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I would wait on ordering the speed bleeders, you have 1/4" selected and I think they will probably be 8mm on the cylinders. A glass jar from pickles or olives will work just as well as the bag. if you are worried about the hose flopping out of the jar, just put the lid on after you punch a hole...

Seeing is believing, but, I already knew since I still work on 4.6L and 5.4L trucks from time to time :) This picture reminds me, I have to put real wheels on my Harbor Freight engine stand before I use it again. I tried moving it with a marine Chrysler 318 on it and ended up having to use...

Besides the blue loc-tite, you could try replacing the split washers with serrated lock washers. The problem is you can not tighten (stretch) the bolts enough to create real clamping force because the metal they are going into is much weaker...

T is behind the carb, use manifold, not ported (on the front of the carb) . You can pull directly from the manifold, but, does not work as well. Many vacuum leaks will come from that tee, when I repair or rebuild I usually replace the stock Ford one with a much simpler 3 port. Today's vacuum...

> Other likes about the truck - easy to work on. I like the cab plus I like the 1st generation the best, especially the square headlamps which are way cheaper then the aero ones. I dislike the 89-92 style. Since extended cabs are not plentiful in the 1st generation and the 2.9L can be a real...

https://www.therangerstation.com/tech/the-ford-4-6l-281-cid-engine/ > coming with computer I think the engine it is too wide to fit in your Ranger, can you find pictures of one already installed in a 1st generation? But, if I did the swap I would go with a carb set up. If going stock, you...

Make sure you plug the vacuum line you remove while testing.

No pictures of my old set up, but, one of my B2, I attached it inside on the passenger side rear and ran the top of it towards the passenger seat, over the wheel, to keep it clean, as I used to live in Taxachusetts and NH, the road salt is brutal. Just keep it right up against the side so it...

If you buy LMC you should be getting NOS, which I prefer in a seat belt. Many people get killed with seat belts that fail, especially the GM orange push button type. Ford has already done the crash test dummies thing to make sure what they have made will not fail under actual use. Not just...

Sorry for your loss of that beautiful baby. Too good for this world I guess. When I can, I try to help other babies thrive at mercyships.org, where just about everyone works for free.

> I was able to determine that the pitch was 1.5 and M10 is the only thing that fits, diameter-wise. > Why would these studs be something special/weird (rhetorical question)? google: "Are m10 and 3/8 the same? That said, they are very close, the 3/8" bolt is about 0.019" smaller and the...

> Second Question: How does the ground cable run to the starter? On my 1985 B2, besides the ground wire to the block, there is one going to a stud under the battery tray on the frame, which holds the cable going to the block. Basically the cable is stripped, attached to the frame with a...

> I know this isn’t the right thread but 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears sputter almost like it’s not “grabbing”? I tried to pull onto a busy road and lost all power to the transmission while accelerating. New clutch or?… When you time the engine and set up the dist on #1, make sure it is on the...

> I attempted to drive it home (bad move) and it lost compression in all cylinders ( I checked them with a gauge). > When I did the compression test One of the cylinders had 90 at first but wouldn't repeat. A couple had 30 and the rest 0. Then the more I turned it over to try and figure it out...

Looks like a good repair to me. In the FWIW category, it looks like to me it was designed with some kind of round gasket that was put into the recess and then a flat gasket went over the flange. > for choosing to save like 12 cents on production costs of a $38,000 SUV by using these grade...