supercharged 5.0 true fire 98 explorer sport

[vroomzoomboom]

well, that sport trac i mentioned previously is still the bane of my existence. took it to get the safety done earlier this week and it failed. for the first time ever since i have been buying and selling these trucks i told the shop my problem is now your problem so they are going to finish what it needs so i can put it up for sale and hopefully be out of my life. i bought another one as well (not sure if i mentioned that or not). a 2wd which i have never seen a 2wd trac up here ever. its up for sale. i have spent pretty much every weekend this summer either fixing, cleaning, or looking at trucks to buy fix and sell. now summer is gone.
as for evil, well......ive probably have drove it 4 times since my last post. new old problems with it. after fixing the hose the blew out, i can now smell coolant every so often, as well as looking at the reservoir it appears to be losing coolant because the level keeps going down but i cant find the leak. i think the water pump may be packing it in because the last few times i drove it, when i nail it, i can hear the belt screech when the motor first winds up. and now for the latest problem, every once and a while when driving at highway speed, the wheel beings to shake left and right. not sure if the pump (which is around 2 years old) or the rack (which is around 7 years old) is going. rack isnt leaking either, and i just replace the pressure hose on it 2 or 3 weeks ago.
the new supercharger set up hasnt been touched all summer either.
the one thing i will add however is my son is making me a proud papa more and more. he is now starting to live a dream of his he has had since he was 15 and that is being accepted into the canadain armed forces reserves and is in the royal winnipeg riffles division. he was sworn in on tuesday and last night went for his first parade night.....which ended in him getting a flat tire at 10 o clock.

 

[Dono]

Congratulations on Kyle Tim.

None of us here are very happy that you haven't dedicated your summer to the supercharger project though. We really want to see this happen, and don't want to hear about how Evil is being Evil.
We really, really don't want to hear that you are having issues with some of the vehicles you are flipping. That's very bad, and gets in the way of Evil from a time, energy, and financial perspective. One word. ****ty.

 

[gmanpaint]

Hey! There he is. Welcome back Jack.

X2 on the boy! That's awesome.

Sorry to hear about the bad egg (ST). It happens, just sucks when it does.

I hate mystery leaks!!
Wonder if the heater core or the shut off valve is blocked. Carpet wet at all? Check the engine oil for contamination yet? Any coolant puddles on the intake from when the hose blew? Any signs of a wet block from the intake gaskets leaking?

I agree with Dono, we want to see more track time and cruising vids/pics of you enjoying Evil. I know how it feels to wrench on it constantly, and all it wants to do, is be a Yard Ornament. Might get mine out once this year. (Why do we do this again?)

 

[410Fortune]

Those Canadian armed forces dudes do not mess around! Congrats!
Truck stuff happens after family stuff happens
2wd sport tracs are super easy to convert to 4wd sport tracs
Or you can of course sell them to me for a super cheap EF buddy price! Im just a bit south LOL
Summer went QUICKLY this year, I do not mind. Gotta make the most of each day

 

[vroomzoomboom]

quick monthly update.....nothing has changed! with the exception that both sport tracs i mentioned in my last post are gone.....however there is another one sitting in the driveway, and there will also be a.......dodge? yes, the ford guy bought a dakota from one of my childhood buddys last weekend (no i am not keeping it, its also a flipper). last week i had to spend pretty much all the cash i made from the trac's to put a roof on my house so the blower is now once again pushed to the back burner. as well as we had a dumping of snow here (snicker snicker, don lives 15 mins from me, and he got it worse then i did, snows gone at my house now) which made me put the winter tires on evil. driving that thing becomes a handful real fast with cold weather, and winter tires. blow on the gas peddle at low speed and your sideways. havent fixed any of the problems from last post either. maybe this weekend if i can juggle time. glad i posted about the coolant smell on my last post because i took it for a ride for the first time in a few weeks and forgot about that. i a buddy that is a machinist and gave him the snout this summer to try and rework it so i have all the bolt holes for it to go to the supercharger case. he is going to be working on it this coming week, but isnt sure how pretty its going to be. time will tell and once again, im not in a big rush for it either. so yea, that i have for now.

 

[Dono]

At least the project isnt dead! Any movement is good movement. The snow was crazy.

