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Yeah, it's fine, won't hurt anything. Personally I wouldn't use wd40 on it after cleaning.

Yeah, but it's nice to look at.

Probably a good idea to get 410's eye on each chamber.

It isn't the total number of miles, but how it was maintained and cared for during those miles. The oven cleaner won't hurt anything if gets all over the cylinder head. For the exhaust ports, stand the head up on edge and fill each port, then let it sit for awhile. I've cleaned used pistons, and...

A container or thick plastic bag and some liquid rust remover will clean the ports up. Oven cleaner does wonders on carbon. I don't see anything obviously wrong with that head, looks like it came from a worn, high mile motor.

If you get the Pilot Flying J rewards card, they give a discount on fuel. I see it in the app.

I assume this was for another thread?

The cylinder heads are not side specific.

If I had an RV, I'd want a 60 series Detroit engine in it. 6-8 mpg is what I get at 80,000 lbs. Empty it's 9-11 mpg.

I've had it happen enough times to think that. I've also noticed things like, having the dealer replace intake hoses to fix a boost leak, to see they loosened an exhaust clamp to create another leak in hopes of a return visit.

The answer is, this is how they get repeat business. If a dealership fixed an issue correctly the first time it cuts into profits. They'd rather fix it wrong, you come back so they can charge more to fix it right the 2nd time.

Figure about a year for them to get it right. Speaking from experience. I'm a happy lifelong ex customer.

If mom ain't happy, nobody is happy. If dad ain't happy nobody cares.

The one for sale?

An electric Ranger would be cool. I'd like a hybrid with a diesel engine. I would register it as a fuel burning vehicle to avoid the penalties of higher registration.

Yeah, 20 years ago. I forget what I had for breakfast or what I did yesterday.

Had to dig in the crate a bit to find a reference to redline.

The emissions testing and restrictions are going away. Utah only has 3 counties that do emissions testing, if a bar ref puts a sticker on it, then it's golden. Some have done this swap into newer cars in Utah and had no issues and others hit roadblocks.

302 with a manual transmission.

Good to know.

A manual transmission swap would be sweet.

The light could be burned out, anything is possible. I'll look at some wiring diagrams to get ideas.

There's a receiver around the ignition that goes to the pats module which then goes to the GEM module. The lack of a flashing red light makes me think there might be an issue with one of the modules. A tuner can disable the pats.

The pats disables the injectors on all vehicles with it but the starter is not disabled on all vehicles. The starting fluid only rules out the ignition if the pats does not disable the starter.

Has the car ever started with the replacement key? Does the red light on the dash blink rapidly when you crank it?

I don't own a 3rd gen. Could this be a pats issue?

That makes sense. I'm dealing with my 94 year old friend who needs a lot more assistance lately. Getting old isn't for the faint of heart.

That's better!

Dedicated plug. My parents replaced their glass stove top with one that needed 50 amps. The wall around the sub panel in the kitchen pantry looked like swiss cheese. Took my mom a week to get over it. Hopefully your run is easier than that.

How far is the main panel from where the charger outlet will be?

I mean, we both know you NEED a 351W. I just got home from spending a week in California. My 94 year old friend needs my help making his house more handicap accessible. His dryer blocked his backdoor to get out to the patio where his washer is. The state approved for someone to get paid to work...

How's the gas prices there?

Welcome to the forum. I've used JB Weld to fill in rusted metal around where a windshield sealed and got several years out of it. Retired the car for other reasons but the glass never leaked after that repair.

The A4LD isn't the strongest transmission to begin with, so any additional strain will shorten the life. Keeping the fluid cooler will help it. I've learned to keep a good pair of walking shoes in a car with an A4LD.

Godzilla?

Cause life needs war stories.

What would you like to replace it with?

Here's a completed project. There was another I'm trying to find where the guy used F150 pedals. https://www.explorerforum.com/forums/threads/manual-transmission-in-4-6-v8-4x4.377850/

You can get a torque multiplication adapter for a ratchet wrench, or a torque wrench where 1 lb of force in is 3-4 lbs of force out.

When I was 18, I got an annuity, fixed rate and pays me $50k a year over 20 years startingwhen I'm 65. The single premium payment was $10k. I watched my dad work 80+ hours a week for as long as I can remember, he retired this year. Bad back, bad neck, both hips replaced, both knees have fake...