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  1. Daryl4

    Overheating, odds it's the thermostat, which to get?

    Uhm, no, only the trip home where it overheated, so I guess for a bit it was at operating temp, and the trip last night where it never warmed up. The thermostat being stuck half open makes perfect sense, not a failure mode I'm familiar with though. I see no reason to think I have any serous...
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    Overheating, odds it's the thermostat, which to get?

    The first time it overheated I didn't really notice anything till I was sitting at a light about a mile off the highway and it all went haywire. There was a weird knocking, like the engine was kicking, suddenly steam everywhere, the power steering wasn't working, look at the dash and the engine...
  3. Daryl4

    Overheating, odds it's the thermostat, which to get?

    When I stopped at my destination only about a mile off the highway and checked things out I could still easily squeeze the radiator hose, it was only ever so slightly more pressurized then cold. I also pulled over half way and checked things out, it was weirding me out that the temp was reading...
  4. Daryl4

    Overheating, odds it's the thermostat, which to get?

    So just went for a drive, about 20 miles, mostly highway all downhill or flat and about 40 deg outside. The temp gauge never even got past C and when I stopped at my destination the lower hose was still cold. Can I bother ya for a part number on the thermostat, E5TZ8575C? And are there any...
  5. Daryl4

    Overheating, odds it's the thermostat, which to get?

    I got no good read on the fan, I neglected to see how it felt when cold, now warm it's just a bit stiff and moving a reasonable amount of air. But the rad isn't hot, the upper hose is only hot close to the engine, and lower hose is cold. But I can confirm the pump is working, coolant level...
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    Overheating, odds it's the thermostat, which to get?

    My NA 89 suddenly started overheating, was my daily then the other day on the way to work it cooked itself. Took 4 gallons to fill it back up. This rig has an aluminum radiator that is rather flimsy at the cap and the lips had bent up, so I chocked it up to that for the work day. Then it...
  7. Daryl4

    brick nose to OBS heater control swap?

    FWIW my 87 has a heater control unit with AC and an off position on the fan control, no panel/floor mix option though. But may be an easier option for you, it looks like this. EDIT... I should add, I much prefer this setup to what's in my 89 as it gives more control where I want it...
  8. Daryl4

    FIPL, E4OD TRANS, SHIFT, FRIKK!!!!

    I and other professionals disagree. There's absolutely a thing we may call information overload. Whether done on purpose or not when pertinent information is included with other unimportant data it's less likely to be understood, absorbed, and utilized. In the long run you're correct but in the...
  9. Daryl4

    Unknown underdash electrical box

    I can't remember what he said but I do remember he does speak a little of it in another vid. I don't exactly pay attention when I have his vids on.
  10. Daryl4

    FIPL, E4OD TRANS, SHIFT, FRIKK!!!!

    No shit, his truck's a 90
  11. Daryl4

    FIPL, E4OD TRANS, SHIFT, FRIKK!!!!

    I don't have any solid answers but two areas to consider.... My new to me E4OD in my new rig was doing some odd somewhat random stuff. I flushed it quite a bit and it's certainly helped. To swap out fluid I do something kinda odd others think is silly, I think it works great. I "T"d into the...
  12. Daryl4

    Newish, couple questions.

    Interesting, thanks for the links. FWIW this is WAAAY pre-mature, I just bought a house, gotta move, do some remodeling, etc. And this rig has a pile of drivability and reliability issues to deal with first, etc. Then I gotta replace the tranny in my F350 so it's reliable when I have this sucker...
  13. Daryl4

    Newish, couple questions.

    Yeah got some ideas/plans there as well. Needs some rollover protection, these rigs are horrible stock, but this rig is worse with all the rust and I'll be making it even worse with the mods when I remove/weaken the B-pillar. But I don't want to close off the interior with a cage, I bought it...
  14. Daryl4

    Newish, couple questions.

    Everything is illegal, don't mean I don't do it anyway.
  15. Daryl4

    Newish, couple questions.

    I've followed you're stuff for a while, I'm a fan, and had other handles on other forums, etc. One of these days I'd really like to pick your brain on some details of this project. But I'm not even close to getting started on that aspect, so it'll wait. And yes, I'll likely get a build thread...
  16. Daryl4

    Newish, couple questions.

    I don't expect the suicide doors to be all that expensive, I already have a crew-cab with a good cab I intend to part and I need to use that cab as a donor for the roof and floor anyway. So thinking I'll do the work largely on it, then once I have it all worked out cut out what I need from it...
  17. Daryl4

    Newish, couple questions.

    Thanks, the roof isn't horrible, but it's bad. It's actually worse up front by the windshield, it had a visor on it that sometime before me was removed without fixing the holes. It's now rusted a fair bit and leaks. The floor is worse then the roof, about 6 or 8 square inches of area that I can...
  18. Daryl4

    Losing My Mind: I Now Have a Truck With No Keys

    Never done it on an OBS, but plenty of times on Brick and Bullnose trucks(so I assume OBS) you don't have to pull the door panel, in fact I don't suggest it at all. To pull/replace door lock cylinder you need a flatish pry bar, needle nose vise grips, and a small screwdriver/pointy thing...
  19. Daryl4

    an IDI as a ranch tank?

    It's Mint Kidding aside, IF you want to do this with a cheap pickup/SUV then you can't get much better then a Ford with an IDI and a Dana 60 front. It's been proven again and again that the IDI is near impossible to kill (once started) and the D60 is of course legendary. Most common weak link...
  20. Daryl4

    Glow Plug Replacement Suggestions

    Thank you!
  21. Daryl4

    Setup and Tune, Baumann/US Shift Quick 4 E4OD Controller?

    Made progress on the install yesterday, sadly it had to be a back burner item included on a crazy day. Sorry no pics yet, was too busy but I'll get some. One really cool thing US Shift never mentioned and should is that many of the wires are labeled on the wire. Small print every foot or so on...
  22. Daryl4

    1990 F250 Ex-Cab 4WD IDI 5-Speed - Seattle !SOLD!

    Sold, the guy was kind of an odd one, so maybe he's a perfect new IDI owner, lol
  23. Daryl4

    Glow Plug Replacement Suggestions

    Well that actually went rather smoothly. Only one issue besides the two that were hard to get to. Number 8 came out feeling like it was bent, it would get tight every half turn. Look at it and it looked scrapped on one side like you'd expect if it was bent. OK so it's bent, but it's out...
  24. Daryl4

    Help me decide, E4OD vs ZF5

    Auto insurance companies, government, what's the difference? It's government that has given the insurance industry the stranglehold over us that it has. I F'n HATE insurance companies been ripped off by every single one I've ever had. It's a stupid racket, let's see pay someone so I can fight...
  25. Daryl4

    Glow Plug Replacement Suggestions

    It's not? I don't see people complaining about issues with Bosch GPs? Or is it that they should be working better then they are and thus something else is likely wrong? On that note, been trying to figure out/look up the amp draw of the GPs, got any idea?

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