Dannyboy's Re-Registry

carlover · February 24, 2009

mounty71 said:
The one piece would be cool but more expensive to replace than a single fender if it got damaged 4 wheeling.

That and they are a total PITA to mount and make look good. Dan if you want some Fiberwex 6" fenders i can get you a deal on those too. Or i can get you a little off the fiberwerx one piece if you decide to go that route.

Dannyboy · February 24, 2009

yeah, I'm likely going to go with replacing mine with a used set of orange fenders:exporange

For what I'm trying to accomplish, there will be plenty of other variables.

I'm also having a hard time getting an answer from different shops about looking at my truck. I told one guy what I have going on and he immediately said to throw another fuel pump at it because of a check ball issue (I'm dropping to zero pounds upon shutting off the truck).

I'm basically gambling with parts at this point.

Things I'm thinking I need

1) another fuel pump
2) injector(s)
3) clogged cat?
4) plug wires (should do this anyway but it is not fuel pump related)

mounty71 · February 24, 2009

Aw, i had no idea the orange fenders were still around, or i might have inquired about them.

R.J. · February 25, 2009

i haven't been on here in so long i thought maybe you sold the blue explorer. glad you stll have it and still takin care of it.

i can't help with engine stuff, not my specialty. but fuel pumps aren't known to last long in fords. injectors i've heard don't go out often, but they did go out in jim's bronco. expensive repair for a shop to do it.

i agree with mounty and carlover, one peice front end would look sweet... on a show car. individual fenders are easy to get used if you break them, or at least easier to find for sale.

and if your thinking of going coilovers, i know it may sound odd for me to say this, but run coilovers to your straight axle sitting in the garage. much better for 4x4, stronger, and with coilovers and air bumps it'd still be smooth in the desert. there's a lot of prerunners with straight axles. to each his own

Dannyboy · February 26, 2009

yeah, I hear that. The only issue I really am having is transmission jumping out of gear, motor runnign weak, tires hitting inner fender, fiberglass and front assembly breaking apart. I'm not going to go spend another $5k on fancy stuff, what I have in there works and in my opinion it works well. I'm fixing whats broke with future plans to rework the suspension if/when I ever start outrunning that.

I just ordered another $250 worth of rear brake parts. If/when I ever build a different truck, it will definitely have high performance parts (shocks/air bumps) but the basic stuff is always going to be built with parts readily available off the shelf. There is no reason an Explorer running 1/2 hardware shouldn't hold up just fine, I don't need any fancy 2 piece rotors or custom brake pads that have only lasted me 1000 miles and are a 2 day away part to replace.

R.J. · February 26, 2009

could you also get the fiberglass fixed/patched by a fiberglass guy? im not sure what you dealing with, it's probably more broken than i think. for tire rub, a hammer and sawzall is always handy. i trimmed my rear inner fender/firewall-ish thing with a sledge hammer and cut the fiberglass with a cut off blade grinder. i looked closely at fakawee's (sp) trimming job. and if you have any threads sticking out behind your radius arm bushing you can put a peice of tubing/piping in front of the bracket to space it forward. i did that on mine, i put a 3/4" spacer on the radius arm before the bushing and washer. i had to trim my bushing down in the back to have enough threads. mine's kinda ghetto

Dannyboy · February 26, 2009

That's what I'm looking at doing. I tried a washer last time but it didn't do much. I also think I have a bent radius arm on the passenger side. Not bad, but enough to maybe make it cycle up and back. My glass is broke all the way through on the passenger side. I may look at a repair but I don't think it's worth it.

That Crazy RockRanger ya know.

410Fortune · February 26, 2009

danny dropping to 0 pounds as soon as you shut off the truck is similar to what my 88 does, my 96 does, our 97 4.0L does... I dont know any gen I or II that holds fuel pressure, I believe that is a myth

It drops slowly, but in about 20 min or so its at 0 psi

All trucks run perfectly

If you are running at 30# psi at WOT perhaps the power issue is not fuel related? I would like to see 32 or more psi but its not dropping when you are at WOT.
You can test your FPR with a vacuum pump
cat converters sound okay? (no internal rattles?)

spark plug wires new?

compression test, spark test may be in order

any CEL?

