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  1. nelstomlinson

    Arctic Ambulance

    Now that it's light I went out and looked. The springs seem to be pretty flat. They slope down toward the front. The rear eye is 22" above the ground, the front eye is 15" above ground. They are obscured by the frame from the inside, and most of the middle is obscured by the tires from the...
  2. nelstomlinson

    Best location for E4OD temp sensor?

    Looks like the stock location is in the valve body, so that's probably measuring pretty close to pan temperature? There's one answer to where to put the sensor.
  3. nelstomlinson

    Best location for E4OD temp sensor?

    Does anyone know where the e40d internal sensor is measuring? My aftermarket shift controller reports the temp from the internal sensor.
  4. nelstomlinson

    Speedo cable gear

    Fewer teeth to slow the speedo? Say there's 30 teeth on the driving gear in the transmission. A 10 tooth gear on the cable makes three revolutions when the driving gear makes one. A 15 tooth gear makes two revolutions when the driving gear makes one. Don't you need more teeth on the speedo...
  5. nelstomlinson

    Arctic Ambulance

    Is yours a box truck/ambulance, or a regular van? MG Metalworks sells a 2wd lift kit for these econolines. Bent I beams and longer radius arms up front, suitable springs all around and so on. If I ever change springs on this rig, I'll seriously consider going that route.
  6. nelstomlinson

    Arctic Ambulance

    I'll check tomorrow. From memory, there is reverse curve. Here is a photo I found on my phone, doesn't really show the curve.
  7. nelstomlinson

    Need to replace drain plug on 1356 t-case. Galvanic corrosion?

    Epoxy doesn't handle heat well. Heat that plug a bit with a torch and it'll come right out. Heat the magnesium enough and you can have a Class D fire, for extra excitement!
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    Need to replace drain plug on 1356 t-case. Galvanic corrosion?

    There is potentially salt and water on the outside of the gear case, so I guess there is potential for galvanic corrosion. I wouldn't use a brass plug in an aluminum or magnesium case. Steel is going to be less damaging if there is any galvanic action. Some thread dope might help, can't hurt.
  9. nelstomlinson

    Truck died when switching gears, can’t figure out why!

    I put a pint of the Power Service white bottle additive in each tank at each fill up, along with a pint of Walmart 2 cycle oil for extra lubricity.
  10. nelstomlinson

    Can anyone recommend a PSOM repair place?

    Thanks, I've contacted them.
  11. nelstomlinson

    Can anyone recommend a PSOM repair place?

    Can anyone recommend a PSOM repair place? There are a lot advertising that service, does anyone have any first hand experience with any of them? I'm starting to think my PSOM may be the cause of my shift problems in the ambulance. I swapped in another used PSOM and the problem hasn't recurred...
  12. nelstomlinson

    C6 Lock up torque converter.

    @raydav, what's the right stall speed for an e4od behind a NA IDI?
  13. nelstomlinson

    C6 Lock up torque converter.

    Sounds like the C6 would need a new input shaft, and a new valve to route pressure through it, plus some way to control it. To avoid building a new valve body, valve and controls would have to be external. Could they really do that, plus the locking tc, for $500 extra? Nah.
  14. nelstomlinson

    C6 Lock up torque converter.

    So, XOLATEM, the e40d lockup tc locks with hydraulics? I'd wondered how that worked.
  15. nelstomlinson

    C6 Lock up torque converter.

    There's a 10 speed RoadRanger on ebay for about $3200 as often as not. You'd just need the right bell housing...
  16. nelstomlinson

    92 7.3 Driveshaft keeps sliding back out of carrier bearing

    In '92, would they still have had some stock of the old-style C6 indicators? Or would they have been using the newer style for everything? This is Ford, after all. If the truck came with the e4od, it would have an OD off button, either on the end of the shift lever or on the dash. How 'bout it...
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    Oil change without removing oil filter

    I have some old IDI filters I was gifted. I could put half dozen in a box and get a quote from the post office on shipping, if anyone wants to take a chance on'em. Don't know how they've been stored, don't know much except they're older Frams for our IDIs, not Powersmoke. I'd be happy to...
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    Oil change without removing oil filter

    With all the blowby from our old engines, it's hard to believe that any oil won't get overloaded with carbon in 10k miles. Has anyone sent off oil to be analyzed? If you're going for extended intervals, maybe get it tested at the halfway mark one time, see what that looks like.
  19. nelstomlinson

    Arctic Ambulance

    Most of the winter our snow is a dry dust, doesn't stick much, but definitely drifts. At least the drifts don't get rock hard like up north.
  20. nelstomlinson

    Arctic Ambulance

    Yes, that's the downside to high color temp lights. We'll have snow soon, and then we can see a lot better at night. Edited to add: We don't get much wet snow or freezing rain here in the Interior, so I'm not too worried about the lenses icing up. Don't let them get above freezing and there's...
  21. nelstomlinson

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Sometimes good enough isn't very good at all.
  22. nelstomlinson

    Arctic Ambulance

    I stayed up late enough last night to drive around in the dark a bit. I had the lights adjusted a little high, got flashed by oncoming drivers, so I stopped and adjusted them down a bit. Success! Now the road signs aren't lit up on low beam, but are on high. Nobody flashes me. The cutoff is WAY...
  23. nelstomlinson

    Arctic Ambulance

    For the price of the Aussie kit you could buy some smooth face replacement housings and a set of those Morimoto LED projectors. I might yet do that for my brown truck. In the mean time, the brown truck has new housings with Hella bulbs, that's merely poor, instead of miserably inadequate.
  24. nelstomlinson

    Arctic Ambulance

    Holley is selling Morimoto LED sealed beam replacements. I bought a pair for my Mercedes, and so far so good. Might be good for a bullnose, but I haven't found anything ready made for the bricknose.
  25. nelstomlinson

    Arctic Ambulance

    Unfortunately there aren't many headlight choices for the bricknoses.

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