AmericanSavage Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 That's slick! Well done, and thanks for sharing. Hey Carl, I am ALL OVER this. Thanks for the pics. I decided to buy new ball joints, and will remove the knuckle *or try to) and try this out myself. What did you use to remove the ball joints? Thanks for this. Very helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 Hey Carl, I am ALL OVER this. Thanks for the pics. I decided to buy new ball joints, and will remove the knuckle *or try to) and try this out myself. What did you use to remove the ball joints? Thanks for this. Very helpful! To remove the ball joints, I rented a ball joint press from my local auto parts store. They came out pretty easily. I think the thing that helped the drivers side go easier than the passenger side did was my investment in a 1/2 drive cordless impact. It has made many jobs a lot easier. This one included. I find myself using it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanSavage Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 To remove the ball joints, I rented a ball joint press from my local auto parts store. They came out pretty easily. I think the thing that helped the drivers side go easier than the passenger side did was my investment in a 1/2 drive cordless impact. It has made many jobs a lot easier. This one included. I find myself using it a lot. Hey Carl, Thanks....I was a little confused by the SM which says the bottom must be removed first, and I cannot "see" how that is possible. Near as I can tell the upper has to come out for the tool to go through to press it out. I have to be missing something. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 Hey Carl, Thanks....I was a little confused by the SM which says the bottom must be removed first, and I cannot "see" how that is possible. Near as I can tell the upper has to come out for the tool to go through to press it out. I have to be missing something. Cheers! The lower one does need to come out first. It presses out towards the upper ball joint. Once that one is out, there will be room for the screw of the ball joint press to slide into the hole vacated by the lower ball joint. Then you can press out the upper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 The lower one does need to come out first. It presses out towards the upper ball joint. Once that one is out, there will be room for the screw of the ball joint press to slide into the hole vacated by the lower ball joint. Then you can press out the upper. Is type F transmission fluid correct for the power steering in our trucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Is type F transmission fluid correct for the power steering in our trucks? Yes. That is the recommended fill for the C2 pumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 Yes. That is the recommended fill for the C2 pumps. I have never been good at reading spark plugs so I am hoping someone here is a natural at it. These are from the drivers side. I ran out of light to change the passenger side so they will get changed tomorrow. They do appear to be uniform…just not sure if it’s a good uniform or a bad uniform! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 I have never been good at reading spark plugs so I am hoping someone here is a natural at it. These are from the drivers side. I ran out of light to change the passenger side so they will get changed tomorrow. They do appear to be uniform…just not sure if it’s a good uniform or a bad uniform! It has been a bit since I last posted and I am back with a carburetor question for the group. I recently pulled and rebuilt my Motorcraft 2150 with a Mike’s carb kit. While going through the carb I found a couple missing gaskets and a lot of crud. I am surprised the thing ran at all! Anyway, I reinstalled the carb and the truck fired right up. But….I have a flooding problem. I have gas coming out of the fuel bowl vent. Could it be as simple as the needle not seating or is there something bigger going on like too much fuel pressure? It never flooded before the rebuild but it was running rich…presumably because the power valve gasket was missing so there was fuel on both sides of the power valve when I took it apart. Thanks for any insight you can provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 It has been a bit since I last posted and I am back with a carburetor question for the group. I recently pulled and rebuilt my Motorcraft 2150 with a Mike’s carb kit. While going through the carb I found a couple missing gaskets and a lot of crud. I am surprised the thing ran at all! Anyway, I reinstalled the carb and the truck fired right up. But….I have a flooding problem. I have gas coming out of the fuel bowl vent. Could it be as simple as the needle not seating or is there something bigger going on like too much fuel pressure? It never flooded before the rebuild but it was running rich…presumably because the power valve gasket was missing so there was fuel on both sides of the power valve when I took it apart. Thanks for any insight you can provide. It sounds like you may have the needle suspended incorrectly, causing it not to seat. This illustration from the factory shop manual (Documentation/Fuel & Air Systems/Carburetors, Chokes, & EFI/Motorcraft 2150) shows how it is supposed to be installed, but it is pretty easy to get it wrong and cause a problem. Luckily it is easy to take the top off the 2150 in situ and fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 It sounds like you may have the needle suspended incorrectly, causing it not to seat. This illustration from the factory shop manual (Documentation/Fuel & Air Systems/Carburetors, Chokes, & EFI/Motorcraft 2150) shows how it is supposed to be installed, but it is pretty easy to get it wrong and cause a problem. Luckily it is easy to take the top off the 2150 in situ and fix that. Carb is fixed! The issue was the new retainer clip from the rebuild kit that locks around the seat. It was somehow binding with the float and not allowing it to move up and down freely. I went back to the original retainer clip and everything moves freely now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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