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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    A Ford is worth staring at when it's stuck in the mud! Saw this in a video on the receding water in Lake Mead and had to take a screen shot. He burried it pretty good.
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    Talk about a curse. My buddy used to do that in his Daewoo. That car is probably even worse than your Ford was. Just a turd. Lol My brother drove an ST for a handful of years before he grew a pair and traded it in on a '19 Colorado. It was a quick car, but cramped as it was still a little...
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    Door Hinge Question

    That's ridiculous! Even on a truck in rough shape like mine, I would never do something that silly. Before I work up the courage (and time) to tackle this door hinge project, I'm wondering if I can get at that interior hinge bolt by just removing the bezel and the left most AC vent? Does the...
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    Door Hinge Question

    ^ Too late for that now. @Keith Seymore Do you know why GM installed the upper door hinges with two bolts from the exterior of the truck and one bolt from the interior of the truck? I'm guessing it has to be something related to the assembly process.
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    My wife an I consider my K10 to be on hospice (that's why I have two squares). It's slowly rotting away around me as I drive it daily. I don't want to jinx anything, so I will wait until it's dead before I tell it's story. Anyway, I still love it and prefer it over any Ford!
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    Alignment help

    The axle could be shimmed relative to the leaf springs to change the caster, right? I'm not sure why that would be done, and I've never heard of shimming a front axle (only rear axles for driveline angles), but I think it could be possible if someone wanted to do it.
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    Alignment help

    Are you confident that it was bad parts and not improper procedure? I know that replacing the ball joints on a 10 bolt calls for slightly goofy torque procedure. Lower ball joint nut gets torqued, adjusting sleeve for the upper ball joint gets torqued, upper ball joint nut gets torqued, then...
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    Vacuum switch, break switch, and wiring for 700-R4

    He sent me another pic with some of the passenger side firewall visible, and I didn't see it over there either. Thanks though, Ted.
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    700R4 Vacuum Switch

    Above is the factory wiring diagram for an '84 K10 (pulled from the reference library on this site). It makes sense from your 3 wire description with one of them being yellow. If I'm reading the diagram correctly, light blue wire and the yellow wire at the transmission should have power to...
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    700R4 Vacuum Switch

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    Vacuum switch, break switch, and wiring for 700-R4

    It's an '88, so that explains it. Thank you for the insight. It there a TPS to control the lock up in a TBI system? What replaces the functionality of the vacuum switch in earlier 700R4 applications?
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    700R4 Vacuum Switch

    I have a 200-4R in my Camaro with a functioning lock-up converter. The lock-up is VERY subtle, and I would argue that you usually can't feel it. I really only see it in the tach. Under the right throttle conditions, I believe the transmission can shift right from 1st to 3rd. Don't quote me...
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    1 Ton with a 10' foot bed

    https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/cto/d/buckman-gmc-foot-bed/7483966586.html I've never seen a 10' bed in person, so I figured this one was noteworthy. I've heard of people lengthening beds, but not on a square before. Is it a custom job on a 3+3 frame, or was this something that could...
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    I'm glad to hear that you're prepared. It's always nice having the necessary parts on hand when issues crop up. Usually a transmission is larger than most people keep on hand, but I get it. I have 2 spare TH350's. I think my dad forgot about the one I still have in his shed. Good luck with...
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    Door Hinge Question

    Funny you should mention that... The driver's door hinges on my '79 Camaro could use a little TLC too. It's tolerable for the time being though (again I'm dreading it, especially cause that car has decent paint). My father used to say the same thing about the doors on his '80 Camaro. "These...
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    Something is leaking into passenger floor area, doesn't seem like water.

    Probably water from a leaking windshield or cowl seam, or coolant from a rotten heater core. If you can't smell the coolant, try mopping it up with a white paper towel to look for the color.
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    You knew it was only a matter of time! Sorry mother nature is against you though. That sucks. If you take the glass is half full perspective, at least you can go back to hating Fords now. I think it's a better state of mind.
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    Show your daily driver

    Your disgust for Mustangs makes up for your appreciation of Civics (though you justified it well).
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    Door Hinge Question

    I guess it could be worse then. I'm needing to replace the drivers door and hinges on my truck. I got a good door and hinges from a friend earlier this week, but I'm dreading the project as everything is currently assembled and in place on my truck.
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    85 305 in a k1500 - wont idle after smog removal

    Keep it running like a champ for years to come! Glad to hear its back on the road again.
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    Found a Clean One!

    Welcome, and what a beautiful truck. I think trucks like yours are PERFECT! (aside from the "Needs a lot of little things") Straight, clean, and not afraid to do some work.
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    I'm sorry to hear you've been cursed with a Ford for so long. Give it time and the Exploder will make good on it's moniker.
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    Ford Tells 39K SUV Owners to Park Outside So far it hasn't developed a repair for the fires, which appear to start at the back of the engine compartment on the passenger side. Of the 16 fires, 12 happened while the SUV engines were turned off, Ford said in a prepared statement...
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    What rims are these?

    Keep us posted how they turn out. Any idea how badly they were bent/warped (i.e. runout)? I like to keep in mind what's repairable vs. junk.
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    Do these racing stripes work on this square?

    Sometimes the ricer crowd gets creative with zip-ties. Gotta love that attention to detail! If you're going vinyl, just do it!

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