First Fixes

After a few wash/rinse cycles, the engine doesn't look bad. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner Engine Tag & Serial Number IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. The left image is looking down behind the fan over the drivebelt; the right… Owner Turbo tag IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner The engine & bay needed rinsing in a bad way (and I'll do it a few more times), but it left rat-nest soup in the valley. IF THE IMAGE IS TO… Owner Rodents have been nesting here. Most of the hood insulation was packed into the valley below the fuel system; and most of the Left wheelwel… Owner The rodent damage is much more apparent without the engine cover. About half the hood insulation was packed under the turbo, but I blasted… Owner These wires are bare, but not cut. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/1157852] https://ww… Owner The belt is missing a rib, and it walks slowly back & forth on the WP pulley (which does NOT appear to be bent). It may be 1 rib too far ba… Owner That negative terminal has really been abused, and the others aren't great. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://www.supermoto… Owner A lot of the wheelwell insulation was packed in the air cleaner, around this lifetime air filter. I had to make an attachment for my pneuma… Owner After several vacuumings, washes, & rinses, the K&N came surprisingly clean. I dried it on a space heater for a couple of days before oilin… Owner Because the cab was as filthy as the undercarriage, and because the seat was broken, and because the headliner was sagging, I pulled out al… Owner The carpet & upholstery were nasty, so they all came out & got hosed down. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://www.supermotor… Owner I also removed all the rubber body plugs, and scraped out the spray foam from the B-pillar drains so it could all be hosed out. IF THE IMAG… Owner After hosing everything down but the dash (because it's shattered, so I'll replace it later), I soaped the interior (Dawn & PurplePower), s… Owner After hosing everything down but the dash, I soaped it (Dawn & PurplePower), scrub-brushed the worst spots, and hosed it out again. After d… Owner Because the 2 Ford valve cover gaskets (VCGs) & 4 under-valve-cover harnesses (UVCHs) are so expensive, and because I think the integrated… Owner While working down to the valve cover, I found the breather O-rings were swollen, and one was out-of-place, so I ordered some new ones ( F4… Owner 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 (wh… Owner To protect the condenser, and to keep rodents & debris out of the air filter, I screened them. This is gray Aluminum residential screen spr… Owner The new belt eliminated the last of the screeching. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner 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 he… Owner It took a large filter wrench to get the old one ( FL1995 ) off, but no tools should be needed again to change the oil (4 gallons of Rotell… Owner The 12-year-old tires didn't even survive being removed - they all lost chunks from their beads. All the mating surfaces of the rims were w… Owner I depinned these connectors so the rat-chewed wires could be re-insulated in heat-shrink tubing. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. I als… Owner '97 7.3L Coolant Flow except heater core IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner Rather than splicing adapters to the wiring, I just soldered the connectors from the original speakers to the replacements. IF THE IMAGE IS… Owner 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 be… Owner The tailgate was bent, and the handle didn't work right. But I was able to pry it back into near-perfect shape (along the access opening -… Owner This cheap pocket is sold as over-the-seat storage with a bunch of loose strings to tie it on, but this seemed like a much better way to ha… Owner This is only a 3.5" drop 3-ball mount , but I think that's enough. The 5/8" hitch pin uses the ignition key , and other Bolt-bran… Owner To make trailer connection & any reversing at night easier, 18W LED floods are bolted into the factory holes in the rear bumper, and wired… Owner This aftermarket ATF cooler isn't as big as it's advertised to be, but it's bigger than the stock one. Its hose barbs are a size larger tha… Owner The foggy headlights are gone, but I haven't aimed [url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/274382325575]these DOT-legal projectors yet. IF THE IMAGE… Owner Because one of the wiper transmissions broke, I had to pull the valance. So while it was off, I cleaned all the leaves out of the cowl, and… Owner Original battery terminals IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. The top 2 are the Left battery; all the others show the Right battery. Prob… Owner