel while waiting for the wrong part to come in "tomorrow". Just like the big chain department...
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    >>> PITMAN ARM PULLER <<<

    If I read you right, your Carquest puller IS INDEED an OTC 7311A, right ?? So, if I get the same, I should be good, right ?? In the product reviews, the only complaint on that unit is that they provide plain-jane bolts. Several reviewers commented that they had replaced all the bolts...
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    >>> PITMAN ARM PULLER <<<

    I will follow the cleaning advice today. As a general rule, are those bolts gonna be re-usable; or, should I have some Grade-8 replacements on hand ?? What size/length/thread ?? Thanks. :)
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    >>> PITMAN ARM PULLER <<<

    I, too, have a shiny REDHEAD laying on the bench as we speak --- er, type. Be sure to let me know how that rental puller turns out. Knowing I was sooner or later going to need one, I picked up one of those rigid-jawed C-clamp-looking ones like KD-Tools makes several months ago. Smug in...
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    >>> PITMAN ARM PULLER <<<

    One more question : Is this type capable of pulling my pitman ONE TIME : http://www.amazon.com/Pit-Bull-Pitman-Arm-Puller/dp/B00267PT0Q/ref=sr_1_20?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1340510083&sr=1-20&keywords=pitman+arm+puller : or is it just gonna collapse as soon as I put on the pressure ...
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    >>> PITMAN ARM PULLER <<<

    Will this PITMAN ARM PULLER fit the pitman arm on my 1985 F-350 and is it a good choice for older vintage Ford and Dodge 3/4- and 1-ton trucks ?? OTC 7311A Or would the OTC 7310A be a better choice ?? The 7310A has the appearance of possibly being a bit big for the application. :dunno...
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    She's parked for good

    X 3 on wasting money on a wedding; it is bad enough to ruin a bunch of peoples weekend for such short-lived foolishness, let alone putting yourself in the poor-house. It has been my observation that the more expensive the wedding, the shorter the marriage. Honestly, your true friends and...

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