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Done. But I should have made sure Matthew wanted it there as it is his thread and posts. 
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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It’s all good. I was going to drop the topic there and restart it here closer to when I plan to do the work (probably not until after the show in September), but having it all here just makes it easier to find.  |
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Today's tiny victory: got the lock back in the door, and a new screw to hold the window crank on:
 The lock assembly went back into the panel with no problem, and feels nice and solid when locking/unlocking the door. There's no way to predict how long the repair will hold, but for now I'm feeling confident. I'll probably start on the tune-up next, since I don't yet know when the Eagle project is supposed to happen. One step at a time. |
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Another layer of the onion, as Gary would say. Your interior looks better by the day Matthew! I would be afraid to drive it. And it seems like a very solid repair. Here's to not having to fiddle with that  slider again.
Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake. Too much other stuff to mention. |
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Well done, Matthew! I think it is more than a tiny victory as the broken locks look awful. And as Jim said, you interior is getting better with each removal of a layer.
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Heh, thanks. The surest sign that things are looking up is that my wife was approving of the truck when she rode in it today; she hadn't been in it since the seat was redone. She pointed out that her feet weren't hot and the A/C didn't pee on her, both complaints of hers in the past. I'm really just about out of interior work to do at this point. I need to clean and polish the sun visor brackets, and the visors themselves could do with replacement (but not at the prices I'm seeing online). And if I got really motivated I could repaint the face of the glovebox and dashboard. But aside from that I'm done...and once I get the truck painted next year, it will be something to be proud of. |
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It already is something to be proud of. And your wife is already acknowledging that.
If you are going to replace the visors I'd go to the Bricknose or later ones. They bolt into the same holes as ours, but their rod goes past the shade and they have a clip that the rod fastens into. That way they don't droop like the Bullnose visors nor swing around at inopportune times. But, the inside clip doesn't sit exactly square to the rest of the truck, so clip it onto the rod to figure out where the holes should go. Don't ask. 
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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After a bit of troubleshooting I determined the problem to be that the negative battery cable had somehow lost its grip on the battery terminal and was no longer making a good connection. So I junked that cable, picked up a new one at NAPA, and installed it today. It was also an opportunity to make sure the ground connection was nice and solid - it was, but I wire brushed everything clean and shiny just to be certain.  Of course I started it up after I was done, and everything was good. Since it was running, I decided to try troubleshooting a rattling noise that has been bothering me - whenever the A/C compressor is engaged, I get a faint rattling noise that is just loud enough to be annoying. I had assumed that I had a loose belt or pulley, or maybe something was up with the A/C clutch, but standing in front of the truck with the hood open I couldn't hear the noise. When I walked around to the driver's door, I could hear it again without opening the door. Just for fun I walked around the rest of the truck...I could hear it all the way around the back, and lost the noise again when I got to the passenger door. Best I could tell with the limited time I had (dinner was almost ready), the sound is coming from under the truck, behind the cab. I know mechanical sounds can behave oddly, but what on earth could the A/C be doing (and it is definitely the A/C - I can turn the noise off and on with the A/C knob) to make a noise like that? |
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Ding! Ding! Ding! It wasn't until you asked that question that I thought about the fact that the compressor is braced to the exhaust manifold:  You can see the flat metal brace extending away to the right of the compressor - you can't see it in the shadow (I took the photo by flashlight, it's dark out), but it is actually held down by one of the exhaust manifold bolts. And yes, that brace is loose. I'll know for sure when it's light out tomorrow and I can take a look at that manifold bolt (it's pretty rusty, I may want to replace it), but I do believe you've solved my problem. |
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Well, I'd already asked fuzzface to chime in here, but...
HA! My autistic brain loves puzzles, analytics and spatial relations.  I hope we have this solved Matthew. One more layer of the onion......
Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake. Too much other stuff to mention. |
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Well done!
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