APCrpm.jpg
28 hits | 76.54 KB | Posted: 1/20/22
NOS APCM seems to work, other than displaying 0 after activating RPM control. This is just BEFORE pressing the Ford button.

TransFaults20220120.jpg
38 hits | 43.02 KB | Posted: 1/20/22
Over the past year, the transmission has randomly drifted from frequently setting a slip fault, to not frequently, and now it's becoming more frequent again. It also added the EBP fault several months ago, but this is the first time I've seen the PCM...

20210414_141745.jpg
44 hits | 105.01 KB | Posted: 10/6/21
It looks almost like I haven't done anything.
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PivotBushings.jpg
43 hits | 31.13 KB | Posted: 10/6/21
Energy doesn't list a pivot bushing for Dana 50IFSs, but the bushing for a D44IFS Energy 4.3133G fits perfectly.
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20210402_180545.jpg
42 hits | 76.74 KB | Posted: 10/6/21
Both driveshafts got sandblasted & painted, and the mounting surfaces at each end got cleaned & painted. The driveshaft alignment marks are both stamped & painted yellow.
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[url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CKN6Z4...

20210324_130738.jpg
41 hits | 75.98 KB | Posted: 10/6/21
I replaced both front axleshaft seals using Hylomar Blue, and sealed the chunk using MotorCraft gray silicone.
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Left (green deep) seal Dana 40710
Right (red shallow)...

20210320_105520.jpg
29 hits | 113.15 KB | Posted: 10/6/21
During this process, I also swapped the flexplate & trans pump seal.
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20210320_105246.jpg
38 hits | 124.04 KB | Posted: 10/6/21
During this process, I also swapped the flexplate & trans pump seal.
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20210317_150928.jpg
39 hits | 37.76 KB | Posted: 10/6/21
Another mod I always make is swapping the PITA E-ring to a fabricated snap ring, like modern CV shafts use. The shaft is still positively retained in the chunk, but it can be pried out without breaking the chunk off the axle beam. I bent it from an o...

USBPwrPt.jpg
961 hits | 67.76 KB | Posted: 2/2/20
Even though the whole dash shell has to come out, I need USB power now, so I replaced the Power Point with this dual socket & voltmeter (which shows ~0.3V lower than my meter). I'll probably add a switch later.
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Fuses.jpg
778 hits | 81.98 KB | Posted: 2/10/20
Fuse Map for '97 F-series Diesel
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Voltage.jpg
638 hits | 90.61 KB | Posted: 2/10/20
Original battery terminals
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The top 2 are the Left battery; all the others show the Right battery. Probes are either on the CLAMPS (for the higher readings, because the engine is idling & the alternator is the volt...

20200330_001404.jpg
463 hits | 98.55 KB | Posted: 3/29/20
Because the original terminals were abused, I soldered on some new Copper clamps. I avoided the Lead powder being thrown by the cutting wheel, and used a wood block under the anvil when air-chiseling the old ones off the cables (so I wouldn't shorten...

20200905_144748.jpg
411 hits | 90.74 KB | Posted: 9/6/20
The PID for TR (Transmission Range) occasionally showed Reverse at startup, so I adjusted the MLPS, shifter, & shift indicator.
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[url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/434182][img]https://www.supermotors....

20200310_160550.jpg
368 hits | 77.07 KB | Posted: 3/12/20
These shifter bushings made it much easier to get out of Park, and the junkyard boot (which is NOT identical to the original) looks much better, after was...

20200216_120709.jpg
315 hits | 94.68 KB | Posted: 2/16/20
First pull: a little 28' TT going about 100 miles. Even though the weather was cool (max ~60°F), the temperature gauge came up for the first time. After ~45 minutes doing ~70mph, it got about to "R", and the transmission started acting up...

VC1.jpg
304 hits | 73.68 KB | Posted: 2/10/20
After fixing the brakes, I poured in a bottle of VC1 Coolant Flush, drove around for a few minutes, then hooked up a garden hose to the heater core inlet. I wanted to make sure it got flushed, and I al...

GlowPlugs1.jpg
286 hits | 104.4 KB | Posted: 1/30/20
Because the 2 Ford valve cover gaskets (VCGs) & 4 under-valve-cover harnesses (UVCHs) are so expensive, and because I think the integrated design is super...