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98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
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No, that's a customers car. We just rebuilt the trans in it.
We first put the valve body back in it that it came with.... but someone had drilled the **** out of the plates, and also mismatched upper and lower valve body's. So we located one that was all original and I went through it, and that is what we put in it last night.
We first put the valve body back in it that it came with.... but someone had drilled the **** out of the plates, and also mismatched upper and lower valve body's. So we located one that was all original and I went through it, and that is what we put in it last night.
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A lot of it is just knowing what to look for. If I didn't know how to read Ford part numbers, it would be a lot more difficult. Ford completely changed the valve body on the FMX in 1968. The valve body has 3 main body's, and one of them was from a 67. The kickdown valve is half the size in 1968 that it was in 1967. The crappiest thing about it is the motor has a decent cam in it, and it only produces 9 pounds vacuum at idle. The FMX modulator likes between 18 according to the Ford workshop manual.
It had 1st and 3rd gears only when we got it. It has all 3 again.
Tried talking him into going with a built AOD because an AOD doesn't need vacuum - and you get OD. But he wanted to keep this FMX.
It had 1st and 3rd gears only when we got it. It has all 3 again.
Tried talking him into going with a built AOD because an AOD doesn't need vacuum - and you get OD. But he wanted to keep this FMX.
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A lot of it is just knowing what to look for. If I didn't know how to read Ford part numbers, it would be a lot more difficult. Ford completely changed the valve body on the FMX in 1968. The valve body has 3 main body's, and one of them was from a 67. The kickdown valve is half the size in 1968 that it was in 1967. The crappiest thing about it is the motor has a decent cam in it, and it only produces 9 pounds vacuum at idle. The FMX modulator likes between 18 according to the Ford workshop manual.
98 F150 5.4L E40D/4R100
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From: MI
Finished that Ford Edge, drives like new again. The drivers side I cut everything away with a sawzal. Passenger side, sawzal couldn't touch it...Hardened parts on that side ...good stuff. Took my small angle grinder w/cut-off to get that apart.
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There's that Wagoneer again white. Liking his channel, he'll do better w/o Matt imo. Now that's a stabilizer, -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NCgAZ28BXs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NCgAZ28BXs
Nice job on the Edge!
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