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217 hits | 78.28 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
Ugh. CHANGE YOUR OIL PEOPLE!
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190 hits | 90.53 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
Even worse.
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172 hits | 90.6 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
Never been touched?
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190 hits | 111.26 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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184 hits | 74.57 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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196 hits | 62.81 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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225 hits | 71.92 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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223 hits | 71.7 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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218 hits | 80.16 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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238 hits | 79.24 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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252 hits | 88.7 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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228 hits | 99.52 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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236 hits | 37.81 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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288 hits | 70.39 KB | Posted: 10/15/12
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204 hits | 70.11 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
MUCH better.
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159 hits | 75.44 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
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195 hits | 74.79 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
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190 hits | 61.13 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
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213 hits | 61.42 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
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197 hits | 61.38 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
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229 hits | 55.26 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
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224 hits | 70.8 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
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229 hits | 38.27 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
Bet it overheated at one point in time...
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215 hits | 113.82 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
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249 hits | 79.4 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
Original cam bearings.
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295 hits | 82.74 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
Not looking great.
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275 hits | 66.01 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
They're done.
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287 hits | 85.38 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
We might have a problem.
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258 hits | 69.6 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
So fresh and so clean!
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395 hits | 83.03 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
End of the road for this block. Moved on to a GT40P engine. Maybe I'll turn it into a coffee table?
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416 hits | 94.57 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
New engine donor. 1997 Explorer 5.0.
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406 hits | 83.1 KB | Posted: 11/7/12
There she is, in all her glory.
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360 hits | 81.09 KB | Posted: 1/8/13
TFS valve spring kit installed.
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Out. A lot easier than I thought it would be. I read a lot of people having trouble trying to access the right side bellhousing bolts, I did not have that issue. Pull the right fender liner and the bolts are right there. Used a wrench to pull the bo...
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Not bad looking for a 200k mile engine.
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391 hits | 79.47 KB | Posted: 11/26/13
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246 hits | 64.87 KB | Posted: 11/26/13
Starting to come together..
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314 hits | 76.8 KB | Posted: 11/26/13
Block hot tanked and painted. Double roller chain advanced 4* at the crank.
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Front engine accessory drive on.
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445 hits | 95.72 KB | Posted: 11/26/13
Going in!
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DOWN!!!!!
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Top-ish shot. Apparently the Explorer 5.0 FEADs are the tightest that Ford offered. Just thought I would pass that info along.
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Before I acually bought it
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