What Have You Done to Your FORD Today

[Fordzilla80]

next time im at the pull apart here, ill look for one for ya.. but dont know when the next time will be..

Thanks man, the more eyes the better.

I've got two yards to hit up hopefully on Monday if they're open, so we'll see what I can find.

 

[flareside_thunder]

Just ordered 300 bucks in parts from Advance.....

 

[Ridgerunner]

Well, I fixed it. Alot happier with it now.

BTW, before my cutting ability comes into question, I didn't cut up the radio slot on the bezel. A P.O. did it, horribly. I just found a factory radio that fit the hole. Kinda.

Went to pull a part today and had no luck finding your cover. I did fins=d a Ranger XLT cover but that was it they were tore up bad and unusable.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Pulled the rear shafts on the 86 and found the bad bearing. So gotta put that back together and then put the front end back together and we should be good to go.

 

[Fordzilla80]

Went to pull a part today and had no luck finding your cover. I did fins=d a Ranger XLT cover but that was it they were tore up bad and unusable.

Alright thanks anyway man. You had better luck than I did. The first yard I hit as soon as I turned the corner I saw an 81 grille looking at me, but upon reaching the truck it was a Custom. I found an 80 too, but it was also a Custom. Then, I went out to the second junkyard that had the truck like mine, and it was a Custom. They didn't have anything else. I've now hit every junkyard in my county except for one out in the woods that I can't find. I'm willing to bet that one has a Ranger Lariat truck in it.

 

[DNFXDLI]

Gave the Shelby a damn good washing, lots of bugs from a 900 mile road trip and a few new dings in the paint and rad.

 

[LEB Ben]

Pulled the rear dshaft on the Bronco and dropped the gas tank in mom's exploder.

 

[Fordzilla80]

The weather has been great for the last few days, so the tarp has been off the truck. This morning, I woke up to hard rain. Looked out the window, and realized the truck didn't have the tarp on it.

I'm afraid to go out and look under the carpet.

 

[flareside_thunder]

Yup, rainin here right now.....

 

[LEB Ben]

Well damn...went to look at the C6. It was in good shape, but was still in a rolling chassis (short bed, no less), hooked to a 460. So that took an extra hour or so to get out. But this looks to be a real good nice trans.

 

[DNFXDLI]

Replaced Espar hydronic heater on the 750, will repair the old one. Winter is coming sooner than later.

 

[fatherdoug]

Replaced Espar hydronic heater on the 750, will repair the old one. Winter is coming sooner than later.

What is a hydronic heater?

 

[LEB Ben]

What is a hydronic heater?

Expensive?????????

 

[Ridgerunner]

What is a hydronic heater?

A heater core I think.

 

[DNFXDLI]

What is a hydronic heater?

A diesel (in my case) fired coolant heater, 15000 btu. Takes the coolant from minus 40 to 160 deg. No need to plug in the truck. Works on a timer that you program.

Expensive?????????

Whole kit is around 2k. There are 3 of them on the truck, 1 hydronic for the coolant, 2 air...one for cab, one box.

A heater core I think.

Close Cliff..a heat exchanger.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Thanks Duncan, Learned something new today.

 

[m78]

They use them on boats for showers.

 

[Ridgerunner]

They use them on boats for showers.

Ah a anti-freeze bath....

 

[DNFXDLI]

They use them on boats for showers.

And to heat boats. On hindsight I would have got the 40000 btu which has an injection pump/nozzle for the diesel and run all off the one heater. Maintenance is a bit of an issue with them....the screens get clogged and the glow plugs burn out. The injection units are practically zero maintenance.

 

[m78]

VW had auxillary gas heaters in the late 60's-early 70's