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  1. fords4life91

    Nasty Exhaust Leak!!

    My truck has the 302 in it, it has stock exhaust manifolds and the leak started in the summer and it sounded like it was only on one cylinder... now its just horrible and it sounds like complete crap. Whats the common cause for these leaks..?? Gasket, Warping, Donuts?
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    MAF??

    So I am starting to look at a new trucks to buy this summer. I plan on getting a 1996-97 f250 or f350 for my business. One thing I knoticed was that the trucks with the 5.8 351 did not have MAF?? Why is that when the 150's had it after 95??
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    What A Job!!!

    Well my oil pan rusted out the other week so I brought the truck into auto to change it. OOOMMGGG what a HUGE JOB!! I had to rip the WHOLE upper intake off and the exhaust off and the oil pump and pick up tube! If you ever have to change it give yourself plenty of time!! All in all the job is...
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    Parking job..

    LOL I parked like this at a VERY expensive restaurant for my grandpas b-day! Everyone in my family got a kick outta it. Guess that it what happens when u give ur keys to the valet guy.. lmaosmilieneenarO BTW thought all of you would like to know my front valence didn't make it ONE DAY after...
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    Couple questions??

    My first question is what type of fluid do I use in my transfer case? Is it just trans fluid or gear oil? My second question is what weight lube do I use for my front axle?? My front axle has a SLIGHT leak so i just am gonna top it off. OO BTWW I put 33's on my truck Ill get pics for you all...
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    5.0 H.O. Intake

    So I got my hands on a intake off of a 5.0 H.O. today in auto shop. Is this intake worth putting on my truck?? Or is it even possible? The single throttle body has me a little conserned. I am planning on taking all my emmision crap off of my truck when (if) i change this intake.
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    frame sizes

    HAHA ok one more question lol. I am buying a plow off of a 1991 f150 and I was wondering if the frames are the same up front (with, height)?? A major concern is if they have the crumple zone up front also??
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    Removing gas tank?

    Well Im kinda in a little pinch here lol. My rear gas tank has a SMALL hole in it so it needs to be replaced. BUT now the straps that hold the front tank in are starting to give way because there so rusty. So what i was wondering is if i could just replace my rear tank, and just take my front...
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    HOW TO TELL??? (need fast responce)

    I am looking at a 1994 f250 diesel 4x4 manual trans. How can i tell if its a "turbo" diesel without actually looking at the truck. I have the pictures of the truck is there anyway i can tell without seeing the motor? Could i use the VIN to tell if it is or not??
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    250/350 differences

    Well it seems like I keep getting more and more snow accounts, I just had 3 neighbors ask me to take care of there driveways this winter, plus my three $5,000 accounts. So I am now looking for a new truck. I really want a 350 but there still pretty expensive so what I would like to know is...
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    OMG!! what power....

    Well filled my tank up with premium the other day and today i borrowed a timing light and set it to 16* (please don't start asking about the spout connector because I know what i am doing) AND OMG!!! What a difference i almost crapped my pants the first time i took off!! a lot more power and...
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    Snow plow?

    Has anyone has any experience with a snow plows on our year trucks?? I will be getting heavy duty lift coils and new ball joints before I put the plow on. It will be a poly plow so its gonna be fairly light but my question is what about the crumple zone on the front of the frame am I gonna...
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    Brake troubles

    As soon as I got my truck I Replaced all of my break lines on the whole truck, besides the ones that T on the rear axle (still in decent shape). Anyways my truck has always had a soft break peddle and I have properly bled ALL the brake lines. Well when I when to drive drive my truck today the...
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    Suspension Bolts?

    I am FINALLY getting around to installing my new shackles and shackle mounts this weekend!! My question is, I was planning on use grade 8 bolts for everything, BUT will these work for the bolts that go through the leaf spring and hold the leafs to the shackle or am I gonna have to use a...
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    Flashing?? (No not the kind your thinkin of!!)

    My dad has a 2007 f150 4x4 5.4l triton and about 2 months after we got the truck we had to bring it in for a recall (they flashed the computer), and ever since then the truck has had NO POWER!! Me and my dad have both drove other f150's with the same gears and motor and have been impressed on...
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    RUST!!

    Well I hate to say it but even though the picture looks good my truck does have the common rust!! I REALLY love my truck and I think its worth putting the money into it (especially since I only paid $500 bucks) So hopefully I am gonna start ordering all new quarter panels, front fenders, core...
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    HELP!!!

    On the way back from my consents house on Sunday my truck started missing really bad but then it kinda went away?? Now it will miss all the time UNLESS I ease into the throttle REALLY slow!! Where should I start?? my plugs look fairly new and the wires all look ok, and the points on my rotor...
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    Oil pressure

    Evey sience i got my truck it has had "lower than normal" oil pressure (it has always been on the "N")..... well when I went to start my truck today it was ALMOST ON THE RED!!! So i started to freak out thinkin my oil pump went out!! Well i was talking to my cuz (mike) and we both decided that...
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    Oooo Noooo!!

    Well as many of you know I only paid 500 bucks for my truck but it looks like I am about to have to drop ALOT of money into my truck......... I went to buy some wax for my truck today and on the way there it kinda seemed sluggush and the rpm's were higher then they normaly were for how fast I...
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    leveling kit??

    I am thinkin about buying rough country's leveling kit for our trucks. The only thing the kit comes with is the taller coil springs which are 1.5 inches taller. Sience there is no adjustment for the alligment of the wheels eg. (drop-down brackerty, camber alligmant)... will 1.5 inches be ok and...
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    What Kind Of Shift Kit??

    Hey guys MY truck has the 4R70W and today I decided to get on the truck a little (basically meaning I floored it lol) and when it shifted into second it squawked the tires!! I really like good shifting transes but mine really shifts WAY to hard for my liking!! My grandpa said that the truck had...
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    Some quick qustions about my truck!!

    Question number one is how can i tell if my truck had factory keyless entry?? And my second question is, if get a gauge cluster that has a factory RPM gauge(cuz mine doesnt) will i have to wire it up or can i just plug it into an existing wire harness???
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    Got The "new" Truck

    Well I got my new truck today and I LOVE IT ALREADY!!! I had to drive it 110 miles to get it home and I had a grin on my face the whole time!!! BTW went through less than a 1/4 tank!! happy about that!Sorry for the small pics alls i had was my call phone to take the pictures
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    What size tires??

    Hey guys I am new to the forum (I am mikes cousin, 95bronk) and i just bought a 94 f150 4x4 5.0l (very happy!!) well I am planning on putting new tires on it as soon as i get it and i was just wondering what size i should go with 31's or 33's. I really want the 33's so i can get a 15x10 rims...
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