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  1. davidhicks16

    Oil blowby? bad motor?

    My 88 f-150 has white smoke pouring out of the filler hole in the valve cover. Is it rebuild time or any one know of any fix for this? EFI 302
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    here we go again

    Im sick of having a car so im picking up a 91 4door this week. This means lifting all overagin
  3. davidhicks16

    Help me and my wife figure this out.

    Is $200 a month enough for grocerys for 2 people who cook from scratch? Any one with a family of 2 can feel free to let us know what you spend, It will help us out alot
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    dana44 parts

    I need drive flanges for a dana44 and a lds carrier 3.93 up. If you got em I want em'
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    dana 28

    I know its probably been covered ten-billion times but I cant find what i need to find. I just traded my atv for a 86 ranger with a 3'' bl and a 5.5 suspension lift, the tires on it look like slicks so im putting new tiers on it. I have a brand new set of 32/11.50/15 wild country mtxs on...
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    82 bronco axle problems

    I am replacing the ball joints on my 82 bronco. On the right side axle shaft I can not get the axle shaft to pull off the the stub shaft. Any one have any Idea why they wont come apart?
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    Bronco duels

    I picked up a 82 bronco today and I hate the exhaust setup, its too quiet. I am going to run the stock Y-pipe and I wont say if there are cats on the truck or not, I will be putting on another Y-pipe so it will split back in to duels, and finely it will 90 out in front of the rear wheels...
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    PA 793 New in box

    PA 793 bodylift $100 takes it. It fits 91-94 explorers, I sold my ex so I have no use for it.
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    Its gone

    I sold my explorer and I got a 82 Bronco with a fresh 302
  10. davidhicks16

    Radius arm bushing disaster

    Today I changed my radius arm bushing. The rivets were already replaced with bolts so I just unbolted the bracket. It came apart with no problems, I put the bushing on front side of the bracket and bolted the bracket back to the frame. Now the problem I am running in to is I can not arm threw...
  11. davidhicks16

    Fire Hazard

    How big of a fire hazard are the sparks off of a grinding wheel?
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    rivet removal

    I am going to be replacing my radius arm bushing in a few days. I will be cutting the rivets out, I'm using a 4 1/2'' angel grinder. What I needed some input on is should I use a cutting wheel or a thicker grinding wheel to cut the head off? And what size drill bit do you recommend for drilling...
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    tech question

    I guy I work with has a 84 dodge 4x4 pickup. He has a 360ci crate motor roughly 400hp, It has 4:56 gears, 35/12.50/15s, 3800 stall, and a 3speed auto trans. The truck is freshly put together and we are trying to get the kickdown adjusted. What I need to find out is what kinds of speeds and...
  14. davidhicks16

    can I make this fit

    I found a brush gaurd off a 98 Cherokee, do you all think I can make this work on my 94?
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    I found this on craigslist

    http://decatur.craigslist.org/cto/2120312964.html
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    rockers

    Are these type of rocker panels worth buying?
  17. davidhicks16

    green 94 Xlt

    My 94 4door mods so far Skyjacker 132x coils Lift shackles Procomp ES1000 shocks all the way around Rear swaybar removed rebuilt and extremely beefed up trans Warn manual hubs with a Mile marker conversion kit 32/11.5/15 Wild Country MTX US Steel Wheels Optima Red Top Power seats...
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    How to replace a steering gear box

    This is my how to on a steering gear box replacement. First: Position your truck on level ground with you wheels and steering wheel centered and lock your steering wheel Second: Lift the drivers side of the vehicle and remove the wheel Third: Flip the plastic cover off your steering shaft...
  19. davidhicks16

    I need help trouble shooting asap

    On my 94 ex the temp gauge is not making it up to normal operating temp. After driving all day I can pop the cap off the radiator with now hiss or coolant shooting out( the cap is new). I can stick my finger in the radiator and the coolant is warm but not hot. Now the water neck and upper hose...
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    mixin' & matchin'

    I just realized both my trucks have mix matched doors. Lets see what kind of mix matched body work you have going on.
  21. davidhicks16

    body lift

    I just ordered a 3'' body lift for my 94. I have been reading and searching alot but im not coming up with much good info. So to those of you who have installed a bl on your first gen let me know what tips and input you have on this. Ill be honest from what I have read this install is a scary one.
  22. davidhicks16

    chevy silverado hd

    I just noticed on the new commercial for the chevy silverado hd that it encourages extremely unsafe driving. Something about passing a semi going uphill with a double solid yellow line seems like a bad plan. Sorry for ranting but you would think they should encourage safer driving.
  23. davidhicks16

    belt tensioner

    First off my haynes and my Chiltons do not explain how to change the belt tensioner on my 94 ex. So my questions are how many bolts hod it on? Do I have to worry about reverse threads? I guess I am ultimately looking for some to explain the replacement procedure to me.
  24. davidhicks16

    New shoes

    I dropped my ex off tonight and when I pick it up it will have new 32/11.50/15 wild country mtx's on it.
  25. davidhicks16

    Its sinking in

    Im getting married next Saturday, wish me luck.
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