Gary Lewis Posted November 28 Posted November 28 It looked like a tie until 75 MPH. Then Stripes started slowing down.
viven44 Posted November 28 Author Posted November 28 4 minutes ago, Gary Lewis said: It looked like a tie until 75 MPH. Then Stripes started slowing down. I slowed down ... still not confident on the brakes... those hoses are definitely ancient...
viven44 Posted November 28 Author Posted November 28 (edited) Minor leak in the firewall near the brake pushrod so I figured it was a good time to fix that... Not too many leaves and debris underneath... The original seam still is present but clearly delaminating.. should I attempt to remove it completely ? I'm planning to go back with Flexseal clear that I have left over from BB 2WD's driver side cowl seal.... I found this cap only on the passenger side... nothing on the driver side.. sound about right ? Edited November 28 by viven44
viven44 Posted November 29 Author Posted November 29 Looks like this is well documented, nice how-to from Bill ! Cowl reseal - 1986 F350 - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums 1
Gary Lewis Posted November 29 Posted November 29 I thought I remembered that. Long ago in a Galaxy (F250?) far, far away. Back when Chris was trying to document things on FTE, as he implied with "Added to the Chassis, Body, Trim and Exterior of the Sticky https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/images/smilies/happy0161.gif"
viven44 Posted November 29 Author Posted November 29 The only difference from that article in my situation is that the original "caulk" is really well adhered, I am unable to break and remove it, at least in the spots I tried. I removed maybe a 4" section in one area... I'll try some more to try to dislodge anything that will budge, and apply Flex Seal over it. 1
viven44 Posted November 29 Author Posted November 29 Applied “ospho” to the seam. Going to let it work its thing overnight, come back and give it a rinse and let it dry before going back with a sealer 2
mat in tn Posted November 29 Posted November 29 bingo! Vivek, I was going to recommend doing this before sealing. no sense in letting it grow under a new seal and keep eating the steel. 1
Gary Lewis Posted November 29 Posted November 29 Mat - Did you ever get my private message about NPD contacting you?
mat in tn Posted November 29 Posted November 29 yes, I did. and that got me thinking about them again. I didn't even realize that they are 45 miles from me now. and are on one of my normal routes when I go to the transmission parts warehouse.
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