My Dads buddy from work has a 1995 F350 4x4 with a 460. Truck has never had the trans rebuilt nor the motor and it is still running strong at 319K original miles.He asked me if i could put in a new pump seal because his was leaking pretty bad. I did some reading up and took the trans out...
This is gonna take a while to explain so old people (Goose) or if you need reading glasses make sure you have em and a cold drink cuz this is gonna take a while LOL!To start it off. My buddy has a 1994 F150 single cab short box 4x4. 6 inch lift.I sold him my 1995 F150 extended cab 4x4 and...
Anyone ever heard of or is running Biodiesel in their 7.3L with good results?I thought i remember people saying bad things happen to the engine when you run bio diesel in a powerstroke but i never really confirmed this. And this was years ago..My 99.5 powerstroke has 137K miles on it and...
Havent drove it in about 2 months. Got it out of the barn and changed the fuel filter and oil. Let her idle for a while and took it up town to get some fresh fuel in it! Dang truck runs like a dream ;)Dad took a really cool picture of it! I do need a front bumper though lol Im getting spring...
Hey everyone.. My name is Mike. Im from up here in Yale MI (against my will). I am 22 years old and still trying to get as many Mechanic Certs as possible. I currently work at a Ford, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep dealership. Kind've a jack of all trades there. One day im a used car mechanic (when the...
I have a 97 F350 psd 4x4 E4od. Trans decided to go out a couple of months ago so i had it rebuilt.. Got it all back together took it for a test drive.. When shifting 1st to second and about 2200 rpms it would rubber band into second.. Second to third it shifted VERY VERY VERY Hard.. I put it in...
Hey guys! long time no talk... Been crazy crazy crazy busy around here.
Finished up a chrysler 300C srt8 build 470 rwhp and a srt8 jeep project with a 440 stroker that made 530 rwhp on the dyno. Shipping that out tomorrow.But since the middle of april big red (my truck) has been out of...
My dad has a 2002 F250 4x4. He cant seam to find his owners manual and needs to find where the 4x4 transfercase shift motor fuse is located. Can anyone help him?
My sister has a 97 Explorer. Hasnt ran since october and i finally got around to fixin it. Fuel pump was bad. AnywhoIts AWD and i was pulling it out of the barn and into the icy driveway. Well it slipped a little and clunked up front.. So i did it again and head the throttle open and its a...
Well when i got my truck there was barley any diesels pickups around my area.. Then all the sudden i notice there are more and more, and a couple that are almost exactly like mine.. So i thought well thats kool.. Then i get my stacks, 5 inch mitres.. All the sudden all the diesel trucks have...
Well i made a post a while back about the guy i was helping do performance work on the 5.7L and 6.1L hemi motors found in the newer mopar cars and jeeps.Well now hes gone and im the new "owner" i finally got my very first job! And to top it off its a very big project. What it is, its a 07 SRT8...
Thinkin bout gettin either the steps or running boards for the truck. Whats everyones opinion about the best quality, usability, and looking running board or step?
Got myself a winter project. Went last monday and picked up a 7.3L motor out of a 96. Guy bought it off a well known diesel performance guy and they took it out of a stock truck to put a 6 oh no in it. Claims it has 140K on the clock.What i got was, Complete lower end including flywheel and...
My dad has a 2002 F250 with the 7.3L.He called me yesterday saying his truck is leaking out oil bad.. So i checked it out this morning and his pan is rusted pretty bad and it looks like the gasket material itself is where its leaking out of..Trying to find some information about doing this...
The OBS Powerstrokes are not intercooled sadly.. Well after hangin around and helping with a coupe of the local diesel pulling trucks, a guy offered a intercooler for my truck after he noticed i didnt have one and seeing how interested im in about doing mods. He had it in his Crew cab long box...
Ordered one of these today at work just for the hell of it. Thinking that its going to be alot easier draining my oil... But for some odd reason i think of someone draining my oil on me without me knowing untill its to late... Would you guys use this...
Howday..Got home from a snowmobile show saturday nite, called a couple buds over and we installed the stacks on my truck. Had a T pipe made to fit my stacks. Went with the 5 inch stacks i got for free. When i got the stacks they was straight cut with rain flappers on it (Gaheyyy) Well i cut...
I recommend it! Very easy to do, and everything cost me 5 bucks from radio shack. You need a 10K ohm resistor thats used in many electronics, roll of electrical tape, and male and female connectors. After the puff of smoke the truck gets into an awesome RPM range and really rips. People claim 50...
How much Trans Fluid does a E4OD transmission take with the stock pan? Including filling the torque converter before installing...Also what type? Mercon V?
Anyone know where i can get a whole kit that includes the door lock cylinder and ignition with the same key? Ive already checked bronco grave yard and they only have the door cylinders..My PS door doesnt unlock from the outside and some times my drivers side door will let me in but most of...
Well ever since i bought the truck the OD light, started flashing on my way home with it. Had a mechanic scan it and its a torque converter slip code....The light will come on and it shifts hard from 1st to 2nd. Well when the light has been coming on ive been erasing the stored memory out of...
I think i might have found it. Its rather expensive but it worked for me today.Step one, Buy a truck with a PSD (LOL!)Step two, Get in truck and turn key all the way to the run position after the WTS light turns off) OptionalStep three, Put in (D) and hope your torque converter feels up to...
Well sorry for the delay!Got the truck. Trip went pretty good, had some fun. Iowa is quite a haul from us LOL Nuff talk here are the pics. So far im pretty happy with the truck
IM KEEPING IT!bigdanceMy friend who was selling his truck has a guy coming to buy his truck tomorrow.. If he dont buy it tomorrow, he wants me to match his cash offer of $5000 and im not sure if i want to spend that much money on a truck that old..The guy backed out of buying my truck...
Theee truck here i have sitting in my driveway is a 94 F150 4x4 with a 302. It has MAF. My bronco has SD.. So im wondering how hard it is to convert from SD to MAF? And what exactly is needed?
Well all of the sudden my rear axle has a whinning noise. Must be pretty loud because i can hear it over the annoying loud Baja claws on my truck.I hear the whinnin noise when im going at a stead speed with a steady throttle. Once i let off the gas the noise goes away. Back on the gas and...