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    Replacing freeze plugs

    I just did the same one. Took me about an hour. Hopefully it will buy me time till I swap out a new engine. any one know a good place in las vegas NV to get one?
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    rebilt top end now blowN blue smoke

    Maybe I can find someone in Vegas that is good with X's motors.
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    rebilt top end now blowN blue smoke

    After putting some thought into this. I think I will purchase a rebuilt motor and do a swap.
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    rebilt top end now blowN blue smoke

    no, injectors for sure. I put new rockers on since the old ones had worn down and making niose. I guess in hinesight prob. should have put new rods in too.
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    rebilt top end now blowN blue smoke

    Thanks jd. I guess I did not do a very good job, (first timer ). going to redo and this time do the valve seals. BTW, injectors are really niosy now any ideas?
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    rebilt top end now blowN blue smoke

    Similar problem on my 4.0, but i did not use new head bolts, what do you mean by stretch bolts?
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    smoking badly at high manifold vacum

    After replacing head and exhaust gaskets, 90 ranger 4.0. started to get blue smoke. runs smooth. but the injectors are louder than before the work. Sugestions any one?
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    How To: Pull Trouble Codes on a 1st Gen Explorer (paperclip method)

    I must say this easier than asking autozone, does anyone know where i can get an obd-1 reader?
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    Replacing freeze plugs

    oh yeah the freeze plug only had a small pinhole.
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    Replacing freeze plugs

    I did an experiment with jb weld. I mixed the weld and took two pieces of aluminum foil, cut to the diameter of the plug. i put the weld on the freeze plug and sandwiched the foil on to it. lightly pressed to get a seal. then i sandwiched another piece of foil with weld. smoothed it out to get a...
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    How-to videos

    found him on youtube.
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    How-to videos

    he is eric the car guy
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    How To: Replace a vacuum modulator on an A4LD through the access panel (center hump).

    Hello newbe here, my 94' hesitates going into drive, did yours do that before you changed the modulator?
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    Ping Gone Finally

    I was thinking about that modulator also. my 94 only pings when hot or under load, more ping w/ a/c on. do you have any pics of the modulator? the pping is driving me off a CLIFF........
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