Gary Lewis Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Forgot to ask, I've been finding water on the top of the air handler, is there a gasket along good I can replace? Oh, air cleaner. Got it. Yes, the cowl seal, seen at the very top of the pic on the right, is bad. I use a garage door weather strip there, and have the instructions somewhere if you want. And, by the way, your pic is too big. I chose "Big" from the menu and then added width="100%" to the code that it inserted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUBullnose Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Oh, air cleaner. Got it. Yes, the cowl seal, seen at the very top of the pic on the right, is bad. I use a garage door weather strip there, and have the instructions somewhere if you want.And, by the way, your pic is too big. I chose "Big" from the menu and then added width="100%" to the code that it inserted.Yeah I keep getting the same wrong, I know! Excellent on the seal, thanks Gary, I'll dig around for the how to! On Sat, Aug 4, 2018, 8:32 PM Gary Lewis [via Bullnose Enthusiasts] <redacted_email_address> wrote: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I'm looking for it. May be over on FTE, but I'll find it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I'm looking for it. May be over on FTE, but I'll find it...... Cowl Seal: http://www.garysgaragemahal.com/cowl-seal.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUBullnose Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Cowl Seal: http://www.garysgaragemahal.com/cowl-seal.html Awesome write up Gary! Thanks. I'll swing by Lowe's on my way home tonight and get the seal and adhesive! Hopefully install this evening once it's cooled off a bit outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Awesome write up Gary! Thanks. I'll swing by Lowe's on my way home tonight and get the seal and adhesive! Hopefully install this evening once it's cooled off a bit outside. Glad it helps. Make sure you tell us how it goes. And if there are upgrades needed in the how-to then I can easily do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUBullnose Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Glad it helps. Make sure you tell us how it goes. And if there are upgrades needed in the how-to then I can easily do that. Gary - hoping to tackle the cowl this afternoon after work. I was looking through the lubrication specifications section for motor oil types. What I can't seem to get a quick sense on is the volume and best type of motor oil for the 302. I plan on changing the oil soon (next week or so) - anyone have some insight on best viscosity/weight and typical volume? And yeah - I figure this is in the manual...BUT i'm at work and the little'uns and other projects keep me away from perusing! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was looking through the lubrication specifications section for motor oil types. What I can't seem to get a quick sense on is the volume and best type of motor oil for the 302. I plan on changing the oil soon (next week or so) - anyone have some insight on best viscosity/weight and typical volume? My 1984 302 took 6 quarts with oil and filter change. I am currently running Valvoline VR1 10w30, and Motorcraft filter...whatever p/n it is, F1-A or something like that.. I'm one of those guys that can get really carried away reading about (and thinking about) what oils to use, but I've been trying not to...lol. The guy that built my engine recommends the VR1 oil for flat tappet applications, and the local speed shop also recommended it. That was enough for me. https://www.valvoline.com/our-products/motor-oil/vr1-racing-oil I'm planning to try Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck 5w40 oil next time, but for a stock engine I'd think 10w30 would be fine. The other more experienced guys on here may have better suggestions than I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUBullnose Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was looking through the lubrication specifications section for motor oil types. What I can't seem to get a quick sense on is the volume and best type of motor oil for the 302. I plan on changing the oil soon (next week or so) - anyone have some insight on best viscosity/weight and typical volume? My 1984 302 took 6 quarts with oil and filter change. I am currently running Valvoline VR1 10w30, and Motorcraft filter...whatever p/n it is, F1-A or something like that.. I'm one of those guys that can get really carried away reading about (and thinking about) what oils to use, but I've been trying not to...lol. The guy that built my engine recommends the VR1 oil for flat tappet applications, and the local speed shop also recommended it. That was enough for me. https://www.valvoline.com/our-products/motor-oil/vr1-racing-oil I'm planning to try Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck 5w40 oil next time, but for a stock engine I'd think 10w30 would be fine. The other more experienced guys on here may have better suggestions than I. Thanks for the input! I'm also considering dropping the pan, redoing gasket, oil pickup tube etc - anyone ever done that from under the truck? Or am I just asking for a lot of creative cursing? Reason for looking into doing that? The AOD transmission is just covered in a sheen of oil (I need to take a before/after photo when I go to degrease) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I'm also considering dropping the pan, redoing gasket, oil pickup tube etc - anyone ever done that from under the truck? Or am I just asking for a lot of creative cursing? Reason for looking into doing that? The AOD transmission is just covered in a sheen of oil (I need to take a before/after photo when I go to degrease) Man, I feel your pain. My 84 302 was leaking everywhere when I first dragged it home. Oil pan, valve covers, etc. I haven't removed a 302 oil pan in the truck, but it's certainly possible, because I've read a lot of threads where guys have had to change the old 2pc rear main seals in the truck, and for those the pan has to be removed. The other guys on here can advise you better on this topic. (Edit: I assume the engine has to be lifted, at least a little bit, but that isn't a big on these trucks). The only input I have on the topic is gasket selection. I did away with the old 4pc cork/rubber oil pan gaskets, and installed a 1pc Fel-Pro Perma-Dry Plus p/n OS13260T. The down side is that it costs 4x as much as the traditional 4pc gasket set-up, but it's one of those things that was worth the extra cost to me. There are likely cheaper 1pc options available...just look up the oil pan gasket for a newer model truck...maybe 1992 or there abouts...not sure when they actually switched over to the 1pc rubber gasket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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