What did you do for your ford today?

[bdkw1]

Hooked up my jump battery to make sure nothing else got fucked up. Made some good sparks when the ground went on. Went to see if the key was on. Nope. As I'm coming back around the front I notice the alt is smoking. Awesome. Pulled that too and hit Vatozone on the way to sprawlmart for batteries. Lifetime warranty baby! This is #4. They last about 3 years.

Back to purring like a kitten.

 

[Clb]

Float died.
Harpooned the tanks.
Cussed A Lot.

 

[Levigarrett76]

Float died.
Harpooned the tanks.
Cussed A Lot.

There is nothing fun about thatr, except the end result

 

[CDA 455 II]

Sooooo....
The front driver side brake line decides it wants to start leaking at the banjo nut.🙁

did you see if it would tighten down and just crush the copper washer a touch more? works, most of the time

Sonavabish;
The banjo bolt was loose.😯

So tomorrow; another round of bleeding.

 

[Gumbybronco]

I had a little more time to work on the Bronco. I got the C bushings installed and did a nice even tightening sequence and then final torque. After being torqued the radius arms were even on the ground. Hopefully preventing the dreaded Bronco lean. I am going to have to remove the coils to install the new rubber radius arm bushings on the ends.

 

[CDA 455 II]

Sonavabish;
The banjo bolt was loose.😯

So tomorrow; another round of bleeding.

Bled brakes again.
Appears a little mushy still, but better.

Now pondering if I should still get the vacuum brake bleeder.🤔

 

[CDA 455 II]

Reinstalled the rear window:

Repositioned window straps:

 

[CDA 455 II]

Mounted the driving lights:

 

[Provience]

Bled brakes again.
Appears a little mushy still, but better.

Now pondering if I should still get the vacuum brake bleeder.🤔

If bleeding them by yourself, gravity bleed.

Crack open all the bleeders, make sure the fluid stays not empty for a couple hours.

 

[Provience]

This fuel filter is 100% full and only has 30 miles on it. Last filter made about 50 miles before being all gross

Runs fine at speed, dies in parking lots. Drain the filter and it goes back to running fine.

So got the front tank out today to put the new, correct, filler neck on it. Could quite dumb out the about 3 gallons in there. Less than a gallon left, figured I'd set it on fire. It also had the oil and water look to the stuff in the tank.

Made a decent whoosh and flame for about 10 seconds, but seems dried out. Now I can put good gas in that one and run the rear tank dry. Then pull it and burn it as well.

Only then will I bother taking the carb open and cleaning it out. Slowly getting there.

Also finally got my super cool yellow body Monroe mounted shocks that move rather than the ones that don't, hopefully it is noticeable

 

[CDA 455 II]

If bleeding them by yourself, gravity bleed.

Crack open all the bleeders, make sure the fluid stays not empty for a couple hours.

I've heard of this.

By doing this gravity will force fluid from the reservoir through all the brake lines and out through the bleeder screws? 🤔

 

[Provience]

I've heard of this.

By doing this gravity will force fluid from the reservoir through all the brake lines and out through the bleeder screws? 🤔

Yup, it just slowly dribbles out, as the reservoir is the highest point in the system. It just takes a while because it is very low head pressure

 

[CDA 455 II]

Yup, it just slowly dribbles out, as the reservoir is the highest point in the system. It just takes a while because it is very low head pressure

Ok.

Does the tube need to be in the fluid of the container that's collecting said fluid?

 

[Provience]

Ok.

Does the tube need to be in the fluid of the container that's collecting said fluid?

No, because it just dribbles out. Not like pumping where you are drawing fluid back in.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Now pondering if I should still get the vacuum brake bleeder.🤔

Cut a stick to the right size and just bleed them. It isnt that big if a deal.

 

[arse_sidewards]

If bleeding them by yourself, gravity bleed.

Crack open all the bleeders, make sure the fluid stays not empty for a couple hours.

They make a big rubber dingus that goes on the end of a compressor hose for pressurizing shit like coolant reservoirs. Speeds the process up substantially.

Neighbor has one. Works great. I spent 5min looking and couldn’t find it on Amazon

 

[willis_racing]

They make a big rubber dingus that goes on the end of a compressor hose for pressurizing shit like coolant reservoirs. Speeds the process up substantially.

