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Brad Clayton

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  1. I would cut the tether off altogether, however I am quite sure I would be buying replacement gas caps at an alarming rate, after that. "Hey, did you know you had a rag hanging out of your filler neck?"
  2. I would probably pass on the whole idea because I'm just too damn lazy. I barely want to put the (automatic) gas pump handle in my truck's filler neck and then have to squeeze the handle lever. And God forbid if it don't have a locking lever. I might would consider it if I could find a full service station offering free used trans fluid, you know, wash the windshield and check the oil while your at it. Come to think of it I can't remember the last time I popped the hood.
  3. Reminds me of the 'ol used car jockeys attitude "we don't want it right, we want it tonight!"
  4. Interesting lifter failures. It seems that well cycled, high mileage engines are bending push rods due to lifters, as opposed to low mileage not driven vehicles that used to exhibit stuck valves. So the next step would be to look down in there at the tops of lifters and drain the oil to look at the magnet?
  5. I have yet to do a full set of rockers in a 64, but I'm pretty sure the rail has to come off to get any of the back ones out. I distinctly remember hearing on here that the fuel supply line can be reused (connection at the fuel rail) a couple of times before having issues. These guys that have done them can hopefully chime in and verify that. I have however, lost count on the number of transmissions and engines I have pulled, so I use a regular old 18mm wrench on the bottom bolts of the balancer. It spins pretty easy and the wrench will follow the balancer up in an arc motion, then I just reposition again on a bottom bolt and continue.
  6. Looks good, I like the testing and results. Not sure of the mileage or how long this unit sits, but every bent push rod in my bay was the result of a valve that did not open when asked.
  7. Send it down to me, I'm getting good at these trucks that have been put back together by friends of friends.
  8. Loads and loads of time around these parts, and I like taking pictures.
  9. Not only big money, but they were out of their truck for a month, it's a work truck btw not a grocery getter.
  10. You've never seen the trucks coming down the assembly line? It's just a pair of cooler lines rollin' through whilst everything is built around them.
  11. The ground underneath was never hooked back up and the bolt that goes to it was used to bolt the fuel cooler radiator to the intercooler.
  12. I have no idea what I mean, I'm pretty out there at the moment, someone reel me back in please.
  13. Local Indy garage, this was...a....way above someone's pay grade.
  14. And let's not forget reason number 5 and the most important one of all.............cause we'll pay for it and continue to at any price. I believe diesel is just shy of 9 dollars a gallon in Norway.
  15. Only dif I see is the vacuum line from the solenoid to the wastegate has been beefed up.
  16. We finally got our specialty tool set in also and some of the manuals are available on PTS now, including the PC/ED (H manual ) and EVTM.
  17. Maybe I am the one who is confused. I haven't replaced a turbo on a 67 in years. Is the 412/416 just a numerical designation for pickup/chassis cab?
  18. Just a little ditty I threw together. 2013 Explorer Hitch Installation.pdf
  19. Great, this is going to confuse the shit outa my parts department even more than they already are: 412 engine 416 engine
  20. Looking at the chassis of that golf cart, it would appear it could handle a powertrain upgrade without any issues.
  21. A picture is worth a 1000 words. I had to do a manual regen on this unit and turbos sans heat shield gave me an excellent chance to measure the temps. High pressure was at 540 F and low pressure unit was around 430 F.
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