Roy's Garage: '90 2.4-4G64 5-spd D-50

[royster]

Humble bow, and thanks all. What I feel is that I do have a nitch on this forum, for exactly that which is missing. I was NEVER good at carboration, and fuel injection is new to me, but by getting my hands into it, I'm learning.

What I plan to do is write a couple threads exclusively instructional, based on my experience (I have more photos coming), specific to tasks. And the thread titles will be clear so future lost souls can get their hands on it. Who's gonna think to look for clutch replacement tips on a thread titled "Having Trouble, Hemorrhoids Too" ? Or cyclinder head work on "Bad Meth Made Me Do This" ?

It is very satisfying to be at the pause point where I walk around and wipe off little smudges with a clean rag, stereo playing and cats purring. And it won't last long: brakes are next, but I want to bask in the acheivement...and sharing...as long as I can

[royster]

Three inches of snow this morning. I went out to start the truck and let it get up to operating temperature. I am continuing to monitor for leaks. There's only one, a tiny drop of what appears to be coolant, in a rather fickle place. It's on the firewall, passenger side of the head, but above the head gasket, and just below some bolt or plug. So it's not coming from the head gasket. Other than that, I am so happy to report no other leaks of any kind.

I get some smoke on start-up, but not a lot. The engine is breaking in to its rebuild (as it were) pretty good, though I wish I could take it out and put it through its paces. Snow and locked brakes won't allow this, and I tend to not argue with God's Plan. With kerosene going for $4.00 a gallon, and temps forecast to be below freezing the rest of the week, I'm prone to give it all a rest, for now.

But we all KNOW about truck~addiction.

The most noise the truck makes when its running is the input bearing on the transmission...or whatever noice that is. It's done it ever since I've had it.

I'm running 10-40 oil (or there-abouts) for now. I'll confess that I added about 3 ounces of Lucas oil stablizer...hopefully enough to quiet the last of the lifter noise, and perhaps minimize the start-up smoke. The oil dipstick reads a little over full...I probably added a half quart or so more than "max" when I originally put the engine back together. Not sure how much that affects the smoking.

'Gonna put the F-150 in 4x4 and go get film developed for posting this afternoon.

RockAuto sent me a discount code. I feel so privelaged

[royster]

Photo Finish

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Ready to close the hood and call it a day.
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View of the house from the garage, just this morning. I bet an old guy is taking an afternoon nap in there with three contented cats while the snow falls.
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