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Fact is whether its 10% Ethanol or 15% Ethanol u get 10 or 15% LESS Gas mileage with Ethanol so in a typical price differential there is NO $$ Savings using any % of Ethanol when u do the simple math.

I think the upper left ones in my pic go to coolant passage, why that one fails first probably, I used RTV on those 2 - Anti seize on the rest - I just cleaned & reused the Fact Pan Gasket ends at Timing Cover instead of the crap Gasket in the Kit - I just covered the pan opening w/ rag then...

VERY important to Tap Threads Clean - Wire brush Fasteners & use Anti Seize.

those fittings have killed many a radiator - in SC i just delete the Tranny Fluid warmer in Radiator and add 2nd Air to Fluid cooler but not the WTG in every climate.

I put a V6 Radiator in mine & just ditched the Clips.

I secured new AC Condendser Coil snugly to Radiator Support - Went back with all Aluminun 2 Row Radiator with Shroud & Electric Fan & cut Threads off of Water Pump.

U should have researched PATS system WAY before u did this~!

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I say Vacuum leak.

Its at Dave's Towing & Recovery 352 505 1418 - My son overniting them SC Title in lieu of $247 Towing Bill & $21 a day Storage Fees - Title should be there NLT Monday 12/13 - Again this a great Drivetrain with some goodies (see above and many of my other prior Posts on this Great Board) - Sadly...

Beige & OK - No rips - Back seat hardly ever used - But note Sunroof & driver window blown out so that aint gonna last.

This a great motor burns zero oil & Tranny expertly maintained I owned since 76k miles - DIL totalled it today - about 110k miles now - very Recent Tires - New Timing Cover gasket, water pump, 2 row all aluminum radiator, new ac condensor & filter dryer, ac compressor clutch, electric fan &...

No pix yet but shd have some soon - If I cant get it back to SC one of us in Fla needs a bunch off it - All I know is it went into ditch HARD - I will update ASAP

"Not really interested in the Toyota Highlander, Hyundai Palisade, Kia Telluride or Chevy Traverse." - SO>>> basically u could care LESS about the RATINGS... OK fine.

SONNAX.COM a great place to start.

Some awesome Info fm The Ranger Station: Good page to Bookmark here: The Ranger Station Technical Library Index - Showing You The Way Since 1999! In axle section are the codes, seen here: Ford 7.5 & 8.8 Inch Axle Tag & Door Codes 86 is a 7.5" OPEN, with 3.73 ratio You have to match ratio to...

I had shop gut the Front Auto Locks for future upgrade & help diagnosing the Hammering - Its definitely Rear End SLAMMING so hard WE THOUGHT it was Front End as the whole Truck hammers - What is hot setup for 'new" Rear End ____? - Again someone has been in Rear End previous & obviously failed...

We were successfully deleting Balance Shafts 30 years ago in the Mitsu World... BTW there's a GOOD REASON Kamikaze's flew Mitsubishi's ~! - Most of the Kamikaze Pilots were previous Mitsu MECHANICS... being a Kamikaze was WAY more fun than working on Mitsu's.

Cork Trans Pan gasket will leak, period... they ALL do - Only good Trans Pan Gasket is the Reusable Composite Rubber & Aluminum gasket like Factory - Sonnax.com makes one too.

Will do - Now someone at some time was into the Rear Diff so the current plan is to sort any issues with Rear Diff out in 2WD mode >>> THEN upgrade Front Wheel Drive system properly - It is said to have new Clutch, new Brakes.

Thanx again ~!

So I have Locking Hubs ?

Service write kinda misspoke... Mechanic says the Front Diff is toast & a gear in there is whats hammering - As this truck is new to me I's like to see what it drives like so I'm having them delete the Front Drive Shaft & Axles until I get parts in hand for the upgrade - THANX~!

Just bougfht this last week - "Clanked" so badly I just had it towed straight to shop after 100 yard test drive - Mechanic says Pass Front Axle destroyed - Parts look readily available on Ebay & reasonably priced - Should I just replace both front Axles AND Front Drive Shaft ? - 95K miles but...

$1400 - 95k miles but certainly rolled over - V6 runs smooth, 2.9 ? - 5 Speed w new Clutch - NC truck so pretty rust free - Hellacious CLANK fm Front Pass side I think - Drove it 110 yards then had towed straight to shop, I'm guessing bad Yokes, U Joints, etc.