Recent content by Ramblin Man

I think you did great. I have never seen a box like that before, but I love it.

I am not richfinn, but I have that ThinkScan 689BT scantool. It is a good scan tool. It has some functions that my Snap ON's do not have. And there are some things Snap On does better, like graphing. I recommend this tool, not as O.E. equivelant, but as an aftermarket scantool.

On a Honda vehicle, check service information for the order to bleed each wheel. Conventional way is RR, LR, RF, LF. My Honda Pilot gives instructions to do an order different from that.

I have used an old boot from a spark plug wire. Just looked through some old wires I had taken off.

I was in your situation a month ago. Same truck, same engine. I loosened the hold down bolt, sprayed penetrant at distributor base and let it set about 15 minutes. Then I put an adjustable wrench on the square section of the distributor shaft and started applying pressure in both directions. I...

For me, the instance I think of first, is coolant temperature sensors or such as that. Sorry, I am not Blake. Just responding.

If you did not flush the system completely before adding 7 oz. of oil, you may have 3 or 4 ozs. of excess oil in the system.

I agree with this. The man who installed my lifts recommended it to me, and it does work well.

david3921, I have also.

I would first check the screws holding the head, {ratchet], parts together. They may have loosened up. Mine did that once.

I 100% believe this is true, based on my past experinces.

mikey03, the M11 is used on GM headbolt threads. Thats all I remember using it on.

I can not tell from the pictures, but, I would look for reverse rotation threads.

You are right about front bearings quieting down on turns, typically, as you said, but wouldn't a LH turn and it quieting down be a LH bearing, most of the time? You would be transfering weight to the RH, taking the weight off the LH side.

I did too!