Because the original terminals were abused, I soldered on some new Copper clamps. I avoided the Lead powder being thrown by the cutting whe… Owner The negative terminal was easy: after cutting the original Lead clamp away, stripping enough cable to go in the new terminal, and brushing… Owner There has been a wheel bearing rumble that wasn't apparent the first time I had the front wheels up, but the driver's U-joint was obviously… Owner Since the driver's bearings were good, I pulled the passenger's hub off. By the time I got the brakes off, I could feel the roughness, but… Owner Equivalents for inner wheel seal IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Motorcraft BRS16 National 415960 SKF 27467 Owner The Right outer wheel bearing looked OK, but its race was trashed. Apparently, Set 38 is also used for the rear outer bearings. IF THE IMAG… Owner This destroyed U-joint wasn't causing any problems (even in 4WD), but it needed to be replaced with this Spicer Life 1350X . IF THE IMAGE I… Owner The weather was nice enough to remove the old headliner fabric, patch the backer board, glue & stretch the new fabric on (~$13/yd at a loca… Owner To remove what I hope is the last of the previous owner's dirt, I pulled the tool box & bedliner. There was also a rat nest in the front co… Owner The new cheapo ICP is spraying oil out around the threads' O-ring, but apparently only above idle since there doesn't appear to be much act… Owner EBP Tube IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. This was much easier to R&R than the later trucks I've seen on some YouTube videos - the whol… Owner I hope that the DupliColor Engine Clear DE1636 will keep the EBP tube cleaner inside & out, but I can't tell any change in engine performan… Owner The cheapo O-ring supplied with this cheapo ICP seems to have been too large, causing it to become pinched & torn. I paid $9 plus tax local… Owner Close enough. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner With some online advice, I pulled the fuel filter to check the screen to the FPR - it's visibly clogged with slime, and the bowl contains a… Owner To get everything clean, I pulled the filter housing out of the valley. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://www.supermotors.n… Owner The FPR screen is nasty - no surprise there's an intermittent idle surge after cold startup. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. UPDATE: t… Owner While the filter housing is out, I'm cleaning the last of the ratnest soup out of the valley. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. ________… Owner In addition to the intermittent surge at startup, the PID for TR (Transmission Range) occasionally showed Reverse at startup, so I adjusted… Owner This new (old stock) MotorCraft SW-5063 (Ford F5TZ-7A247-B) Manual Lever Position Switch (MLPS) is the original design for a '97 E4OD, with… Owner I found this NOS MLPS on ebay that's identical to the original. Most people cut the 8-pin connector off, and splice on a 12-position (11-pi… Owner The front bolt for the LHR leaf spring was installed wrong at the factory, so I removed it, cleaned up the threads, and installed it correc… Owner Gravel collects between the quarter panel & wheelwell top reinforcement, causing rust to blister out along the wheel arch. It must be picke… Owner Glow Plug Relays IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. The symptom I noticed was that the voltage no longer dropped during the WTS light, or… Owner Original Glow Plug Relay IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. This original 300Kmi relay did its job, but it's done now. I put it back toge… Owner After a few good drives without problems, I swapped the rear diff cover to the later cast Aluminum version Dorman 697-725 , which required… Owner While the rear diff was draining, I changed the TRE boots to Energy 9.13101G polyurethane. After chipping away most of the grime, I wirewhe… Owner E4OD Pan, Gasket, & ATF (photo sequence is DOWN, then across) IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. With engine at idle, transmission in neu… Owner This filter has only been on for ~1Kmi, but since I'm changing the ATF, I'm putting in a new inline magnetic filter at the same time. I als… Owner The fluid level was slightly high, so I pumped almost a quart back into a bottle and got it dead-center of the Hot range. IF THE IMAGE IS T… Owner NOS APCM seems to work, other than displaying 0 after activating RPM control. This is just BEFORE pressing the Ford button. [url=https://ww… Owner Over the past year, the transmission has randomly drifted from frequently setting a slip fault, to not frequently, and now it's becoming mo… Owner Tailgate Handle Improvements IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. The chromed pot-metal handle presses the center mechanism's levers down t… Owner