Bruce Amacker Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Have you guys seen this yet? It's part of a new branch tube update from IH for all V-6 and V-8 engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 To my eye it looks quite a but beefier.... does it still use the girdle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 To my eye it looks quite a but beefier.... does it still use the girdle? Nope, the girdle is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Does it look like it might keep us from having to reposition the branch tubes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwayneGorniak Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Looks alot better than that other P.O.S they were using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mutter Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 when is that going to be out? or is it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Is it a ONE-PIECE assembly? I'm assuming the Hex part of it rotates freely, in order to install to the existing HPOP. Since there's no more girdle, what's to stop it from coming apart at the hex joint? When did this part become available? Do you have a part number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Yeah Bruce? Wherdidja steal that from? /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smirk.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 Is it a ONE-PIECE assembly? Yes. I'm assuming the Hex part of it rotates freely, in order to install to the existing HPOP. Yes. Does it look like it might keep us from having to reposition the branch tubes? In the dummy sheet it still says, "In most cases there is enough flex in the branch tube assembly for proper hole alignment." I wonder what "hole" wrote that? /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif Since there's no more girdle, what's to stop it from coming apart at the hex joint? It's one piece, and the hex is a nut threaded onto the main body. When did this part become available? Dunno. Recently. Do you have a part number? No, but I'll work on getting a PN. The dummy sheet that came with it is 1171922R1, but I think that's the dummy sheet PN, not the kit PN. It's not on ISIS yet, but I've seen BIG lag times between release of an update and it's arrival on ISIS. Up at the IH dealer, one of the techs was putting a branch tube kit in. It appears to be a "one size fits all" kit that has extra pieces, of which this was one. There's a weird little sheet metal tool (Branch Tube Adapter Installation Tool ZTSE4876-2) for the proper adjustment of the fitting and nut. It's funny- in the dummy sheet it says not once, but twice, to make sure the holes in the doohickey face down and not up. Do you think they've had some guys install these upside down? Let me think- no ICP, air check is good. Must be a bad HPOP, eh? It's mine and YOU CAN'T HAVE IT. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smirk.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Bruce... I'm starting to hate you again... as a show of good faith, you could send me your fitting for closer inspection.... Of course I would return it very quickly.... Not to hijack the thread but, if we are to remark on the depths of depravity, I am reminded of the symptom chart for the tow command TBC controller.... For the symptom "Knob is missing", they felt the need to tell us to replace the controller.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Crespo Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Hey guys, the part number for the STC update kit with this new fitting is as follows stc upgrade kit p/n 1879930c91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekanik Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Does it look like it might keep us from having to reposition the branch tubes? I bet that has something to do with it. We'll be able to "adjust" the branch tube back in the proper position easier with this new fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Hey guys, the part number for the STC update kit with this new fitting is as follows stc upgrade kit p/n 1879930c91 Do you know if Ford is going to be releasing this new part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 Originally Posted By: Anthony Crespo Hey guys, the part number for the STC update kit with this new fitting is as followsstc upgrade kit p/n 1879930c91 Do you know if Ford is going to be releasing this new part? I really don't have access to that info, but common sense tells me that it will follow at "some point in time". What have we seen in the past? A few weeks to a few months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted November 16, 2007 Author Share Posted November 16, 2007 Anthony shot this today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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