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    • Steve83
      Steve83 replied to the thread Frame Measurement Allowance.
      It's not an attachment - it's a link to a free image hosting site where, like any site, you can save the images to your local storage...
    • Steve83
      Pick any free image hosting site, upload it, then paste the link here. I use SuperMotors, but it's not nearly as good as it used to be...
    • Steve83
      Steve83 replied to the thread Frame Measurement Allowance.
      I used a laser level across the cargo bed sections of the rails when I made this, but read the caption before clicking to zoom and then...
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      The cylinders never "retract" - they have a strong spring inside pushing them outward. It's the red & brown springs at the tops of the...
    • Steve83
      Something is wrong on both sides because the secondary (front) shoe doesn't touch the anchor pin. That alone can "energize" the brakes...
    • Steve83
      I've never done that - it's just basically the opposite of what the instructions say about cleaning the surfaces. If one isn't clean, it...
    • Steve83
      For the tunnel cover, Ford used butyl dum-dum on the later trucks that were built that way, so that's one option, but it's messy when...
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      Steve83 reacted to gnpenning's post in the thread Popped a freeze plug with Like Like.
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      Steve83 replied to the thread Popped a freeze plug.
      That's a common mythconception. ;) But I bet even AI will tell you that a cavity in a heated expanding object also expands at exactly...
    • Steve83
      Steve83 replied to the thread Bench test oil pressure gauge.
      Then start by grounding the sender wire with the key in RUN, which is the easiest to do. If the gauge still doesn't move, check for a...
    • Steve83
      Steve83 replied to the thread Bench test oil pressure gauge.
      Assemble it & apply a known pressure. But it really doesn't matter if it's accurate - it only needs to be relatively precise, meaning...
    • Steve83
      Steve83 replied to the thread Popped a freeze plug.
      A pump creats FLOW. Blocking/restricting that flow increases the pressure to a degree relative to the amount of restriction. And all...
    • Steve83
      Steve83 replied to the thread Dip stick tube.
      Pull the dipstick & note the oil level on it. Then hang it beside the tube with its collar hooked on the top of the tube running down...
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      Steve83 reacted to Broncobowsher's post in the thread Popped a freeze plug with Like Like.
      OK, I'll add to the party... I typically set the depth of the core plugs below flush the same as the thickness of the plug. If the...
    • Steve83
      Steve83 replied to the thread Popped a freeze plug.
      How do you imagine a t'stat normally works in a hot environment? And how do you imagine no t'stat in a hot environment could cause...
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