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I guess people were wheeling this weekend?

I finally got to drive my junk, and can finally say I know what death wobble is. Sucks when 42s start shaking violently.
 
I wish I was wheelin this weekend, I had to work all freakin' weekend......maybe wheel next weekend. Too damn muddy to want to wheel around my parts.
 
I fixed the lawn mower, cut the grass, built a model home for a school project, and fixed a truck.

The truck was a 2000 ford f-150 with the 5.4L engine. What a PITA. The guy is deployed in iraq and I was fixing it for his wife. She thought something was wrong with the transmission because it was shuddering under load in the mid rpm range.


I found the problem after a few hours. The few hours wasn't the time it took to figure out what was wrong, It was literally how long it took to find the problem. The damn thing has individual coils over the spark plugs, and the fuel rail has to be removed to get to most of them, and the EGR valve has to be removed to get to some of them, and the intake has to be removed etc. It had the original plugs in it at 150k. Not only that but one of the damn coils was faulty, so it was running on 6. I changed the plugs, and re-assembled it, It was still idling rough, so I started pulling coil wires. Found a coil that when unplugged made no difference in the idle and moved it to the most accessable spot. re-assembled the engine and that coil still made no difference in idle when unplugged, So I replaced it, reset the codes, unplugged teh battery. hooked it all back up and started it up and the damn thing still idled rough. I went around and unplugged coil packs 3-4 at a time, noting that it took 3 seconds for the engine to smooth out a bit after I plugged one back in. I got all the way around the block to the last coil and plugged it back in and 3 seconds later poof, the miss was gone. Idling and running perfectly.
 
I got my rear axle put back together, hope to put some miles on it next weekend. Going to do some body work and put the flares on the trailer next weekend too if I have time.

Anyone know a good (free) way to get rid of tires? I've got a ton of old tires and wheels I need to get rid of.
 
Prepmech said:
I got my rear axle put back together, hope to put some miles on it next weekend. Going to do some body work and put the flares on the trailer next weekend too if I have time.

Anyone know a good (free) way to get rid of tires? I've got a ton of old tires and wheels I need to get rid of.

I know of a few free ways...but not legal :D

I know some farmers take them to put at the head of ditches or around the edge of pond fences to keep the cattle from wearing paths around the edges of the fence.
 
goodburbon said:
The truck was a 2000 ford f-150 with the 5.4L engine. What a PITA. The guy is deployed in iraq and I was fixing it for his wife. She thought something was wrong with the transmission because it was shuddering under load in the mid rpm range.


I found the problem after a few hours. The few hours wasn't the time it took to figure out what was wrong, It was literally how long it took to find the problem. The damn thing has individual coils over the spark plugs, and the fuel rail has to be removed to get to most of them, and the EGR valve has to be removed to get to some of them, and the intake has to be removed etc. It had the original plugs in it at 150k. Not only that but one of the damn coils was faulty, so it was running on 6. I changed the plugs, and re-assembled it, It was still idling rough, so I started pulling coil wires. Found a coil that when unplugged made no difference in the idle and moved it to the most accessable spot. re-assembled the engine and that coil still made no difference in idle when unplugged, So I replaced it, reset the codes, unplugged teh battery. hooked it all back up and started it up and the damn thing still idled rough. I went around and unplugged coil packs 3-4 at a time, noting that it took 3 seconds for the engine to smooth out a bit after I plugged one back in. I got all the way around the block to the last coil and plugged it back in and 3 seconds later poof, the miss was gone. Idling and running perfectly.

Yeah, I can't wait to dig into my 99 Expy 5.4L with 160k for plugs/throttle body cleaning. I wouldn't be surprised if the plugs are original. I have a rough idle sometimes when cold, and I'm hoping the dirty TB has more to do with it than a bad coil. That plus the P/S exhaust manifold has a broken stud, causing a big exhaust leak. I figure the tuneup, manifold fix and maybe a Flowmaster should wake it up a bit, and hopefully pull in a couple more MPG.
 
Prepmech said:
When I worked at a Ford dealership expeditions were easy money.

They almost always needed a coil or ball joints.

I have had mine for almost 6 years, it is a '97 with 160,000 miles and have not replaced either.
 
I wouldn't be too shocked if I need a coil pack. At least I can get them from work for ~$35/ea. I'll definately be soaking the plug wells with PB for a couple days beforehand, I reeeally don't want to twist off a plug.
 
IntrepidXJ said:
Yep.....Friday after work I did some exploring. Saturday I went to Moab. Sunday I wheeled Bangs canyon. It was a good weekend :)


......and I went to he flippin' circus.:rolleyes:

Now! Who's jealous now!! Huh? Huh?
 
You don't count randy, I don't want to go to moab anyways...:(


Rev, I built a new steering but lets just say its lacking in some places and I get to redo some of it. Although I also found a loose bolt and jamb nut, hope that was most of the problem.

Tomorrow I'm picking up an agr box pump and ram for 0$
 
Ramsey said:
I guess people were wheeling this weekend?

I finally got to drive my junk, and can finally say I know what death wobble is. Sucks when 42s start shaking violently.

My Jeep hasn't moved since WF. I'm hoping to have my trackbar resolved before the 27th so I can do some trail work at Redbird.
 
I haven't wheeled since novemberish but I have dumped almost 5k into it...hurray for me.
 
I went shopping for a new trailer, worked around the house. Cussed at the one jeep that has a blown wheel cylinder, and at the other one with a flat tire... Went back in the house, played Nintendo with the kids and made about 2 1/2 billions ounces of formula...
 
w_howey said:
...made about 2 1/2 billions ounces of formula...
I hear you on that. Thankfully we're not having to use formula yet for Logan, and Liberty has pretty much graduated to regular milk. I am not looking forward to those days again, that junk is EXPENSIVE!!! I should have bought stock in Huggies and Enfamil (even though we switched to the generic) before the kids :D
 
seanR said:
Shit, for 5K, you could have had mine.....

It hasn't moved since CF, well except when Dion broke it when he borrowed my trailer...
I'll give you all the money in my pocket and checking account...
 
IllianaXJ said:
I hear you on that. Thankfully we're not having to use formula yet for Logan, and Liberty has pretty much graduated to regular milk. I am not looking forward to those days again, that junk is EXPENSIVE!!! I should have bought stock in Huggies and Enfamil (even though we switched to the generic) before the kids :D


The girls are on a special kind which there is no generic equivelant. So Bristol-Meyers-Squibb is giving it to us dry on regular basis...
 
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