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  1. Golden Helmet

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    I got the cooling fan and new fan clutch put on yesterday, and today I gave the truck a proper test drive. My old clutch must've been bad for the last 100-200k miles, I noticed almost no difference in power when the old fan and clutch were removed, but with the new clutch on there I can REALLY...
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    gauging interest for a SF Bay Area GTG.

    I'm not picky, I use charcoal the most but only because it's what I have handy.
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    gauging interest for a SF Bay Area GTG.

    I'm still on for the meetup, and I can show up early to help get the place set up and get the food cooking. Just need a time, place, and a hot grill :D
  4. Golden Helmet

    Replacing Fan Clutch

    Rockauto has OEM Motorcraft fan clutches for $64, I just ordered one a few weeks ago.
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    What is this noise? Grumbling @ idle, only in gear / low idle

    It just started doing this recently, it was intermittent but now it's constantly humming / grumbling when the truck is in gear and sitting at idle. You can see in the video that the noise goes away in Park / Neutral, but when the truck gets in gear and the idle lowers something starts making...
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    It's been broken since I bought the truck. The AC system has pressure, but I'm 99% sure it's low on charge. The clutch kicks on and off rapidly, we added one can of R12 to the system for giggles and the clutch started staying engaged longer, but the shop couldn't find their R12 gauge so we...
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    At some point during this "learning experience" a few bolts made their escape and others got mixed up. I ended up having to choose between holding my AC compressor in place correctly or my power steering pump.
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Yeah, the fan is going back on as soon as I can get it in a shop with the right tool. Right now i'm only driving it to and from work, about a mile each way. Not leaving town without a fan.
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    I have a 13psi cap. I still have the original Motorcraft one in my glove box, but I replaced it with a generic 13 pound one while chasing a mystery leak a while back. I tried to get a new Motorcraft 13 pound cap, but the dealership would only give me 15# caps, so generic it is. The upper hose...
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Man, these things get toasty idling in the driveway with no fan, even with the hood up. But nothing's leaking and nothing blew up (yet), so I think all is well. Just gotta get that fan back on and I should be good to go :D
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    You are awesome, thank you! I took a pic earlier, my finger is on the bracket. That bracket did not have a good day LOL My thermostat housing still has the checkball in it, that must be why. Weird. I'll just keep it topped up and stop worrying about it then, thanks!
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Welp, everything is back in. I filled it up with water, let it get up to operating temperature, and so far NO LEAKS!!!! :D I'm not declaring victory yet due to the collateral damage (missing fasteners, ruined one bracket), but if it's still not leaking tomorrow then I think I'm out of the...
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Man, I get stuck on the simplest stuff. This is driving me insane. I'm trying to bolt up my power steering pump bracket, and the long bolt just will not line up and thread where it's supposed to. I moved the whole pump out of the way and it threads fine, so I know it's just me being a rookie...
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    This is what I'm using and calling RTV. I used that to seal the 4 important water pump bolts, the rest I installed with nothing on them, and I was going to use this for the fitting too. I used this Aviation Form-A-Gasket on both sides of the water pump gasket too, as per the instructions in the...
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Ahh, ok, so the stripped threads on the bracket are no biggie then? I couldn't get the bolt to go through the rearmost plate, but I think I just never got it lined up correctly. I'll try again the next time I'm out there, I packed up for today and got some other errands done. I stopped by the...
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Found another problem, looks like I stripped the threads out of the AC bracket. Woops. Good thing my AC is already broken LOL Anyone have a special trick to fix this? And if that's not on the table, anyone got a spare bracket for sale? :P
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Achievement unlocked: hang upside down while being impaled by the hood latch and install an RTV'd bolt. I hope there's no such thing as too much RTV :D Humpty Dumpty is starting to come together again. Water pump is all snugged up, brackets are back on, no extra parts, but I seem to be missing...
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Thanks, I think that's what I'll be doing, my old fitting is pretty badly damaged. I'm taking today off from working on the truck, by the time I escape from work it'll be close to dark. Tomorrow is a better day.
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Got the torque wrench going. I set it at 140 inch pounds, since I'm still reassembling I went with a lower torque setting to start. I might have some mixup going on with my bolts, I went clockwise from the top two bolts and the first few bolts I forgot to put them where they belong, so i'm...
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Getting there. Pump is installed, but my shitty torque wrench won't click so i'm just going light on the bolts. The second bottom bolt I need to re-do, I missed the hole and now it's all gummed up, and i'm having muscle cramp issues atm so i'll save that bolt for later. It's ugly, but it's in...
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    No torch, no vice. Just a Wal-Mart toolkit and an assortment of parts store / harbor freight wrenches. I have the engine as clean as I can get it. I've got some pitting going on, should I be worried or is all well? I'm about to start cleaning bolts and prep the new pump for installation.
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    I need the fitting for the new pump, the new one just has a plug. I can't get the old one off the pump. The pump is now off the truck and that's become a Monday Problem. For now, LIBERATION!!
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Found rookie trap #2, the heater hose fitting on the water pump is refusing to budge, my wrench is just trying to round off the nut. Liberal amounts of PB blaster have been used. What can I try to get this thing off?
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    I just figured it out. I put my breaker bar on another nut on the pulley and used my ratchet on the 1/2 nut. That held the pulley in place and now it's loosened. Sorry for the dumb question, but at least now I know a new trick with my hand tools. Progress continues!
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    Play in my water pump, FUBAR? Video included

    Found the first rookie trap: the 1/2 bolt on the water pump pulley will not budge. The three 9/16 bolts came loose with ease but the 1/2 won't move, it just keeps turning the engine. My belts are still attached. Do I need an impact or special tool or something to get this thing off?

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