 

[vroomzoomboom]

monthly report of nothing happening...
the last truck i had for sale just sold yesterday freeing my driveway up. my buddy wont be able to machine the snout, so eff it, it will get bolted on the way it sits. i found out we are getting shut down for 2 weeks at christmas, so being single around the hollidays sucks and i will try to talk one of my friends that has a heated garage to let me bring evil in and i will see if i can get the blower mounted and running for the time being. if i cant get the innercool working it can wait till later. i have the flanges for the elbow being cut now and should be ready next week. i am going to use the throttle body that i have now and make my own adapter for it. i found a place called spin tech that might be able to make or get a pipe that goes from round to oval.

 

[Dono]

Good news- you have spare time. Bad news- you have spare time.
Who knows, maybe the bad news is good news also. No shortage of crazy out there.

Some piece and quiet working on a vehicle can be a great thing.

 

[vroomzoomboom]

and sometimes it leads to throwing wrenches, swearing and hard core drinking as well.
****'s getting old i tell ya

 

[Dono]

I hear ya.
I'm going to have to pull my motor again. I'm going to just live with the stink of oil hitting the exhaust pipe thru the winter. As long as I'm moving, I don't get the oil smell. Talking about getting old, its going to be a long winter.

 

[410Fortune]

I had a leaky rear main seal on the BII for a while, would drip right onto the hot cat heat shield
So I built a simple guard that hung from the trans inspection cover bolts, it deflected the oil over and away from the exhaust
I loved that little tin metal guard! I have used that technique a few more times to help customers w leaky rear mains

 

[Rick]

So I built a simple guard that hung from the trans inspection cover bolts, it deflected the oil over and away from the exhaust
I loved that little tin metal guard! I have used that technique a few more times to help customers w leaky rear mains

As they say necessity is the mother of invention.

 

[4pointslow]

Two out of 4 of my vehicles are leaking oil. I should build some shields for them.
If we let the oil leak on the frame and body panels maybe it will slow the rust down. lol
Tim, I hope you get to work on your new setup when you have time off.
Being single has become a way of life for me now, it is so peaceful.

 

[vroomzoomboom]

im also running into a road block with one thing. i have been trying to figure out where to put a pcv in there. pretty much all fuel injected sbf lower intakes have a opening at the back. this "valley pan" started life as a edelbrock air gap intake for a carb. i am also using trickflow valve covers like these

i could put a valve in it anywhere however there are no baffles and will suck any oil flying around in them. i had tried using air breathers once, and they also leaked oil everywhere, so that would be out.
i also cant put one in the mount either because it is sealed and everything goes threw the innercooler.

anyone have any ideas???

 

[410Fortune]

Whats the hole in the back of the new lower intake riser going to be used for? Wrapped in blue tape.
Otherwise your gonna have to put it in one of the valve covers??

Wicked cool looking setup thus far!! Frankenmonsterv8

 

[Turdle]

Yeah, baffle the covers and run PCV to both to split the suction. Thinking half vacuum to each cover would suck less oil maybe?

 

[vroomzoomboom]

Whats the hole in the back of the new lower intake riser going to be used for? Wrapped in blue tape.
Otherwise your gonna have to put it in one of the valve covers??

Wicked cool looking setup thus far!! Frankenmonsterv8

that is going to be either the inlet or outlet for the innercooler

Yeah, baffle the covers and run PCV to both to split the suction. Thinking half vacuum to each cover would suck less oil maybe?

i dont think there is room to put a baffle in them. i have crane roller rockers and i believe it would hit the polly lock.
the valve covers that are on there are ones i found at work that someone scrapped. why, i have no idea. i just used them to see how close everything might be just incase as well

 

[Turdle]

Maybe if you stay on the side of the valve cover toward the intake valley and put the PCV in between cylinders to minimize oil spray? The ceiling of the covers get a direct spray of oil, but what about the wall?

I've even seen PCV vents tapped into the block, which would be ideal if you could find the right spot.

 

[4pointslow]

This thread has multiple ideas. Have a look.
Explorer 5.0 EFI w/roller rockers what valve covers? - Page 2 - ClassicBroncos.com Forums

Fresh air needs to come in one side valve cover and go down into the crankcase and up the other valve cover through a PCV valve then into your supercharger inlet.
The oil fill cap tube in the picture of your valve covers is where the air goes in, so the other valve cover is where the PCV valve needs to be.
I like the one in post 21.

 

[CDW6212R]

Is there room for a taller valve cover? How about a little more height so there is more room for a baffle under a PCV hole?

The PCV works best in the intake valley because there is a less oil spraying around, just a mist that is easier to catch with the metal mesh under the PCV.

I also have VC's made for a carb or not the typical EFI holes. I haven't tried to figure out where to make holes or whatever in them.