Often times the chain auto parts stores will stock a 4-pack of o-rings. There are about four sizes so minimal stock covers many, many applications.I've cleaned injectors myself more or less as described by the article, using an aluminum fuel rail I plucked out of a junkyard, fed by an old EFI...

My crewcab looks like that on occasion and every few years I have to clean/paint the bits underneath to keep the metal where it's supposed to be - on the truck.You're right about new england trucks - rust rust rust - thanks to the humidity, wide temperature changes, and of course, massive road...

That's a good recommendation Eco... especially considering the truck EEC's are behind (in years) of the car EEC's in strategy.Probst is also a good writer (or his ghost writer is good, either way).

That's a good book to tune with, but I'll see if I can find a book on my shelves in the basement that's a better starting point - i.e. not Ford specific but covers all the math and theory... which will give you the foundation you need to tune anything, including Ford.I know Corky Bell's...

ECO - I think by "plug and play" he was referring more to how easy it is to hook up. My moates/eeceditor solution requires a bit more "assembly" as do some of the other solutions as compared to tweecer. I could be wrong but that was my take anyway.Regardless what method he or anyone else...

You're welcome Skand... if you want plug and play you're best bet is to convert to one of the mustang EEC's (A9L/A9P) and use an off the shelf tuner like tweecer and twiddle your settings that way. Boost, no boost, both EEC's work pretty good for both.I did run my 93 crewcab on the A9P for a...

Negative? Not at all. Careful with my word choices, as to not intentionally lead people in wrong direction. I've run into this a few times - where some radical, crazy thing worked for me and others tried to join my enthusiasm but couldn't duplicate it - then get pissed off. I try to avoid...

Everything if you're cheap... er... frugal. If you have to overbore the engine to clean things up then obviously one would need oversized pistons and rings, but other than that rods, cranks, lifters, rockers all can be recycled, though not always from the engine you have sitting on your engine...

I did say that. The van I got it out of I believe was a 94... but it wasn't an ordinary E350... it was a shuttle bus E350 - think elongated dually chassis cab with a van clip instead of a pickup cab. Here lies the difference...The heavy duty/severe service chassis cabs (F-truck or E-van)...

Heavy duty trucks tend to shift their transmissions harder, because they have more weight to hump around. This is reflected in the code of the EEC. You'll also find that the timing curve in those EEC's are a little more aggressive as well.So yeah, that's pretty much why your truck shifts...

Just don't epoxy them on.I had a non-mechanically inclined friend CHAULK his door panels on his car to eliminate squeeks. While it worked very well for years, it made my changing his power window motor a disgusting and aggrevating experience. Almost the point where I fantasized about...

Thanks again for the welcome.Eventually I will make a rear bumper. Once the stock one rots and falls off. It has so many coats of paint on it rusting away will take an eternity.See, people can't see my very large, very white crewcab and drive into the back. Their insurance gives me...

Eco,When the AC kicks on the idle RPMs should increase by about 100 or so.

Maybe, but it would make the clips tighter :)

the chair pads I'm referring to are softer and more flexible than a common sponge. You could easily crumple a 1" thick, 24x12" pad into a baseball-sized wad, which would spring back immediately when you release it.You could screw right through it no problem. I did just that when repairing a...

I find a radio necessary. If it weren't for jazz music while driving through the crowded NJ streets/highways, I'd be deliberately running over zig-zagging imports.I can afford a radio much better than increased insurance :D

I personally don't think there's an obvious increase in available horsepower by using an e-fan, but they do solve a lot of packaging problems, especially if you're shoving a physically large engine into a much smaller vehicle (460 in an Explorer, for example, 302 in a Spitfire, RX7, etc).Efans...

your door panels are attached via clips and screws, so it's just a matter of replacing the clips with new ones that aren't worn out. Sometimes you have to put washers behind the panel where the screws to, to tighten those up as well.Or, you could just replace the clips with allen bolts by...

I've done a lot more to the truck than I listed, I just can't remember it all. So many little things that just "occured" out of necessity or convienence. Some of the projects were harder than others, and most of the stupid-simple ones I don't really document or care about. They just become...

Here is an example, my old 1969 XL convertible:When the headlights are off, the grill goes all the way across the nose of the truck, corner lamp to corner lamp.When the headlights are on (or in the case of the above picture the vehicle has a severe vaccum leak) the headlight doors (with...

The sheet metal of your truck is just thin metal - it can be cut, shaped, welded, bent and curved to your liking for any customization that you want. "Hot Rodders" have been doing this since oh, 1919? ha ha.*MY* headlight idea for my 93 crewcab is to remove the slightly curvy headlilghts, and...

Underdrive pulleys are useful if you increase the RPM range of your engine by building it for such.Other than that, you're spending money needlessly.Running the alternator slower results in less output. Running the PS pump slower results in less pressure and in turn more work to parallel...

There is a lot of validity to this way of thinking... though maybe I may entice Brian by telling him that with a tremendous amount of hacking, cutting and welding, a nicely built 460 can fit into a 1991 Ford Explorer 4-door. You'll retain the stock, unassuming appearance and really enjoy the...

Yep, that's the mode switch. You can use a town car or taurus one as they bolt right in.Mine has a taurus part in it right now.

The windstar cluster almost belongs there... and wiring it wasn't very difficult either. MUCH easier than the original digital cluster project - t-bird cluster - which was tedious yet had a nice outcome in the end. TEDIOUS!http://frederic.woodbridgedata.com/index.php?p=f350-tbird-cluster

I put my coffee between my thighs. I have one of those thermos, pushbutton-closing coffee mugs so nothing leaks and if it falls on the floor not a big deal.But I am curious Carbone, how is it that your truck is so clean? Mine looks like a diseased porcupine exploded in it!

Most of my modifications fall into six categories.1. Mission critical, using Ford parts.http://frederic.woodbridgedata.com/index.php?p=f350-radius-bushings2. Mission critical, monkey-rigging with non-ford parts because I found something useful lying around.(I don't have a page on it but...

I'm constantly puzzled why the lightning bits draw such dollars... the engine is rated for 240HP and 340 ft/lb. Certainly not "radical" or "wild" in my book.While there are some other factors (4.1x rear, better "snap" in the E40D shifting code and so forth...) there's nothing stopping anyone...

I was just teasing you Skand, because I thought it was "funny" in a sense that FTE got so bent out of shape over a signature, especially when they have the power to remove it off your profile for you if it's that much of a problem.I meant it in humor, please know that.

Yeah, I made it. I'm not leaving FTE as I haven't had any problems there (yet?) though I never sported a giant sig picture either :DAnyway, thanks for the welcome guys.