Neighbor has one. Works great. I spent 5min looking and couldn’t find it on Amazon

x2, most of my friends recommend that process over the vacuum method I'm used to.

that said, the HF brake flusher works plenty well for me.

 

[USMC Gunny]

Finally got KC balanced shaft for the turbo and decided to put it together this weekend. Next is start installing Marty's E-fuel. Temps are starting to cool down now so I can get some work done.

Gonna unbolt the bed and just lift it up with 2x4's to install the pre pump solutions kit.

 

[Levigarrett76]

Finally got KC balanced shaft for the turbo and decided to put it together this weekend. Next is start installing Marty's E-fuel. Temps are starting to cool down now so I can get some work done.

Gonna unbolt the bed and just lift it up with 2x4's to install the pre pump solutions kit.

You gonna do 1.0 housing while in there?

 

[CDA 455 II]

Think I'm going to try the gravity brake bleed later on today when it gets warmer.

 

[Gumbybronco]

I had time to get the front end on the Bronco buttoned up. Topped off the nitrogen in the shocks while I was there. Good thing too since one of the shocks had 50 lbs and the other had 150 lbs. Took a test ride and the new bushings with 7 degrees caster and full shocks rode great.

 

[posford]

I had time to get the front end on the Bronco buttoned up. Topped off the nitrogen in the shocks while I was there. Good thing too since one of the shocks had 50 lbs and the other had 150 lbs. Took a test ride and the new bushings with 7 degrees caster and full shocks rode great.

Rubber or poly bushings? I think I have the poly 7* bushings in the Ranger, coils sit fucked up in the lower mounts like yours seem to. I have pretty much the identical setup. Thinking I should go back to rubber in the frame side to allow more flex/give. Need to rummage through the coil spring pile and find my old super flex springs too.

 

[USMC Gunny]

You gonna do 1.0 housing while in there?

Everything is left stock except the wheel.

 

[Gumbybronco]

Rubber or poly bushings? I think I have the poly 7* bushings in the Ranger, coils sit fucked up in the lower mounts like yours seem to. I have pretty much the identical setup. Thinking I should go back to rubber in the frame side to allow more flex/give. Need to rummage through the coil spring pile and find my old super flex springs too.

Poly on C bushings angled rubber bushings on the bayonet ends. The rubber bushings flex better but they do wear out quicker. Here are the rubber bushings I’m using:

Degreed Rubber Radius Arm Bushings, 66-77 Bronco

Check out the deal on Degreed Rubber Radius Arm Bushings, 66-77 Bronco at WILD HORSES 4X4

www.wildhorses4x4.com

That photo is at full droop with the axle hanging in the air. The new lower spring cups allow for a lot more coil movement over the stock lower spring clamp. The springs look normal on the ground at ride height.

 

[Gumbybronco]

Poly on C bushings angled rubber bushings on the bayonet ends. The rubber bushings flex better but they do wear out quicker. Here are the rubber bushings I’m using:

Degreed Rubber Radius Arm Bushings, 66-77 Bronco

Check out the deal on Degreed Rubber Radius Arm Bushings, 66-77 Bronco at WILD HORSES 4X4

www.wildhorses4x4.com

That photo is at full droop with the axle hanging in the air. The new lower spring cups allow for a lot more coil movement over the stock lower spring clamp. The springs look normal on the ground at ride height.

Here’s ride height

 

[arse_sidewards]

Does it even hit the bump stop with the coils all bound on each other?

 

[posford]

Oh that aint bad.

 

[Gumbybronco]

Does it even hit the bump stop with the coils all bound on each other?

They are progressive coils. They won’t hit bumps going slow, but get close. They will hit bumps if I do something fast and stupid - this is the wrong rig for that.

 

[CDA 455 II]

I gravity-bled the rear brakes, but couldn't do the front brakes because the bleed screws point almost straight up.
Tested said brakes on a drive anyway: big improvement!
Much firmer pedal pressure.

I'm going to buy the pressure bleeder next month to do the front brakes (and redo the rear).

 

[CDA 455 II]

The front bleeder screws point up at about the 1 O'clock position.

I waited about a minute or so to see if fluid would drip out; none did.

SHOULD I HAVE WAITED LONGER FOR FLUID TO DRIP OUT? 🤔