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Old Jul 17, 2022 | 04:01 PM
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Attempting to locate a bag of oxford white zip ties to secure those wheel well liners once finished. Anyone have a resource ?
Old Jul 17, 2022 | 04:36 PM
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They make zip ties in Ford paint colors?
Old Jul 17, 2022 | 05:28 PM
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Something from here maybe ?
Zip Ties, Cable Ties, Tie Wraps, Reusable Zip Ties in Stock - ULINE - Uline
Old Jul 17, 2022 | 05:35 PM
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Hell, I'd just get a can of Oxford at Vatozone and paint 'em up. LOL.
Old Jul 17, 2022 | 06:02 PM
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Lol, thanx fellas. looks like I'd need to drill a few 3/16 holes bottom of the wheel arch flares to keep them in place. 4 holes each side should work. Until I find a body for this thing lol.
Old Jul 17, 2022 | 06:17 PM
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Perhaps I can use a tube of tub and tile caulk to seal up the small voids for a finishing touch. They'll look like they grew there.

I'll have to force myself to get pics of that...body work at it's finest lol.

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Old Jul 17, 2022 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by djfllmn
I have never seen a 4.6/5.4 head gasket fail to the point of needing repaired. Some oil leaks? Sure but people don't bother to fix that over a little oil leak
The 2 valves will if they're run hot. It doesn't take much. Yea, they don't suffer excessive heat well.....worst enemy.

Under normal conditions they can last the life of the motor.
Old Jul 17, 2022 | 11:15 PM
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Crashed today. Didn't do much that was productive today, lol. Hopefully the nap I took doesn't hurt my sleep tonight.

Old Jul 18, 2022 | 12:36 AM
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Too humid out there for me...sucks the fun out it. 91% currently...nasty. We are under an air quality alert as well. Hoping that'll subside after Wednesday.
Old Jul 18, 2022 | 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by djfllmn
I have never seen a 4.6/5.4 head gasket fail to the point of needing repaired. Some oil leaks? Sure but people don't bother to fix that over a little oil leak
Would a head gasket deteriorate on a 4.6 F150, if let's say it's driven off/on a lot, or left a few times in it's existence parked in storage for 8 months (un started) ?

Does the head gasket need that constant heat from the engine to keep if from cracking and drying out ?



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