Vintage Pumpkin Rockcrawl and Layover Video

[Rick]

This must have been videotaped in 2001 right after I changed to the Bilstein Coilovers. I remember I was trying to see how far off camber I could go with the new suspension. The attempt obviously turned into a YouTube moment

The trail was "Raw Deal". right off of Table Mesa Rd.

@Diff Whack Daddy

 

[4pointslow]

Wow that suspension took a beating! Looked like fun too!
What an awesome truck! Should be in the Ford vehicle hall of Fame, if there is one.

 

[Rick]

That truck is definitely a testament to the first gen's toughness. It's been lifted and on at least 33" tires since it had 500 miles on it. 15 years later and still going strong

 

[Albino 94LTD]

Did it smoke when you started it up?

 

[Rick]

Did it smoke when you started it up?

No it didn't I guess they don't mind being on their right side as much as their left

 

[Albino 94LTD]

Ouch! Of course Abby has a lot more miles on her than the Pumpkin

 

[Rick]

Ouch! Of course Abby has a lot more miles on her than the Pumpkin

Yep, the Pumpkin is a low mileage '93 at 150,000 easy miles

 

[Diff Whack Daddy]

I don't remember mine smoking much in t-haven the first time over either. Maybe it is left to right side dependent for the smoke show.

 

[Albino 94LTD]

Haha, put another 125,000 on it and try again ;-).

 

[Rick]

It is low mileage. A mere 6500 miles a year for 23 years

 

[tdavis]

The pcv valve is on the driver's side of the 4.0 if I remember correctly..

 

[Rick]

@Albino 94LTD did you check your oil level after your layover and smoke show? Just curious if it went down by a noticeable amount.

 

[Albino 94LTD]

Yes I did and No it didn't. I figure that was about 1 cup of oil into the exhaust manifold and muffler which is why it smoked so long. I don't think it got into the combustion chamber (this time).
The first flop here in the NW, I shut the engine off and it locked up. We had to pull the plugs on the left side to spit out the oil (she ran on 3 cylinders) and she smoked for about 30 minutes