heads, valvetrain, on the 7.3 for the bronco!!!
next up: tear engine out of the 89 F250 and break it down
next up: tear engine out of the 89 F250 and break it down
with stock dana 60 springs will it sit higher in the front with the 250 springs
From my research, should sit 2" higher in the front vs. stock TTB. So, damn near level front to back after D60 swap.
well i thought about installing my h-max smoke puff limiter but i only had time to change the knifes in my chipper after work today dangit.it's the thought that counts anyway though right?
ah well.maybe tomorrow.im hardly getting smoke anyway really.just when she hangs in OD pulling a grade (with ease!) and just as she downshifts to 3rd she gets a little dirty.
I may need to try one of these smokepuff eliminators after some winter cash hits
chip truck;
water pump failure!
it failed on my way in to work.bearing shot.all wobbly and leaking coolant.so i went and bought some distilled water.loosened the cap and worked the truck for the day.local auto store didn't have a water pump in stock,but could get one in at 2pm....perfect.they even stocked fleet charge to boot!
the truck even made it home on it's own too.slick.so i put that in tonight and i just need to fill her back up in the am and im good to go.
the bad part?
my records indicate at 95k miles i replaced the water pump with a new oem motorcraft.
the truck now has under 140k miles on it.so not even 50k miles on a water pump.they just don't make stuff like the used to.should have just kept the original pump.so much for preventive maintenance.that one bit me in the ass.
the good;
it's been 60k miles since i replaced my hoses.so i did these at the same time.new gates,upper and lower.
^ that's what i thought to myself when i saw the steam coming from under the hood.uh oh.i didn't get my hoses replaced in time.......then i popped the hood.......wrong.just good old China/Mexican junk failing.
you know ya pay a bit more and buy motorcraft thinking you'll get something different but.....ah well./rant.that's how it goes sometimes.