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What a good PCV system and 5W-20 will do

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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 10:06 PM
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This enginge has never been torn into, it has had a very rough life to say the least with minimal maintenance (just oil changes and plugs).

This shows you how clean your covers should look with a proper PCV setup. Notice no mily residue or film on any of the adjustors/cam/timing components.



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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 10:19 PM
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So you recommend the 5w-20?
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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 10:22 PM
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With the 4.6 and 5.4 thats all I would ever run after looking at my internals
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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 10:26 PM
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Yeah after seeing yours I am deff sticking with the 20. I mean when you get down to brass tacks, seems like the people who designed and built the motor should know what oil works best right? How many miles have you put on the motor
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Has over 130k with oil changes regularly. And it has been treated ROUGH to say the least.
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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 10:48 PM
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Really happy to see stuff like this, hopefully mine will go a good ways! Just wish I had 3.73s but everything else is perfect for me
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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 10:50 PM
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Ill sell you a set of 4.10's cheap if you want them
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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 10:55 PM
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Hmm pretty tempting... I was trying to keep this truck bone stock. And I'm sure if I had the gears installed of need to rebuild the limited slip. Could be talking more money than the benefits of 4.10s would be to me. I don't tow very often anymore, so the only benefits of 4.10s would be to fit bigger tires which would be purely aesthetics for me
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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 10:57 PM
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I would sell the complete axle for 350 man. Have no need for it. Just U-bolt the axle to leaf springs, add the shocks, then bolt up driveline.
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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 11:06 PM
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Oh okay, so it's just a rear axle? If have to get 4.10 upfront as well I have an fx4 scab now



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