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viven44 reacted to rockola1971's post in the thread SOLVED: Need to drop the fuel tank but it is currently 80% full with
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You know at any OBD2 connector you can jump 2 terminals with a paperclip to turn on the fuel pump, right? Or you can use a... -
viven44 replied to the thread SOLVED: Need to drop the fuel tank but it is currently 80% full.Another idea to drop the fuel tank is to use a transmission jack or 2... Anytime I see a Harbor Freight jack on Facebook used "1 time...
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viven44 replied to the thread SOLVED: Need to drop the fuel tank but it is currently 80% full.That's just my game, lol... (coming from the kludgy world of dual fuel tanks + selector valve).. What I usually do is hook up my spare...
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That port right behind the power steering pump is where l hooked into to test mine. If i remember correctly, I'm thinking it's a 8mm...
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That's like asking if one prefers blonde over red heads. I use both, whatever is available. The last one I did, It was felpro, like in...
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Yeah that’s the one I was talking about! Haha. Just got to find the correct Allen socket. Glad to hear it tracks the gauge closely...
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viven44 replied to the thread 5.3 Tick/Knock?.Yeah I saw the working room there it is bad. Check this video below. Looks like another location to tap...... maybe the same place you...
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viven44 replied to the thread 5.3 Tick/Knock?.You want to tap into where the oil pressure gauge is to compare vs gauge... will a kit like the one below help with better access ? It...
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viven44 replied to the thread 5.3 Tick/Knock?.Well before you conclude that, try a manual oil pressure gauge. If 20psi oil pressure is confirmed, you can say the bearings are about done.
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Sounds good! Thank you very much! Definitely don't plan on any 0-60s haha! And will do. I already have the pan reinstalled with the new...
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viven44 replied to the thread 5.3 Tick/Knock?.Well... if the pan has been dropped for the first time ever, what you are seeing is well within norm for 200K miles!!! Unless you...
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viven44 replied to the thread 5.3 Tick/Knock?.What you are seeing is probably within realm of what is normal for a high mileage engine. By no means an example engine, but the bottom...
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viven44 replied to the thread 5.3 Tick/Knock?.It is a high mileage engine. It does appear to have had some poor oil change habits resulting in sludge. Sludge in oil pick-up tube...
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Oops! Sorry, OP. But you know how Texas is, right? Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the interruptions.
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I'm in South Dallas, across 67 from Dallas Executive. We should hang out -- drink, do burnouts, go home to ice every aching joint, and...
