Michel Jeanneau
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Finally got some seat covers in the black beast of AAAAAGGGGGHHHH!
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LawnMM
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Rough Country skid came off the rear diff...
Snugged up the factory bottom bolts and whilst I was there and still plagued by the odd noise...
Checked the fluid level, it was good, seemed like a minimal level of gunk on the fill magnet, replaced it for now I'm going to redo the fluid when I install this:
Also boxed up these to send back to Fox after looking for a few model numbers for the form
Set of Tremor takeoffs heading back for rebuild, I'll post before and after photos when they land so we can see how nice a job they do on their service package
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Some pictures from the washFinally gave my truck a bath, may have been the first time I hand washed it. I also gave in and got tailgate letters. That was the driving reason to wash the truck.
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Hit 90k yesterday. Did an oil change, air filter, cabin filter and tire rotation. Will do a transmission fluid drain/fill and new brake fluid this weekend when my package from Rockauto shows up.
Been looking at a new set of tires also as my current Coopers are just about done. Thinking of stepping down to a 265/70R17 for the sake of economy and to get away from using the front spacer, 285s just look so good though. I wish the KO3s were released in load range C but looks like that wont be until next year. Any recommendation on a light, quiet tire that does great in winter are welcome.
Been looking at a new set of tires also as my current Coopers are just about done. Thinking of stepping down to a 265/70R17 for the sake of economy and to get away from using the front spacer, 285s just look so good though. I wish the KO3s were released in load range C but looks like that wont be until next year. Any recommendation on a light, quiet tire that does great in winter are welcome.
IdahoRanger
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Take a look at the Falken Wildpeaks. I have the old AT3W (now AT4W) and find them quiet.Hit 90k yesterday. Did an oil change, air filter, cabin filter and tire rotation. Will do a transmission fluid drain/fill and new brake fluid this weekend when my package from Rockauto shows up.
Been looking at a new set of tires also as my current Coopers are just about done. Thinking of stepping down to a 265/70R17 for the sake of economy and to get away from using the front spacer, 285s just look so good though. I wish the KO3s were released in load range C but looks like that wont be until next year. Any recommendation on a light, quiet tire that does great in winter are welcome.
Great in snow too. 3 peak rated.
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How many miles on those plugs?
Changed the spark plugs today. They definitely needed it. Truck drives great after now too. Took about 45 minutes.
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Mileage ? ?
Changed the spark plugs today. They definitely needed it. Truck drives great after now too. Took about 45 minutes.
KNI
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Looks terrible...
Changed the spark plugs today. They definitely needed it. Truck drives great after now too. Took about 45 minutes.
Looks like corona stains combined with manganese buildup. Use higher grade fuel...
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Cabose-1
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Just doing my daily routine. Fixing another f%&*!@# huge rock chip. Just as big as my other one. Not like the other 13 smaller ones ???
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Changed the oil and installed a K&N air filter.
Walmart.com had the best price for the K&N at $51.99 and free shipping
I learned a while ago that the FL-400S oil filter is bigger and fits right on in place of the FL-910S. Today I got the Mobil 1 equivalent M1-209. Since Walmart doubled the price of Motorcraft I figure I might as well get the Mobil 1 for $3 more.
Valvoline Advanced Synthetic 5w-30.
Have 80k on it now.
Walmart.com had the best price for the K&N at $51.99 and free shipping
I learned a while ago that the FL-400S oil filter is bigger and fits right on in place of the FL-910S. Today I got the Mobil 1 equivalent M1-209. Since Walmart doubled the price of Motorcraft I figure I might as well get the Mobil 1 for $3 more.
Valvoline Advanced Synthetic 5w-30.
Have 80k on it now.
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Changed out my spark plugs - NGK Ruthenium HX. Was a simpler job than I thought.
I was surprised by how lightly they were tightened down. Came out easy, and went in easy.
I could not find my 5/8" spark plug socket (probably out in the tractor shed), so I used a deep 16mm socket. It was very slightly loose so I had to use a extendible magnetic probe to get the plugs out of the well once the spark plug was threaded out.
Putting them back in presented the same problem, and I wasn't going to drop in. So I used an 8" piece of 1/4 clear tubing to do the job. Simply pressed it onto the spark plug tip and used it to finger tighten the spark plug, then pulled the hose off the plug. Easy peezy! Probably easier than using the socket and extension, no chance of cross threading,
Came back with an in / lb torque wrench to finish the job.
Used dielectric grease and nickel based anti seize compound as well. Truck fired right up.
Old factory spark plugs looked clean, and more importantly, no corrosion!
I was surprised by how lightly they were tightened down. Came out easy, and went in easy.
I could not find my 5/8" spark plug socket (probably out in the tractor shed), so I used a deep 16mm socket. It was very slightly loose so I had to use a extendible magnetic probe to get the plugs out of the well once the spark plug was threaded out.
Putting them back in presented the same problem, and I wasn't going to drop in. So I used an 8" piece of 1/4 clear tubing to do the job. Simply pressed it onto the spark plug tip and used it to finger tighten the spark plug, then pulled the hose off the plug. Easy peezy! Probably easier than using the socket and extension, no chance of cross threading,
Came back with an in / lb torque wrench to finish the job.
Used dielectric grease and nickel based anti seize compound as well. Truck fired right up.
Old factory spark plugs looked clean, and more importantly, no corrosion!
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I got the same plugs, it runs well.
#4 plug was not as hard as I thought it would be. Agree, they didn't seem very tight and I torqued them to I think 18 ft lb which again, didn't seem very tight.
My old plugs looked good for 75k but it's better with the new ones.
I put some anti-seize on also, I was told a while ago not to use a lot or the plugs won't ground properly so I just put two little dabs on the threads, 180° apart.
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