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98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
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From: MI
Tailgate bushings bought and installed.
Bolts lined with 1/2" pvc and installed
Lubed up the whole thing.
Tailgate lines up with body lines again and works like new.
Mission accomplished.
Thanks to all that gave me info and ideas.
Now playing with grandkids at the pool.
Bolts lined with 1/2" pvc and installed
Lubed up the whole thing.
Tailgate lines up with body lines again and works like new.
Mission accomplished.
Thanks to all that gave me info and ideas.
Now playing with grandkids at the pool.
It's nice when a plan comes together.
Smarter than most Racoons
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The only reason I've ever replaced a fan clutch on a Ford was 1 for an accident, and one that was constantly staying in lock mode. That bastage was noisy as hell.
Overheating at an idle is usually a bad pump, clogged radiator, weak thermostat, or even a bad fan clutch I'd change the pump and go from there. If you need to add the fan clutch, it's easy to change at any time. Same with the thermostat. It's more difficult to figure out what is wrong with cooling systems than other parts of the truck. No OBD reading will show you where to check and fix. Mechanical repair, so it's a piecemeal fix.
Overheating at an idle is usually a bad pump, clogged radiator, weak thermostat, or even a bad fan clutch I'd change the pump and go from there. If you need to add the fan clutch, it's easy to change at any time. Same with the thermostat. It's more difficult to figure out what is wrong with cooling systems than other parts of the truck. No OBD reading will show you where to check and fix. Mechanical repair, so it's a piecemeal fix.
I mentioned this in my thread..
Started truck and before upper rad hose warmed up to touch the fan is working. In fact fan never stops working from a few seconds of the vehicle being on to shut off.
Let the vehicle sit for 30 mins. and opened Degas lid bottle slowly...saw some decent bubbles in there.
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98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 28,519
Likes: 7,630
From: MI
Too bad they couldn't come up with some kind of preventive/ retarder to treat their easement. It must be tough coming up with something that actually works I expect.
98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 28,519
Likes: 7,630
From: MI
Huh, guess I didn't know they used rail grinders, makes sense! Water wouldn't last that long, I know they use like a chloride formulation up here for dust control on dirt roads. Not sure if it would be much of a benefit for this situation, but it keeps the roads damp and dust free much longer than straight H20.