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1996 Ford Bronco, black, hood open, front 3/4 view, in garage
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“Black EB”1996 Ford Bronco

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1996 Ford Bronco, black, hood open, front 3/4 view, in garage Overhead view of a 1996 Ford Bronco engine bay, showing air intake, fluid reservoirs, and engine components. 1996 Ford Bronco engine bay with focus on air intake, alternator, and brake fluid reservoir. Engine bay of a Ford Bronco with V8 engine, battery, and hoses visible. Close-up of rusted engine components including oil filter and exhaust manifold in a 1996 Ford Bronco. 1996 Ford Bronco — Underside of a vehicle showing transmission, exhaust, and driveshaft with rust. 1996 Ford Bronco — Underside of vehicle showing exhaust pipe and frame, with rust. 1996 Ford Bronco — Bumper, skidplate & tank damage 1996 Ford Bronco — Bumper bolts were replaced 1996 Ford Bronco dashboard with speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, and warning lights. Odometer reads 21484… Interior of a 1996 Ford Bronco dashboard and front floor. 1996 Ford Bronco — Interior cargo area of a vehicle with carpet removed from the floor and a roll bar. 1996 Ford Bronco — FEAD removed before cleaning 1996 Ford Bronco — After first pressure-wash 1996 Ford Bronco — Bore plug kit (block only) 1996 Ford Bronco — Engine coming out Transmission torque converter housing bolted to engine block, with rusty frame rails and exhaust pipes visible 1996 Ford Bronco — Left engine mount broken; and also bent by whoever almost installed this rubber plug. 1996 Ford Bronco — Left front rubber plug not fully installed Bore pitted, after washing sediment out of journal, & wirewheeling [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/… 1996 Ford Bronco — Right engine mount broken. 1996 Ford Bronco — Right middle rubber plug not fully installed 1996 Ford Bronco — Rust scale, after washing sediment out Bore pitted, after washing sediment out of journal, & wirewheeling [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/… 1996 Ford Bronco — Left head front bore looks OK 1996 Ford Bronco — Head rear bores look OK. No apparent leaks from block rear bores or rear main seal. 1996 Ford Bronco — Remaining plugs from kit. Small & tiny plugs don't appear to apply to this engine, which has 5 threaded plugs… 1996 Ford Bronco — LHS Some pan bolts are loose - nearly falling out Engine oil pan and lower block with oil leaks and rust 1996 Ford Bronco — Normal installation in the 3 undamaged bores: Hylomar & hammer the plugs in. 1996 Ford Bronco — For the 2 rust-damaged bores; rather than machine them out larger, I just used JBWeld as the sealant & drove… 1996 Ford Bronco — Done with the bore plugs. 1996 Ford Bronco — The pan gasket was pretty ugly, so I dropped the pan. The inside was pretty ugly, too. That's one of the timi… 1996 Ford Bronco — The block & timing cover surfaces cleaned up pretty well. I couldn't see any debris in the oil pump pickup. 1996 Ford Bronco — The block & timing cover surfaces cleaned up pretty well. There wasn't much slack in the timing chain. 1996 Ford Bronco — Washing the grime off the pan took whatever was left of the paint off, too. So it got a fresh coat of DupliCo… 1996 Ford Bronco — With new MotorCraft plugs & oil filter, and common (fragile) engine mounts, it's ready to go back in. 1996 Ford Bronco — With new MotorCraft plugs & oil filter, and common (fragile) engine mounts, it's ready to go back in. 1996 Ford Bronco — All the coolant nipples (and the throttle body) were crusty, so I had to polish them with a cup brush. Then I… 1996 Ford Bronco — Going in... Not that I needed to adjust it, but just because it's clean, I painted the timing marks white.

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