Brad Clayton

Got an upgrade!

Our store, across the front counter, is $297.72.

I don't have the exact price handy but iiiiiiiitt's alot.

That gasket is build date sensitive, there are two different design gaskets that are very similar around that year model but not interchangeable.

That drag bike was naaaasty!!!!!!!

A 1996 truck does not have that much in the way of high tech energy consuming electronics like todays cars. Do you have a meter such as this one? If so (it can be any meter, just has to have a seperate amp lead hook up) set the dial to the amps setting (red arrow) don't dick around with milliamps, that's a complete waste of time on a truck this old. Put the black lead in the normal ground connection and put the red lead in the amps connection (green arrow). NOTE: AS SOON AS AMP DRAW TESTING IS COMPLETE MOVE THE RED LEAD BACK TO THE POSITIVE CONNECTION OR YOU WILL BLOW THE FUSE IN METER IF HOOKED ACROSS THE BATTERY TERMINALS Now you need to isolate the batteries due to it having two. In this case disconnect both battery grounds and hook your meter up as pictured to the passenger battery. As soon as you make the connection, look at the meter reading it should be next to nothing. If it indeed is 20 amps or more break the connection. My meter is rated to read 15 amps and I have seen 30 amps briefly when an abs pump shorted out. If the reading is low, turn the park lights on. This should bump the reading to around 6 amps and park lights should illuminate. This just verifies your hooked up correctly. The factory spec. is 20 milliamps and your meter will read 0.02 amps. Continentals were allowed 50 milliamps due to the onset of multiplexing and advancing technology.

You are dead on the money, Keith. I would put all my chips on a turbo crapped out.

+1000

The bonehead wasn't even looking at it.

Quote: that way you know it's thight not sure what "thight" is but it's gotta be right.

Call Ford and tell them about it and they will tell right to your face that a FICM won't cause a no start. They tell us this on every claim we send through.

It's all them damn acronyms that get ya.

Ever wonder what happens when you extend the rev limiter in the PCM of a Mustang? shift light? whats a shift light?

Holy replys, 241 and counting.

Quote: I have yet to replace a valve.... BUT ...you have just jinxed yourself!

Paranoia has set in.

I put a '00 7.3L in a '93 F-350. Quite involved, lots of chassis problems to overcome. Awesome truck once I was done with it but not very practical unless money and time is no object. I got photos somewhere, have to round them up.

Quote: In an earlier life, I was an avionics (aviation electronics) mechanic. It beat working for a living. In the trade, we were known as Coneheads. Here is a little tip for the traveling public: If you see a mechanic with a multimeter heading towards the cockpit, you probably have time to get some coffee. lifted from "chasing sparks" at vernco.com Ah man this guy is too funny.

For anyone still having a tough time grasping voltage drop testing: http://www.vernco.com/sparks/id606.htm This guy has his shit together and it's a pretty funny read.

Quote: 1994 to present Ford 6.0L diesel trucks I think they need to get a new proof reader.

I'd fly out there just to kick you in your ass if you didn't go...living as close to Vegas as you do.