finkeralfl
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I just bought an 89 bronco and Im trying to make it a little nicer than what it is now. However everything I am trying to do is what I have picked up out of books and from tv...Ive got no one to teach me how to do the stuff I'd like. So instead of posting about 8 threads I figgured Id post one with multipul questions, any help is appreceated.
1)Lift: the guy I bought the truck from put a 2 inch block lift on the back...no lift on the front. Is this bad for 4x4? should I take the lift off or put one on the front? If I should add one to the front is there a block lift like lift for the front (something where I dont have to replace the coils; college student budget)?
2)Body putty: can you putty over top of primer or does it have to be bare metal? whats the best stuff to use?
3)Paint: I would like to paint over the fadded 17 year old ugly-ass red paint. I was think of just hitting it with a flat black primer and leaving it at that (trust me that will look 1000% better than it is now). Can I paint over the existing paint once everything is smothed out or do I have to sand all the paint off?
4)4x4: the 4 wheel drive is a push button, but there is no light telling me when its on, how do I tell?
5)Oil: I dumped the oil, and I dont think it has been changed in 2 years. It was black as asphalt and looked like I could use it for sand paper. What kind of damage would this cause, how can I fix it? Also, after I put a new filter on and fresh oil in I ran it for about 15 minutes pulled out the dip stick and it was a solid black again, should I keep changing the oil and filter until I get a nice color out?
6)power stearing: makes a straining sound when I make turns, fulid is full no leaks from what I can tell, is this bad?
7)Ideal strangness: After driving or reving the engine for a minute after you let off the gas the rpm will drop to between 6-4 when this happens the engine makes a very low pitched grown (like its struggling). most of the time it will pull itsself out of this stick and jump to 8-9 rpm, but sometimes if it drops below 5 it will stall if I dont give it gas.
well thats all ive got for now...thank you much for your help
1)Lift: the guy I bought the truck from put a 2 inch block lift on the back...no lift on the front. Is this bad for 4x4? should I take the lift off or put one on the front? If I should add one to the front is there a block lift like lift for the front (something where I dont have to replace the coils; college student budget)?
2)Body putty: can you putty over top of primer or does it have to be bare metal? whats the best stuff to use?
3)Paint: I would like to paint over the fadded 17 year old ugly-ass red paint. I was think of just hitting it with a flat black primer and leaving it at that (trust me that will look 1000% better than it is now). Can I paint over the existing paint once everything is smothed out or do I have to sand all the paint off?
4)4x4: the 4 wheel drive is a push button, but there is no light telling me when its on, how do I tell?
5)Oil: I dumped the oil, and I dont think it has been changed in 2 years. It was black as asphalt and looked like I could use it for sand paper. What kind of damage would this cause, how can I fix it? Also, after I put a new filter on and fresh oil in I ran it for about 15 minutes pulled out the dip stick and it was a solid black again, should I keep changing the oil and filter until I get a nice color out?
6)power stearing: makes a straining sound when I make turns, fulid is full no leaks from what I can tell, is this bad?
7)Ideal strangness: After driving or reving the engine for a minute after you let off the gas the rpm will drop to between 6-4 when this happens the engine makes a very low pitched grown (like its struggling). most of the time it will pull itsself out of this stick and jump to 8-9 rpm, but sometimes if it drops below 5 it will stall if I dont give it gas.
well thats all ive got for now...thank you much for your help
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