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Stuck Valves

From 1995 Ford F-150 “Ol' Blue”, documented by Steve83.

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1995 Ford F-150 - As usual, I forgot to wash the engine before diving in. But it's fairly clean, other than what the squirrels have stored on it in the past… 1995 Ford F-150 - Maybe it's not quite as clean as I thought. 1995 Ford F-150 - Well, THERE'S your problem! The #1 intake pushrod is off its rocker, and several of the others are slightly bent. 1995 Ford F-150 - I had noticed last year that someone put these cheap rubber bore plugs in, and I had already bought a new brass set, but I was waiting for… 1995 Ford F-150 - I put a little blue Hylomar on the new bore plugs before hammering them in. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/115733… 1995 Ford F-150 - After a bath in the solvent tank, I dried & sandblasted the head before painting its exterior surfaces. I want it to be clean for the machi… 1995 Ford F-150 - I'd never have guessed 4 combustion chambers were cracked through the exhaust valve seats from the way the engine was running. It also didn… 1995 Ford F-150 - The old t'stat seems to have been working, so I'm reusing it. It's not difficult or expensive to swap when it fails. The gasket is the same… 1995 Ford F-150 - The original lower radiator hose was made on 12/21/94 and is still serviceable. It had swollen by absorbing various engine fluids (mainly m… 1995 Ford F-150 - These were solvent-washed, sandblasted, & painted Aluminum Cast Coat. The paint will be removed where the bracket touches the alternator &… 1995 Ford F-150 - Factory '95 4.9L EGR valve & EVP sensor 1995 Ford F-150 - Factory '95 4.9L throttle body 1995 Ford F-150 - Close-up of the cast-aluminum lower intake manifold showing the raised Ford casting number E9TE-9425-A16A along with a "40" and a clock-sty… 1995 Ford F-150 - OE 1995 4.9L TPS (F2TF9B989AA) made by CTS (replace with Standard TH74T /TH74, CX1419, F2TZ9B989A). The date code is 5A09A, which I read as… 1995 Ford F-150 - This seems to be common to the high-mileage 4.9Ls I've owned & worked on. FelPro 60486 IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://ww… 1995 Ford F-150 - The valve cover got solvent-washed, sandblasted, & painted. The injector rail got steel-wooled and clearcoated. 1995 Ford F-150 - A hand holds a freshly cleaned cast-aluminum dual-bore throttle body up in front of an open engine bay, showing the throttle shaft, coil sp… 1995 Ford F-150 - After checking a few local junkyards for a rebuildable head, and not finding any, I decided to just get a reman with a warranty. It only co… 1995 Ford F-150 - I found a NOS Ford head gasket, which is made by Fel-Pro. Note the oval at the left center of the pic. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.… 1995 Ford F-150 - After washing it with brake cleaner, and torch-drying it, I painted the head with DupliColor Engine Paint, and wiped the overspray off the… 1995 Ford F-150 - 4.9L Cylinder Head Bolt Tightening Sequence 1995 Ford F-150 - After oiling the bolt threads & heads, I ran them in with my small electric impact, in-sequence. Then I torqued them in steps, and double-c… 1995 Ford F-150 - This modern graphite combination gasket is the only exhaust gasket I'd use on any Ford engine. V8s use NO ex.man. gasket. 1995 Ford F-150 - After washing & sandblasting, I had a machinist weld the tab back onto the intake, then plane it & the exhaust manifolds. Then I painted it… 1995 Ford F-150 - The exhaust manifolds were also sandblasted, painted (with ultra-high-temperature paint), & planed. All the exhaust & EGR fasteners & flang… 1995 Ford F-150 - All the parts that were off (including new ones) were cleaned & painted before installation. The fuel rail was polished with steel wool & t… 1995 Ford F-150 - IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. 1995 Ford F-150 - I should have bought a commercial lift bar years ago, but this conglomeration of scrap metal, parts, tools, & chains did the job very well.… 1995 Ford F-150 - With the engine & transmission lifted a few inches, the 4.9L's pan can barely come out (assuming the body mounts are good, and the cab is c… 1995 Ford F-150 - This replacement oil pan gasket was in bad shape, not installed well (possibly re-used), leaking, and coming out. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL… 1995 Ford F-150 - My worry was that the oil pump was shot, but it had some resistance when installed, and had good flow in the solvent tank. IF THE IMAGE IS… 1995 Ford F-150 - After checking the block passages with shop air, the only thing left to restrict oil flow was the filter. Sure enough, it was utterly block… 1995 Ford F-150 - I was surprised at how much sediment was in the pan, but I guess that shows 1) how well MarvelMysteryOil & Berryman's B-12 in the crankcase… 1995 Ford F-150 - It's running rough (probably because of the old gas, and some sludge still in the lifters), but it smooths out at speed, which it gets up t… 1995 Ford F-150 - I had noticed some grinding when I first started the engine, but it went away too quickly to identify. But after a few drives, I noticed (d…