Dannyboy · February 26, 2009

410Fortune said:
danny dropping to 0 pounds as soon as you shut off the truck is similar to what my 88 does, my 96 does, our 97 4.0L does... I dont know any gen I or II that holds fuel pressure, I believe that is a myth

It drops slowly, but in about 20 min or so its at 0 psi

All trucks run perfectly

mine drops instantly to "0"

410Fortune · February 26, 2009

insantly = suck o

hmmm any kinks in the lines?
Fitting may be clogged?
filter is new
return hose clogged?

sounds like its having a hard time keeping it at 30 psi = blockage in the pickup or return line is my thinking

How do you feel about fuel cells? LOL

my 88 BII fuel system is troublesome also, two pumps, old lines & fittings, etc etc I want to rip it all out and go simple aftermarket

R.J. · February 27, 2009

fender triming.

here's some pics of my fender triming. hope it helps give ideas. made a big difference

and "extended" radius arms (sorry that the pics are crap)

Dannyboy · March 9, 2009

well, in holding true to my promises, I am continuing on with the upgrades, but spend last week welding up my radiator supports for temporary trail use and am waiting on the front cagework, replaced the rear brakes and rotors (again) and dropped the truck off at the transmission shop today.

I ran Raw Deal and a few other trails yesterday and everything held up well. No breakage but I didn't have much of a chance to go fast in anything. The proportioning valve works well now that I have the correct rear brake compound from Willwood.

I've got my fingers crossed that the transmission experts will be able to help my ability to climb the hills without popping out of gear.

410Fortune · March 9, 2009

Is it POPPING out of gear (shifter) or is the trans losing power?

if losing power, more transmission fluid!!

What pan does your C4/5 have on it? If it is a 2wd pan you may want to convert to a 4x4 pan, or an aftermarket pan designed for 4x4ing

I had an A4ld, I put an aftermarket pan on it, in Moab I had to add 4 quarts of trans fluid to make launching pad.........SCARY SCARY nothing like being 3/4 the way up and your trans goes into N... backing down that sucker 4 times was scary as shi$^%

solution was a different trans filter with a longer pickup tube

trans was scavening for fluid, sucking AIR = no bueno

Dannyboy · March 9, 2009

pretty much the same thing I'm dealing with. I have a deep B&M trans pan. Only issue with adding more fluid is it could be a problem when running it faster on the highway. You don't want to "foam" the fluid. I had a leak somewhere so I decided to let the pros look at this. It's not even worth me going to Moab or Truckhaven again the way it was working before.

410Fortune · March 9, 2009

so its not the shift linkage, its the trans scavenging air

B&M pan may NOT WORK for you
stock 4x4 pan = built in sump = no scavenging

What I did was use a piece of clay to determine the amount of clearance between my filter pick up tube and the pan bottom, I bought a 4x4 filter and trimmed it so there was about 1/4" clearance between pan and filter, 1 quart overfull and it worked great like that until I pulled it and went V8

flat bottom trans pans are not made for 4x4ing, steep inclines are tough on auto trans

Scary crap being half way up a ledge/on your way to the moon and have the trans go

BANG! Neautral!

Dannyboy · March 9, 2009

ahhh, gotcha, well, 4x4 pan may be the next try.

And I know what you mean...been there, don't like it.

whats worse is when it revs and basically neutral drops. That's game for an end-over-end rollover.

Diff Whack Daddy · March 9, 2009

I prefer my extreme angles the opposite direction

There is something to be said about when the person taking the picture is at the bottom of the hill and you can see that much roof of the vehicle.

Dannyboy · March 9, 2009

been there too. same trip

Diff Whack Daddy · March 9, 2009

At least when your going down, you know where the ground is. Going up all you can see is sky.

Dre · March 9, 2009

boy Danny... that's scary... I would probably sh** in my pants at that moment.

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