kaymccampbell
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Absolutely. And green smoke came out and everything.
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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scooby074
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A little time on the Ford project this evening. Got the new ball joints, revised axle seal and hub installed and torqued in sequence after some major rust removal action. New Ujoints and tie rod ends tomorrow evening I hope.
DGersic
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One of the reasons I bought the jig. I need three drawers for the entry hall cabinets. But I have plans for more later.
The other reason was a 15% on any one item coupon that HF dropped on Friday for the weekend.
After poking around at it some more today between doctor appointments, I think I’ve got it set up right. No time to make cuts with it today, though. Tomorrow I’ll see if I have it dialed in.
Once you have the router(s) set up to cut a good joint do you plan to dedicate that router full time to the dovetail jig?Started figuring out how to set up,and use my new dovetail jig.
First cut, needs work.
Secomd cut is better, but the alignment is still off.
A buddy of mine has one like @Bob Heine showed. Over a few years he aired a couple good ol’ used, porter cable 1001, single speed routers and leaves them dialed in.
DGersic
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Probably not. Router setup was easy enough. Add template follower to the baseplate. Set router bit depth.
Getting the jig dialed in is more complicated and fussy.
Mike65
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Yesterday I spent an hour working on the Mustang, marked the spark plug wires & removed the ones on the r/s ones & the dist cap, removed the r/s header pipe to gain easier access to the starter. After I cut the grass I pulled the mower into the garage/shop & put it up on the auto ramps so I can clean the rider deck of the wet grass.
larry4406
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Kay - what are you casting and what is the media (aluminum, brass, ...)? What is your furnace setup?Made a crucible lifter. Prepped the pediment mold for casting.
Things didn't go as well as I'd hoped, but better than they could have.
Didn't know you were into casting as well. Probably easier to just have a short list of things you don't do!
Wrench97
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I just wanted to make sure it's is the newer style replacement with 6 injectors down at the end of the lines and the older single puck injector with 6 nozzles.
Old Man Roger
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Jeezuz, we might need a thread on how many times auto parts failed.Changed out a defective blower motor resistor on the Expedition again. This was an Autozone part that I put in last week that decided to fail on high speed only. Ordered a new OEM part online and it was delivered last night. So I got out there early this morning before the heat cranked up and swapped it out. Seems to be working fine now, but I ordered a new connector pigtail also to be sure. That should be here later this week.
Today was also mow day after being out of town for a few days, so I grabbed the mower key and mowed front and back, then edged with the string trimmer. After that I was able to get a little more done on the parts for the rebuilt Mustang engine. I had ordered a new thermostat housing, so I bead blasted it and installed it on the intake manifold along with the vacuum tree, temperature sensor and heater hose fitting. Minor issue with the thermostat housing gasket that came with the new housing, but I had a new Felpro gasket that fit correctly.
Also welded up a saw cut in the throttle cable bracket. I had cut it with a hacksaw to bend it for a better fit with a different intake, but apparently never welded the cut. I found it after bead blasting it and got a quick bead on it before we had to go to the market today. I'll clean it up tomorrow and paint it.
It would be a very short list. The woman is amazing.
If I still had the original setup, I’d probably remove the new fpr and re use the old damper. Just for piece of mind.
Old Man Roger
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What did I do in my garage today? Hopefully nothing, cause the truck started with no issues this morning. 
kaymccampbell
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What did I do in my garage today? Hopefully nothing, cause the truck started with no issues this morning.
crossin finners for ya.kaymccampbell
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Right now I'm working on little railing pediments. Cast in aluminum. Small things seem tougher than big stuff. Go figure.
I'm not sure what I don't do. Maybe y'all can make a list for me.
The homemade forge/furnace.
The cobbled NG burner.
rd65
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Charged the KTM battery while I trimmed and mowed the yard. After mowing was done I drained the float bowl and set tire pressures. Verified all the lights & horn are working correctly and took it up the block and back. Hand and shoulder seem to be healed enough to get a few rides in to work over the next couple of months.
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welder4956
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Grabbed the string trimmer and made it halfway around the back fence, then grabbed some stakes and paracord to stake up a small tree that was leaning too much. By then it was too hot to do much more outside, so I moved inside to finish cleaning up my throttle cable bracket and new timing cover, then outside again to paint them. Also put a coat of clear engine paint on the intake manifold.
Wiz02
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Changed brake hoses in my Camaro and managed to do this while removing lug nuts when starting the job.
Beelzeboss
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I made this funky tube piece to seal up the firewall where the steering column goes through.
For the future, I would recommend t-stat housing gaskets that are self adhesive and a set of studs threaded in the intake.After that I was able to get a little more done on the parts for the rebuilt Mustang engine. I had ordered a new thermostat housing, so I bead blasted it and installed it on the intake manifold along with the vacuum tree, temperature sensor and heater hose fitting. Minor issue with the thermostat housing gasket that came with the new housing, but I had a new Felpro gasket that fit correctly.
Once the intake is on the engine, both of them make swapping out the t-stat way more easier.
I can get you the part number for the gasket with the self adhesive on it.
I just went through this a couple of days ago on my 67 cougar, was a pain getting the thermostat to stay in. I'm swapping to studs next time, thanks!For the future, I would recommend t-stat housing gaskets that are self adhesive and a set of studs threaded in the intake.
Once the intake is on the engine, both of them make swapping out the t-stat way more easier.
I can get you the part number for the gasket with the self adhesive on it.
