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  1. Lovely Bunny

    Burn at yellow wires of big connector.

    Thanks folks!
  2. Lovely Bunny

    Burn at yellow wires of big connector.

    Hi all, and thanks in advance for any help...I'm learning as I go so this might be a real noob sort of question. I was replacing my blower motor and disconnected a big connector that runs to the glow plug relay, just so I could get a little more room to maneuver. Got the new blower motor in...
  3. Lovely Bunny

    Replacing valve cover gasket. Anything else to do while I've got the covers off?

    Hi all, I've got a little oil leak seeping from under my valve cover and I'm going to replace the gasket. I'm comfortable with this but wondering what else I might look for with the cover off? Anything in particular I should inspect or look for in there? Anything preventative it makes sense...
  4. Lovely Bunny

    Heater hose ID

    Yes I saw that Bradd, thanks. Not sure how I'm going to go yet--the one that's in there now bends 90 off the block towards the front and then curves up and back again to plug into the heater. I'm not sure if those ones on rockauto are quite right--I'm going to remove the heater and get a...
  5. Lovely Bunny

    Heater hose ID

    thanks again guys. I replaced my radiator not long ago and did the thermostat and water pump at that time, along with related hoses, but neglected to do this engine to heater line. Just the other day noticed a little wet spot on the street, pulled off the doghouse, and found the obvious eak...
  6. Lovely Bunny

    Heater hose ID

    Oh cool, thanks Bradd. They have the molded ones at my local O'reillys also so think at this point I'll drain the system and get in there and see whats what, and then go to O'reilleys and buy whatever seems like the best replacement.
  7. Lovely Bunny

    Heater hose ID

    Thanks guys. The one that's in there is molded but I suppose I will get the standard flexible hose and make it work. I appreciate the suggestions!
  8. Lovely Bunny

    Heater hose ID

    This is for an '88 7.3 econoline.
  9. Lovely Bunny

    Heater hose ID

    Hi all, I need to replace a heater hose that connects to the engine block. On the photo below (thanks to cre1992) you can see where the hose connects at the sticky-outy thing right above and between cylinders 1 and 3. I'm struggling to figure out what's the correct hose to order. Thank you!
  10. Lovely Bunny

    Looking for 6 pin connector

    Hi all, I need a new electrical connector for the cruise control servo on my 88 econoline. I have spent a bunch of time searching but can't find it so figured I'd ask here. Maybe there's a trick or some terminology I don't know or something. Here's a few pics, any help or leads are much...
  11. Lovely Bunny

    Black grease in brake drum.

    Got it! It is indeed a 3.54. I swear I looked for that tag before and couldn't find it. And then you mentioned it and there it was...covered in ancient road gunk but there it was.
  12. Lovely Bunny

    Black grease in brake drum.

    Well according to the door tag the axle code is 33, which my owner's manual helpfully lists as "Dana." Cubey the Ford ID link you sent says it's a Dana 61, which apparently is a 60 modified slightly for a higher gear ratio. It's got "60-ISU" (I thought it was 80 before, sorry for confusion)...
  13. Lovely Bunny

    Black grease in brake drum.

    hmmm...I was basing mostly off of the similar chart here: https://bit.ly/3ojDEK1 In these images the cover of the 70 has a raised section around the drain plug, and also a notch in the bump out at the top. My van does not have these things and looks more like the 80 in this chart. BUT your...
  14. Lovely Bunny

    Black grease in brake drum.

    Thanks Clb! I'll probably just go ahead and order new bearings and races in case my current ones are worn out. They are pretty inexpensive and because I have to work on the street in front of my house it's really best to plan for contingencies...it sucks to take everything apart and then...
  15. Lovely Bunny

    Black grease in brake drum.

    Thanks guys! I'll move forward on a new wheel seal then. And yes, the shoes were pretty oily so I'll go ahead and replace those too. Cubey that is quite the leak!!! Mine wasn't that gnarly yet. I though it might just be brake grease until I pulled the drum off and saw how much there was. I...
  16. Lovely Bunny

    Black grease in brake drum.

    My brakes were a bit soft so I went under to give the starwheela a crank and noticed wetness around my left rear drum. Took it off and found a healthy coating of greasy grey stuff all over everything in there. It's not brake fluid--it's slick like grease and there's no leaking around the...
  17. Lovely Bunny

    New steering gear leaking from sector shaft cover

    Update! Just spoke to Brad at redhead, they're very friendly over there for what it's worth. He confirmed that the first blowout was their fault, the builder used a slightly undersized gear or something like that, so it leaked once it was under pressure. In any case they're going to send me a...
  18. Lovely Bunny

    New steering gear leaking from sector shaft cover

    Alright so I pulled the pump and removed the pressure relief valve...seemed fine, Everything sprung right out and moved freely. Cleaned it out with some brake cleaner and a lint free cloth just because, now I’m thinking I’ll reinstall everything, flush and bleed the system, and give it another...
  19. Lovely Bunny

    New steering gear leaking from sector shaft cover

    I replaced the pump and hoses at the same time as the steering gear. It's a new reman from AC Delco.
  20. Lovely Bunny

    New steering gear leaking from sector shaft cover

    Hi guys, recently replaced my steering gear with a new one from redhead. It's been fine for a couple weeks but has now sprung a leak from under the sector shaft cover. It happens whenever the wheels are turned as far as they can go to the right. It really spurts a ton of fluid, drains the...
  21. Lovely Bunny

    The problem with new brake shoes and the parking brake.

    Hi Selahdoor and Garbage mechanic and others, thanks for this post! Changed my shoes and springs yesterday and spent a bit of time puzzling over this very problem with the parking brake actuator on my drivers side creeping up over the rear shoe and messing up the action. So my question is...
  22. Lovely Bunny

    Getting steering shaft back onto gearbox

    Update for you guys: I am an idiot. Somehow I got it in my head that the flat spot was where the pinch bolt was, so I was lining it up that way. Finally I thought to take a closer look at that joint on the bottom of the steering shaft, spritzed it with a little brake cleaner, and voila, saw...
  23. Lovely Bunny

    Getting steering shaft back onto gearbox

    Haha thanks. Percussive maintenance, my dad used to call it. Not alot of room there but I will try again tomorrow and see if I can make it happen. Someone elsewhere also mentioned doing this: "Bolt the steering box to the frame. Go inside the cab and at the base of the steering column is a...
  24. Lovely Bunny

    Getting steering shaft back onto gearbox

    Diameters are the same. Both old and new are bare metal.
  25. Lovely Bunny

    Getting steering shaft back onto gearbox

    Just counted, they're the same. Flat spots lined up well I think, the shaft just doesn't want to come down very far... I read somewhere else just now to try holding the gearbox up from underneath and inserting the spline into the shaft and then do the pinch bolt, and once thats done then pull...

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