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  1. Thermo

    Lost as hell

    Ryan, RECHARGE THE A/C NOW!!!!!!!! Why do I say this, simple. The R-134a systems that are in our trucks have an oil that is in the freon that is used to lubricate the bearings in the compressor. Without this oil there, it is like running the engine with the oil drain plug removed. What you...
  2. Thermo

    Laws

    ydopen, they can not ticket you for taking down your rear view mirror as long as you have 2 other reward facing mirrors that are not blocked by something. What is the difference if you have the center rear view mirror blocked by a full load of boxes or not having it at all? This is the same...
  3. Thermo

    Rookie question about a lift kit

    Babysilk, at this point, you really have 1 option and that is going with a body lift. You have pretty much done everything else. The one other option at this point is to break out the sawzall, but, you can imagine where that is going to end up. I have contemplated this with my truck, but I...
  4. Thermo

    first gen windshield leak; by Thermo

    Bamfster, the fix for the leaky windshield is really a function of how long you let it go before you enacted the fix. At a minimum, you need to have a new seal put on the windshield. This will prevent the water from intruding back into the truck. As for other things, some members have been...
  5. Thermo

    1997 5.4L gas tank

    yep, pump is starting to go. I only experience this sort of thing when I have drops of fuel left in the tank. Other than that, no issues.
  6. Thermo

    PDJB (Power Distribution Junction Box)

    Look at your local wrecking yards. You should be able to get a complete fuse box for $200 or so. Looking on E-bay, they have them for around $250 or so. Granted, the one seller (2004 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L FUSE BOX 4L1T-14A067-AC | eBay) has a fuse box with a problem that sounds a lot like what...
  7. Thermo

    starter motor

    Starter on our trucks is pretty easy. Granted, it does help if you can get it up in the air a little bit (like mine with a lift and bigger tires). I just disconnected the battery (A MUST DO!!!!!), undid the cables to the starter, undid the 3 bolts and the starter fell out. When putting back...
  8. Thermo

    Good idea or bad idea? LED light bars

    NC-Expy, as long as you get them in amber, you will be fine. Going with any other color and you can possibly run into issues with the cops. I could see white ones in that location that would come on when you opened any door. That would be an interesting thing. As for survivability, as long...
  9. Thermo

    Time sert kit

    Ryan, I was one of those that was quoted $3500. That is for the dealership to go in and put 2 new heads on the truck. Not install the Timesert kit. Needless to say, I told the dealership where to go especially when the lady had the balls to tell me that at 100K miles (when my plug blew out)...
  10. Thermo

    Time sert kit

    Ryan, I bought the kit. If you look, the kits should specifically say "for the 5.4L engine" on the kit. I bought my kit new for $400. Keep in mind that the kit will come with only 5 inserts. So, if you are planning on doing all 8 plugs, you will need to buy 3 additional sleeves. This is my...
  11. Thermo

    I found these chunks in the motor, can anyone tell me what they used to be?

    It may be the plastic cover over the starter solenoid. After that, part of the battery box?
  12. Thermo

    Wheel Well Gap

    Qban, like was mentioned, if you are not going ot drop the truck, then you can only buy a bigger wheel. Depending on the year of truck depends on how you recalibrate the speedo and how far you can go before you reach the limitation of the computer settings.
  13. Thermo

    Is there a common coolant leak spot on passenger side rear of the motor?

    98Expy, odds are, if you look on the firewall, you will see where the heater core hoses attach there. The connections are known to fail over time or from "abuse" during a plug change. I had this happen on my truck and I simply removed the hoses, cut the connectors off of the end and then slid...
  14. Thermo

    Feeler- request for input, advice...

    scexy, unfortunately, unless you can find a motor head that doesn't want to spend the money to do what you have already done, you are only going to get but maybe $500 over what the KBB price is for trading in the truck. Right now big SUVs are not getting much. If you were buying, you could get...
  15. Thermo

    Car Charger

    You should be fine. To put things into perspective, to even charge a fully dead cell phone battery, it will take about 1.5 amp hours to do this. Your truck battery has 80 amp-hours of storage. So, that little bit that you take out is insignificant. The clarifier that I will put on this is if...
  16. Thermo

    PCV Valve

    Spraying down the engine is not something that I would recommend as you guys found out with the motors running like hell. What happens is water makes its way down in the plug holes, allowing the spark to bypass the plugs, leading to the troubles you were seeing. This isn't too bad if you are...
  17. Thermo

    Need security ideas to prevent theft = no full coverage

    71Rcode, I have geico and I have full coverage on my 97. Give them a call and see what they say.
  18. Thermo

    Need security ideas to prevent theft = no full coverage

    I always liked the idea of wiring up a coil with a pulsing circuit to a fine wire run through the driver's seat. Nothing like watching a person twitch from a 50KV coil firing through their body. Illegal as hell, but if you want to deter........ After that, like you said, if they want your...
  19. Thermo

    Wheel sizes

    jay, when it comes to running 285's, either a 7 or 8" rim will work. The question is how much "curling" of the tire do you want. do you want the tire to look square on the truck or have a slight over curve where the tread is wider than the rim? That is the question you want. If you are...
  20. Thermo

    miss on 5

    I have removed the heads on my truck twice. Plan on a long weekend. IT is about 4 hours to get the head off and another 4 hours to get it back on. Then you have the work of whatever may be wrong. Keep in mind that you will also need about $150 in parts to put things back together as you will...
  21. Thermo

    2007 Electrical Problem (Can't Think of a Better Title)

    Rschorr, do you have a multimeter? If so, connect the multimeter to the lead posts of the battery (not the metal clamps). Now, attempt to start the truck. Note the lowest voltage that you see. If that voltage is below 11.0 VDC, then your battery is starting to go. If it is above 11.0, then...
  22. Thermo

    Oil residue in intake manifold ?

    splintercel, that is normal. That oil that you are seeing is coming from the PCV valve. No big issue other than if you haven't change the PCV valve in the last 40K miles, this would be a good time to do it.
  23. Thermo

    Tuneup or Transmission or ?

    Solid, sounding like a COP to me. Granted, if you have over 60K miles on the plugs, then it may not be a bad idea to do a tune up and check the COPs as you are doing the plugs. If you can make the truck stumble, keep your foot into it to force the CEL to come on. This will help you narrow down...
  24. Thermo

    traction-lok application question

    71RCode, I have regeared my truck. Now, I did not do the regearing myself, but I was involved in it quite heavily as the shop was giving me a play by play with what they were running into. This is my thoughts on whether to get a basic kit or to get the full install kit. When I was looking...
  25. Thermo

    Do i have to replace coil and plugs?

    Ryan, well, I will put it to you this way. I have had to replace 3 COPs on my truck and I diagnosed all 3 by looking at the tops of the COPs and replacing the one that had a crack in it. I also confirmed it using the engine codes that came up. now, with that being said, some guys have had...

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