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Get real about oil operating temps. Use diesel oil with a decent detergent package. Too cool is WAY worse than too hot. It takes forever for condensation and blow by to cook off. You need a Crane adjustable advance and the six pack of MrGasket springs. I'll link Scotties instructions..

I don't have an oil cooler, and I towed heavy, at speed, over distance. (or used to) An aluminum intake will save you about 65 lb, just for starters.... And Edelbrock performer non EGR or the old version of the Weiand stealth are worthy upgrades without losing too much velocity or charge ram effect.

The holes in the exhaust ports are always open! When the engine gets to temp the air pump diverter valve opens, and forces air through the crossover check valve into the back of the heads. But three and seven or two and five I don't know.... they never fire at the same time, so hot exhaust gets pushed back and forth underneath the carb. If you have an aluminum intake do not use the turkey pan gasket...

I don't know the numbers. I know it's a blue Perma dry gasket. The timing cover changed when they moved from a front dipstick. But a lot of the gasket applications are for the '70s cars and stuff with the front sump and the stick in the cover. Those used all the same size pan bolts

Through the thermactor ports in the heads.

You know..... Plastidip was made for this very purpose! 💡

There's a port that crosses from one head to the other directly under the carb plenum. You can get gaskets or intake manifold that block this off, but if you have cold weather you really want it

Fel-pro makes one with the 4 front washers bigger. You just need to order for an EFI truck.

I've never had core plugs fail on any vehicle that even remotely had decent coolant in it. The ones inside the bell housing are not any different than the others as far as accessibility is concerned....

I'm constantly, painfully, aware of sounds, smells, textures, and anything incongruous. I can hear a stumble or a lifter clacking from blocks away. It's a blessing, and a curse. It's a function of CPTSD and autism....

The block & pan should be grey. My pickup looked like it was packed full of shredded cheese (nylon cam gear teeth) It took me an hour with crocodile forceps to unplug it. If it's out change the pan gasket for a one piece style with washers at the bolt holes. Make sure the strainer is clean. RMS is a PITA. Don't touch it if it's okay. The filter adapter is a stock part for Mustangs and the like. Install with orange or red Loctite and an Allen wrench. What's wrong with the lower radiator hose, when going to a 70's chassis? Plenty of places make custom wrapped silicone pressure hoses for turbo builds. That hose is on the suction side of the water pump. It would be wise to put. a spring in there so it doesn't collapse before the coolant heats up and creates pressure in the system. 💡

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Wimbleton white is a classic Ford colour.... 😉

A few feet of orange wire isn't gonna break you. Or, you could get a 240 one @15A

You don't need scalding to wash your hands. It's $100 for an under sink 120v unit..... 🙄 https://www.amazon.com/Tankless-Electric-Instant-Kitchen-Bathroom/dp/B0BRPW4XVQ/ref=asc_df_B0BRPW4XVQ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=647310506369&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14447962510708189669&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1014778&hvtargid=pla-2161092483832&psc=1&mcid=df080040b4533bd9802284420e249e78

Total recall, it's my Superpower! 🤣

I think it's almost like a fusible link, with an insulation that won't burn.....

Personally, I just don’t understand the motivation of the genius guy who decided to reverse these wires colors. Completely counter-intuitive. Thanks to Gary, I learned that Big Brother was “normal”. I imagine their engineering drawings were different between the Motorcraft module factory and whoever they subbed the harness to. There was no CAD to revise all the different paper in different engineering divisions, so probably 'electronics' had a dyslexic drawing and after "stuff" was into production it was deemed best to 'just roll with it'

You can buy the plug pigtail for the MC from Rockauto also. You can grab one at the junkyard if you have one close by with 90's pickups. https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=50337&cc=1121971&pt=12098&jsn=519 I'm sure you're aware, but the ports are reversed front to rear on the later master cylinders. I ran all new lines at the time so it was a non-issue for me, but I think it's OK when re-using existing factory lines also...there's enough flex in them you can reverse them (others have done this). Yes, I've done it. You just coil one service loop tighter and relax the other....

Well, the '80's were 40 year older technology, and when you're on the move you need to fill the platypus and get the heck out of there.... Lifestraw works well enough for what it is. Exactly what"survival" means depends on the situation.

We have a thread going discussing counterfeit oil filters with drain back problems.

Well, there's about a buck and a quarter that could probably be better spent elsewhere. As they say, happy wife, happy life!

My daughter and her husband are hikers. She has a SteriPen for multiple years. We used it for a two weeks canoe river trip, in deep woods, was very useful. We just offered one as Christmas gift to one of my sons. And I plan to buy one for my own uses. Tell me how well that works for hydrating an entire insertion team, on the run.

Those earlier LC had a strong following back then in southern Africa.

I've "camped" in places with no hot water for extended periods. You have to be careful of the microbes when you're not allowed to build a fire. Potassium permanganate is your friend in the jungle, but don't over do it or you'll look like you were eating beets. (I don't understand how some of those idiots survived )