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From 1989 Ford Bronco “BlueStreak” — documented by mattmann.

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1989 Ford Bronco - After soldering a loop of wire across the oil pressure resistor (so the old-style sender will work), I disassembled & cleaned the cluster a… 1989 Ford Bronco - 3 months later, the steering pump, lines, & box are dry. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/reg… 1989 Ford Bronco - There's a slow engine oil leak causing that drip in the middle of the bellhousing. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. 1989 Ford Bronco - The Left side of the engine looks dry. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. 1989 Ford Bronco - All the oil is probably coming from the Right valve cover gasket, which we knew about a few months ago & decided to wait on fixing. IF THE… 1989 Ford Bronco - The crust on the cap doesn't appear to be bad enough to interfere with engine performance. This is how it looked a few months (a few hundre… 1989 Ford Bronco - The front diff is seeping a little gear oil. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/2742/71518-4] h… 1989 Ford Bronco - The front diff is seeping a little gear oil. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Note that the tag indicates the truck originally had 3.07… 1989 Ford Bronco - The RHR wheel seal is leaking diff oil, but it doesn't seem to be getting on the brakes. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://… 1989 Ford Bronco - While trying to start on the body mounts, I discovered the tailgate window would only go up - it had a dead short when trying to lower, whi… 1989 Ford Bronco - There are a few other issues in the t/g that can wait until they become more-urgent. While it was open, I adjusted the latch rods to make t… 1989 Ford Bronco - This is the first time I've done body mounts on a lift. I'm not sure that it's any quicker or easier than using a jack & 4x4. IF THE IMAGE… 1989 Ford Bronco - A few pieces of the body mount hardware needed sandblasting & painting. I hope the Right front (lower) bolt can be reused. IF THE IMAGE IS… 1989 Ford Bronco - The old bolt doesn't have enough thread left to tighten down on the poly bushings, but I have a new replacement for $15. All the mounts hav… 1989 Ford Bronco - Other than a slightly melted connector, the top came off without trouble. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. 1989 Ford Bronco - There's less sludge here than I expected for an engine this old - about the same as the Left valve cover. The leak was probably at the rear… 1989 Ford Bronco - The throttle body got sandblasted inside & out before being clearcoated. The spring for the bellcrank was not installed correctly before. I… 1989 Ford Bronco - I soaked & scrubbed the plenum to remove the oil & some of the sludge before washing, drying, & sandblasting it. I dried it again before &… 1989 Ford Bronco - The PCV grommet tore when I removed it before sandblasting & painting the valve cover, so I had to go grab a new one locally ($10). 1989 Ford Bronco - Whoever worked on the engine last thought the plenum gasket needed to be glued to the lower intake, so it took an hour of scraping & sprayi… 1989 Ford Bronco - The new paint isn't entirely visible, but that wasn't the main purpose. 1989 Ford Bronco - After rinsing the old oil off, I parked on a Right lean, and let the engine idle for about a half hour (while letting the EEC re-learn the… 1989 Ford Bronco - I raised the back edge of the door so it's at the correct height while open. Then I moved the strike bolt down & outboard so the door is al… 1989 Ford Bronco - The low-pressure switch wouldn't engage at 100psi, so I swapped it for a good used one. Then I added a can of refrigerant and used the snif…