grumpin
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Had a fantastic trip to the junkyard today
grumpin replied to 351FUN's topic in Bullnose Enthusiasts Forum
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1997 Ford F-250 Pickup Red 4WD Manual
grumpin replied to DanielAndrew's topic in eBay, Craigslist, Facebook, & Kijiji Finds
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They look nice! Fit in very well!
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I remember going by Frank Hawleys trailer in the pits at a drag race. He had a sign on the door that said something like this, (my memory is faltering!) More blower, less clutch More clutch, less blower More blower, more clutch Less blower, less clutch Cheat!
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"Youngster" with a '81 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat
grumpin replied to Youngster's topic in NEW MEMBERS START HERE
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Cool! Funny We just drove near Land Between the Lakes, and I have relatives near Henderson Tennessee. My aunt worked for Buford Pusser!
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Actually, I misspoke there a bit Gary...it was actually Baumann that suggested the trans additive, and that if it didn't work, to run a data log and send it to them. I figure they know the AOD/AODE/4R70W as good or better than anybody, so after pondering their advice for a few days, I took it and threw in some additive. I have always been extremely skeptical of additives like that, but so far the stuff seems to be working. I went out with the truck and drove it for two hours, and could not get a fault to show up on the Quick4 controller. I'm not saying that the jury is back yet, but so far it looks promising. But yes, the trans is full of new fresh fluid also. I'm hoping to buy some time and do a swap later on. I now have a spare trans, although the mileage on it isn't much lower than the one in the truck now. However, it's working well, and if I can get the season out of it and swap the trans in the off season, I'd be much happier with that. I'm going to pull the spare trans pan off and get it all cleaned out, install new seals, etc. That way it is ready to swap in on short notice if need be. On to other news, I ordered some of the parts to install front disk brakes on the solid axle spindles. Speedway sells these kits that use 1973-1993 Ford F-Series front rotors with Chevy car calipers. So far I just bought all of the brackets, hardware, and fittings. I'll have to source the rotors and calipers later. The one issue I have had with buying this kit is that nobody could tell me with any certainty if the disk brake kit pushes the wheels out or in (or keeps them in the exact same spot), so I need to do some bench tests first, before I install. Interesting, I'm not usually big on additives, but some work and have their place. I find this interesting because our Suburban transmission used to "hunt" for the right gear. Did some research and found a TSB for this problem and it said to drain and install synthetic ATF, and it cured the problem.
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