Recent content by yellowoctupus

Glad to see there's another 5.3 getting swapped, I'm starting to swap one into my '87 MJ.

:party: PDF Including most common pinion dimensions from TD Machine, who makes a very nice pinion checking tool: http://www.tdmach.com/Deluxe%20Pinion%20Checker%2011148.pdf

I'm looking for this type of info, but for the 8.8 of course.

Yes, I am considering this as a 'new install' at this point. The Ford manuals show setting up the pinion depth first with their fancy gauge; I'm trying to explore other options. I think their setup is a bit 'over the top' for a relatively simple measurement. What good would have it been to...

Does anyone know where to find dimension "A" for an 8.8 in the picture below? Or, "G"? I 'built' a rear end at the junkyard the other day by taking Crown Vic 3.08 Gears and putting them on a '97 disc brake Explorer 3L55 carrier (to get disc brakes, the 'highway' ratio and a limited slip), but...

Well....my plans changed a little. I picked up a wrecked 98 4.0 5sp and am going to use everything I can out of that. Feels a little like cheating, but damn it's easier than trying to make the square peg fit in the round hole for once in my life. Got it super cheap too, thankfully, but now I'm...

That was one of the first things I tried. I dug around and found out the PO had jumpered a wire directly from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid, I guess in parallel with the relay. There's a good chance that socket was empty when I got it, but when I was going through all of the...

Help guys! I have my 93 4.0 up for sale (guy's coming to see it tomorrow!) and it JUST started having this crazy issue! Get in, turn the ignition switch, truck fires up, but starter continues to be engaged, even when I turn the ignition all the way off. I have to remove the relay in the...

Hey, thanks for the input! It appears to be a little easier to go from newer to older, like you did. I actually threw my '91 parts truck back together to sell; at this point I'm hoping to find a complete '97+donor instead of cannibalizing a complete running driving truck (the 91). Will keep...

Answers: 2. Early and Late model pedals (96/97 changeover) are not interchangable. Mounting points are a bit difference under the dash. Not sure if firewall/brake booster to clutch holes are the same, but the top of the pedal bracket is quite a bit different.

So to answer my own questions once again.... they're a bit different. The upper attachment point on the earlier pre 97 models has two bolts that thread in horizontally, four on the booster, then a support bracket that hangs off the side for the clutch master. The 97+ models have the four on...

Those same symptoms are very common around here, I have to wonder if something in the gauge circuit makes it go to full HOT when it trips anything over (for instance) 220°F. So, you're at 220, not great but not the end of the world, ALSO not 260, like the gauge says.

So I opened up my Dana 35 and pulled out the leaking seals only to find the axles and bearings are shot. Nothing noticeable while driving, but the axle looks worn and the bearings don't look too good either. Gears look great, and since it's a 3.07 rear end, they're kinda hard to find around...

I don't have experience with this specific harness, but if you think it's damaged, (ie, an open circuit somewhere), could you jumper the signal wires from the sender to wherever they terminate? Ie, if the signal goes straight to the speedo, then run a set of test wires between the sender and...

Great thread, wish I had tried the new cap when we were hauling a 4400# trailer x-country in the summer a few years ago. Our '98 exhibited the same symptoms. ~210°F then a second later, the gauge would be pinned. Now reading this, it could have just been a cap, I'm not sure. I flushed the...