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so i was talking to my step dad and he told me that its not actually cranking in the morning. basically he can't get ANY sign of life out of it. not a click or anything. so that changes things a little bit. it's baffling because in the afternoon it starts as soon as you hit the key the first...

thanks for the input sorry for the slow reply i've been really buys. so yea the truck does crank and considering that it does run just fine in the afternoon i kinda put fuel and spark to the back of my mind. i was thinking either like ya'll the distributor cap or something like that. i...

I'm working on an 87 with a strait six in it... i just bought it a few weeks ago. it refuses to start until about 10 in the morning. anything later than that it starts and runs fine. i don't even know where to begin diagnosing this. if anyone can give me some direction i would appreciate it.

so this mechanic told me i had a lot of sludge in my oil that was keeping everything from circulating right.he said he got out as much as he could but that i should change the oil and replace two quarts of oil with two quarts of trans fluid which would help break up the sludge and run it like...

cool, thanks. I'll probably just stick with a re-man 2 barrel for now then.

i gotcha. i had a bad feeling about the whole used carb deal too. i knew i would need a new intake if i go up to a 4 barrel but as for the steep angles i dont need to worry about that. i live at the beach and we dont have hills. it will mostly be alot of sand and a little mud now and then. i...

my mechanic says that my carb is to far gone to rebuild. He says that i need to get a new one. i was curious if it would be worth moving up to a 4 barrel at this point. it's an 82 with no other performance mods. Also i've seen some holley's for pretty cheap used on craigslist. if i get a used...

so i talked to the mechanic today and he said the brake light issue was due to a wire problem in the back of the fuse block. i doubt i would've ever found that. anyway its something to check for someone else having this issue.

yup, i checked all the fuses and they were all good. the hazard flasher is on the back of the fuse block and i couldnt really test that so i just replaced it. anyway the trucks at the shop now so i should know soon what the deal was and i'll get back to ya'll and let ya know.

i finally got time to work on the truck and havent solved the problem yet although i do have a few more clues. i was looking at that wiring diagram miesk5 put up there and i noticed that the hazard flasher was connected to the brake stop switch. so i checked to see if i had hazard lights and i...

has anyone else noticed that there are more 82 84 86 88's than there are odd years? rarely do you see an 85 or an 83 some 87's but not near as many as the even numbers. i dunno maybe its just me. haha.

awesome stuff. i should've mentioned its an 82. i was kinda leaning awayfrom wiring because the bulbs work as tail lights when the headlights are on so there is power getting to them. but now that i think about it its probably a different wire going into it for the brakes so i'll check out...

back before ebay and craigslist and with a lack of local junkyards i had to drive my 88 bronco for a few months in four wheel drive until i found a new rear driveshaft. it did fine. i'm sure its not good on your front end but in an emergency ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

i went to get my truck inspected the other day and among other things they found that i had no brake lights. i had checked everything a week ago and it was all working fine. does anyone have any idea why both brake lights would just stop working? i'm not sure if its related but now the brake...

i'm leaning toward coolant temp sensor. i've changed a couple and had some fluid come out in the process of swapping them and it usually gathers right in that area and looks just like where you're showing your leak.

gotcha... well i know the engine isn't seized because it runs fine when it starts. the bolts werent loose when i took the starter off either. i guess i'll just instpect the flywheel real good before i put the starter back on. i did notice before it stopped working that if i would try to start...

my truck stopped starting the other day so i took out both battery cables because they just looked messed up as well as the starter. when i got the starter out i noticed that all the teeth on it wer chewed up. i'm getting a new one but i'm worried that when i put it in it'll do the same thing...

haha yea i figured the same thing... its not so much that i was shy i just didnt want to crowd the guy he already had a couple guys over there talkin to him about it and he seemed kinda like he was in a hurry. i'm sure i'll see him around town again its a hard truck to miss.

that is interesting. i was thinking he may have turned a front axle around and put it in the back somehow. i noticed he had superwinch hubs on the front and warn premium's on the back. i wish i could find it again and get a better look at it.

i saw this bronco today that had something i've never seen before. it had manual locking hubs in the REAR. it was in the parkinglot of walmart so i didnt want to role under it and look at what was going on and when the guy came out two other guys went over and started talking to him about the...