What did YOU do today?

[JohnOn620]

Put in new upper and lower radiator hoses, new overflow tube and reservoirs, cleaned the heater hose T fitting, replaced the thermostat and housing, new air filter, and replaced the T connector for the windshield wiper fluid. Tried to fix the shift indicator but the dial is broken. Now leaking from the new overflow tube, but maybe a hose clamp will remedy that. Oh I also ate dinner. That’s about it, chilling with my cat now.

 

[Rick W]

Good job voting. I goofed and forgot to change my registration along with my address change on my license so I can’t vote this election (different counties - TX). Kind of relieved to be honest!

Not pressing, I understand having life, but there’s almost 2 weeks left And everybody wants to register everybody. Maybe it’s not too late to register.

(And then you can vote in both places).

JOKING

 

[Rick W]

Lincoln voted too.

Hey, it’s Atlanta. He can vote a couple more times, and even after if it’s needed

 

[JohnOn620]

Not pressing, I understand having life, but there’s almost 2 weeks left And everybody wants to register everybody. Maybe it’s not too late to register.

(And then you can vote in both places).

JOKING

Tonight at 6: Man in Texas Commits Voter Fraud by Voting Twice

 

[sgtsandman]

Lincoln voted too.

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Hey, it’s Atlanta. He can vote a couple more times, and even after if it’s needed

I did an absentee ballot before I left and sent it in early enough that I got a comfirmation email from the county election office that they had received it. One can't get much better than that if you can't vote in person on election day.

 

[sgtsandman]

 

[racsan]

took the ford tractor & my trailer to a hayride.

 

[Curious Hound]

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Ooh! Look at the pretty fall colors on the desert sand!

 

[Curious Hound]

took the ford tractor & my trailer to a hayride.
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I’ve never been to a “BYOT - Bring Your Own Tractor” hay ride.

 

[Rick W]

Oh yew wise mechanics:

Yesterday I tackled my 88 town car again. While I was doing some general maintenance and it was idling, it died. I finally traced that to the pick up coil in the distributor. I pulled it, and replaced it, and put it back together, and……

1988 Town Car 302/5.0L

When I put the distributor back together, the distributor shaft can slide up and down in the housing about 3/16 of an inch. Is that normal? Did I lose a bushing or something?

Does the distributor in that engine drive the oil pump? I had to tap the shaft on the bottom to get the gear off and then get the gear on. I had to whack it pretty hard, and I got a couple of the little lips you can get when you whack something. I did a careful job of grinding it smooth, but then I got to wondering that if it drives the oil pump, it may not couple correctly or wear funny.

I’m thinking of driving up to Napa and just looking at a new one before I put this one back in. But if I need one, I don’t want to pay that NAPA price!!!

 

[Roert42]

Changed the plugs, coils, and wires in my super duty.

6.2l with two plug per cylinder setup.
So 16 plugs, 8 coil on plugs and 8 plug wires.

I used MSD coils and super conductor wires autolite plugs. Not cheap.

Honestly wasn’t to bad to get at everything, just a lot. 8 plugs straight up (pop off the air intake and everything is right there) and 8 plugs straight out the side (plenty of room in the engine bay)
Probably easier then the 5.4 in my buddies 150.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Oh yew wise mechanics:

Yesterday I tackled my 88 town car again. While I was doing some general maintenance and it was idling, it died. I finally traced that to the pick up coil in the distributor. I pulled it, and replaced it, and put it back together, and……

1988 Town Car 302/5.0L

When I put the distributor back together, the distributor shaft can slide up and down in the housing about 3/16 of an inch. Is that normal? Did I lose a bushing or something?

Does the distributor in that engine drive the oil pump? I had to tap the shaft on the bottom to get the gear off and then get the gear on. I had to whack it pretty hard, and I got a couple of the little lips you can get when you whack something. I did a careful job of grinding it smooth, but then I got to wondering that if it drives the oil pump, it may not couple correctly or wear funny.

I’m thinking of driving up to Napa and just looking at a new one before I put this one back in. But if I need one, I don’t want to pay that NAPA price!!!

Yes... distributor drives the oil pump. The shaft should move up and down a bit... 3/16" seem a bit excessive. Ii seem to remember a thrust washer between the gear and the distributor housing on some. Not positive if it should be there on yours though. Been a long time since I've had a distributor apart.

 

[Rick W]

Yes... distributor drives the oil pump. The shaft should move up and down a bit... 3/16" seem a bit excessive. Ii seem to remember a thrust washer between the gear and the distributor housing on some. Not positive if it should be there on yours though. Been a long time since I've had a distributor apart.

Update, I can get a new distributor for about 65 bucks delivered. The car is pristine, so that’s the way I’m going to go. I fear I may have damaged the housing when I drove the gear back on.

But here’s the number two question. The distributors come with a steel gear or with a cast-iron gear. Mine has a bronze gear. The difference is because of the tappets and roller cam, etc. bla bla. I don’t know any of that. But I would assume I need a cast iron gear to replace my bronze gear Since it’s the softer compared to steel, and apparently the steel are for higher output engines.

So if I have bronze, I go with the cast-iron gear?

 

[97RangerXLT]

cleaned out my rented storage locker. now I gotta get the on site storage shed organized and reclaim the garage again so i can put the Ranger and the Edge in the garage this winter...

AJ

 

[bobbywalter]

Well, at least I hope he’s putting it in his shed of miracles for future use!

that one..... needs to go in the healing pile.