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Alright so being the season I've been super busy so I haven't gotten around to doing anything to the truck.
I ordered and received two front Wheel Hub/Bearings so I can get the fronts taken
care of. Need to get those swapped out asap, first thing. They arrived today.
I had some free time and an old 23" LED Cree Bar from an old vehicle I had so I
threw that on the front bull bar.
Fits perfectly!
I also applied an important decal. I'm heavy into CS GO a PC based gaming platform and have been since it's inception 15 years ago.
Christmas is just a couple days away and I close on my wifes and I new home tomorrow, so things are busy.
Soon though I'll get those front hubs/bearings in, the rear bearings and seals and the
diff fluid and gasket. Hopefully it drives a little smoother.
New lightning headlights and corner lights are in so I gotta order the retrofit projectors and
bulbs/ballasts.
I still need to swap the plugs and fix the misses I had in cyl. 3 and 8.
Also the truck locks itself... sometimes after I start it and close the door.
Sometimes at night after it sits for awhile. I've now had to climb through
the back window three times. I just barely fit, 6'5" and 230 i'm not small.
You fit in the back window?? I'm 5'11 180ish and I can't see myself fitting lol. Even when I was down around 155 I don't think I wouldve fit lol
Lol I actually had to do it again this morning.
I think it's from a loose switch, it's really easy to press down the lock switch. I think just closing the door is causing it.
We'll see.
Lol I actually had to do it again this morning.
I think it's from a loose switch, it's really easy to press down the lock switch. I think just closing the door is causing it.
We'll see.
Well that is a very simple fix. I am actually scared to start cs because I do believe I would be addicted. Lol
Great first truck. My F150 is also my first truck. I've took the month off from work for Christmas and New Years so i've been trying to play some video games as well. I played CS for about 10 minutes on steam before I gave up and realized I'm too old for video games, lol.
Just had a key cut for a couple bucks so I won't get locked out again.
No chip, so it's just a door key which is fine for now.
Yeah I'm almost 30 and I can tell a little but of a difference in reaction
time compared to when I played 10 or even 5 years ago. Oh well, it's just
a game. Give it a few hours of play. 10 minutes is only long enough to get destroyed and turned off. lol
It is, but another game I just recently bought was Insurgency, and wow
is it intense. It's pretty crazy.
Anyway I'm contacting amazon because the 2nd wheel bearing still isn't here. Why pay for prime if it isn't going to arrive on the guaranteed time.
It's now 2 days late.
I just finished the training sequence of Insurgency since my last post, lol. I HATE playing games on keyboards, lol. It's driving me insane, I'll probably pick up a Steam controller and see if it helps. Too much time on my hands. What's terrible is I'm going to waste $50 on something I'll probably only use for a few hours on vacation.
Got the rear end code from the diff, 9.75. Thank you
So, Couldn't get it apart so I had to go and buy new hard brake line and bend it myself
and reinstall.
Got all that complete, photos to come later tonight.
Before putting the wheel on and doing the passenger side brake
I figured I'd look at the egr tube problem.
This is not going to be easy...
I see no other way than having to remove the exhaust manifold... I couldn't
get anything in there except a 1" and a 15/16 and that adapter is rusted round or
someone else rounded it off trying to replace it...
Again, in this photo... I don't see anyway to remove this without removing the header.
So I guess it'll have to tick/leak for a couple more days...
I'm going to move onto the passenger side front brakes.
I picked up the rear diff cover gasket and some 70-140 synthetic with fm.
Even if I can't replace the rear seal tonight, Making sure it has some fluid in the rear
diff is vital. I've been driving it for a few days and if it's empty hopefully I haven't done much damage.
This egr tube is a common problem in my part of the woods. We have fixed and replaced many of them. The best access is to remove the plastic fender well skirt. With that gone you have full access. I repaired mine and a few customers by wire brushing the connection clean. Then one person will put pressure on it from the top and you can put a few spot welds on it. If you have access to a welder that is.
Otherwise, you can find the replacement tube on the interwebs. I have had some luck at just replacing the tube after you get that release nut unstuck.
Good luck sir. And Nice Truck.
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