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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

so i just got this truck its an 82 and when i bought it there was one flat tire so i couldnt really test drive it. thats fixed now but the power steering is almost non existent. I'm sure its got something to do with the 35 inch tires but its got the steering stabilizer thing. I'm not real...

I'm finally back! i had a couple bronco's a while back and used to get on here all the time but i had to sell them. I finally got another one and had to come back to check out whats new on the zone. My new toy is an 82 with 35's on a 3 inch lift. I only paid 500 for it. I'm stoked to get it...

I've had the truck since like January and it just started doing something strange. every now and then the oil light blips on for a second and the guage drops to nothing. then the light goes right back out and the guage comes back up to normal. A friend of mine works for ford and said there was...

getting kinda bored with the truck. it runs to good, i dont have to do anything mechanical to it yet. so i'm thinking of things to do to it to make it look more like an off road truck and not like a soccer mommy truck. I'm thinking about a safari rack but i havent seen any other expeditions...

I"m thinking about converting my truck from a beach truck to a mud truck, to run in our local mud bog deal. its a hole,hill,hole hill deal. i've heard some people say you need light weight with a big motor to stay on top of the mud, but some say more wieght equals more traction. Just...

while i'm in school i get a discount on snap on tools that i could pass on to you guys. Just let me know what you need and i'll tell you what i can get it for.

what are some symptoms of a failing torque converter and whats involved in replacing it?

So i've finally got the truck down to the point where i'm just working on small anoying things that arent big issues but would be nice if they were fixed. One thing that kinda gets on my nerves is the gas pedal. its so stiff that its like you either have to stand on it or let go completly...

i found a 2001 expedition for 4000 today that looks pretty nice... its got some small body damage but the thing that makes me nervous is that the radiator support is pretty badly rusted. which makes me think that the radiator had leaked for a long time. i havent been able to open the hood yet...

i just got a new fuel pressure regulator and i'll be putting it on tomorrow. i couldnt find anything in the haynes about how to replace it. It looks pretty strait forward. anybody have any tips or suggestions before i get started?

its not that big of a deal but while i've got some time off i'm trying to work out all the kinks on both trucks. on the 84 when i push the brakes the drivers side brake light stays on. not both sides just the drivers side. when you pull up hard on the pedal with your foot or hand the light...

I got a used set of headers from a junk yard and i'm in the process of putting them on. the old bolts came out suprisingly easy. only two gave me a hard time. The headers are kinda rusted and i've heard about people painting them but is this just for looks or is there another reason to paint...

I know this has been gone over a few times and ive spent a while looking through old threads but i've still got a few questions. heres the issue though. On my 86 when i make short trips and frequent starts and stops it doesent want to start. it always starts after a few minutes of trying but...