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Are you going with the F4B for the vintage look? My mustang came with one but it felt pretty weak down low and swapping to an RPM made it seem like a totally different motor across the whole range. Much smoother. They look cool though, I thought about working on porting it but decided (for once) I wasn't qualified and just bought the RPM. Mine also was the version with the screwy thermostat area, was hard to get it to seal properly until I figured out I needed a thermostat housing without a little cutout area as the intake already had one. And some thermostats were too thick for the cutout so I had to try a couple. Later F4Bs did not have a thermostat cutout area and take a different housing that has one.Grabbed the string trimmer and made it halfway around the back fence, then grabbed some stakes and paracord to stake up a small tree that was leaning too much. By then it was too hot to do much more outside, so I moved inside to finish cleaning up my throttle cable bracket and new timing cover, then outside again to paint them. Also put a coat of clear engine paint on the intake manifold.
After replacing the whole fuel and braking systems over the last month or so of weekends my 67 cougar started and moved under its own power for the first time in at least 25 years. Was finally able to get it outside so I could pressure wash the suspension, had 57 years of dirt and gunk I wanted off before I start replacing suspension parts.
I dug it out of a paint booth where it had been locked up with no paint for 20+ years. Had to move a mountain of large heavy broken things to get to the paint booth garage door. Including a greyhound bus, a couple forklifts, and at least five jeep frames. You can see the wonderful green it was originally by the grill, it also had a cream vinyl top. I can see why someone ground the paint off. I'm thinking a dark maroon with black top.
I dug it out of a paint booth where it had been locked up with no paint for 20+ years. Had to move a mountain of large heavy broken things to get to the paint booth garage door. Including a greyhound bus, a couple forklifts, and at least five jeep frames. You can see the wonderful green it was originally by the grill, it also had a cream vinyl top. I can see why someone ground the paint off. I'm thinking a dark maroon with black top.
scooby074
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Another bit of time on the Ford. Wheel brg. installed. New U joints. New axle hub seal. installed axle and 4wd hubs. Install tool is essential if youre going to do this job IMHO.
kaymccampbell
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Walked through n cursed the open projects waiting on something.
DGersic
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Cut some more dovetails. It’s scrap wood, just for practice.
Also cut the dado for the bottom, and made a box.
Also cut the dado for the bottom, and made a box.
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welder4956
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Thanks, I didn't know there was such a thing. A part number would be great.For the future, I would recommend t-stat housing gaskets that are self adhesive and a set of studs threaded in the intake.
Once the intake is on the engine, both of them make swapping out the t-stat way more easier.
I can get you the part number for the gasket with the self adhesive on it.
welder4956
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Truthfully I'm using it because I had it sitting on a shelf for the last 20 years. I think I picked it up at a swap meet for $20. I did not really like the Weiand X-celerator that was on the old engine. With the automatic transmission, it seemed to have a dead spot off idle but worked great at higher rpm. I think the RPM would have been a better choice and may swap one on later.
My thermostat housing also has a step in it for the thermostat to seat plus there is a shallower one in the intake. I seated the thermostat in the housing and put the gasket over it with Ultra Black sealant on both sides of the gasket. Hopefully there won't be any leaks, but if there are I know what to look for. I did not see any issues with the thermostat thickness when tightening the bolts. Thanks for the heads up.
rd65
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Paused during trimming/mowing for a quick sit down with a beer and FM radio.
Yeah, I think the X-celerator is pretty terrible for the street unless you have a really big motor, it has nothing below about 2500 rpm on normal street small blocks. At least that been my experience.
Your thermostat will probably be fine but if it leaks find an early style thermostat housing without the step, so you just have the one in the intake. Then you might have to try a couple thermostats to get one that doesn't hold the two apart. That's what I ended up having to do. When I took it apart with both of them having the step area I could see that the thermostat had actually moved and eventually messed up the gasket. It was shifted at a slight angle and had worn through a chunk of gasket on one side.
welder4956
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That's pretty much the configuration I have and now you have me wondering if I should go ahead and fix it now. I could weld the step on one of them and file/sand it flat.
Sorry, I didn't mean to get you stressed out about it. It could have just been my particular part combo, I think there were at least 3 versions of that intake over the years and dozens of housing designs.
Old Man Roger
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So 3 cold starts with no issues. 1 more and I will call it fixed. I’ve become a bit of a pessimist when it comes to this truck.lol
What exactly was the final change to get 3 starts?
Metallitubby
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Started a new shelf for Korrado parts and rearranged the other shelves to compensate.
Metallitubby
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Are the Koraddo parts on top, or below the Honda parts?
Yes.
Old Man Roger
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Trick question? Lol
But seriously, it’s not that simple. A year old aftermarket spider injector I believe caused the cold start issue, so I warrantied that, and it started fine for a few days.
Then one day the cold start issue returned, and the next day it turned into a no start. I then warrantied the few days old spider injector, and warrantied a few months old cam position sensor.
I suspect the spider injector caused the cold start issue, but I think the cam position sensor caused the no start.
I would have tried to start the truck between the new cps change, and the injector change, but I changed the cps while the intake was off for the injector change.
In the end, it got a new cam position sensor, and a new spider injector kit. Both parts had been change in the previous year, so I was reluctant to suspect them as the cause. Clearly I was wrong.lol
I've been fighting same thing on a surburban. I put an aftermarket cam sensor in it. I'm wondering if that isn't the problem. Thanks for the information!