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Articles in the 'Engine' Category
Friday, January 22nd, 2016
Tech article by Mike Kipper (Kip60) I purchased a mostly original 1970 Sport last year. It didn’t run when I got it. Started with rebuilding the carburetor. Finally got it to run, but a little rich. When I removed the carb, I noticed the heat riser pipes attached were rusted out at the connection to […]
Posted in - Carburetor, Engine | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
Tech article by Chuck (blazinchuck) Before you can slap that Explorer throttle body on, a few things need to be changed. The throttle lever is indexed wrong and needs to be swapped with the one from the Mustang. The Explorer TPS can be used, but the connector plug is wrong and must be changed out […]
Posted in - Fuel Injection, Engine | 6 Comments »
Monday, November 15th, 2010
Tech article by Chris (taipeichris) For numerous reasons I broke motor mounts in the past, usually I’d find out when I’d hit a bump in the road and the motor jumps up enough to hit the hood. Not cool, right? Parts and Supplies Needed: Quantity Parts Description Cost 1 carriage bolt $0.30 1 lock nut […]
Posted in Engine | 3 Comments »
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
Tech article by Larry Crumpler (MarsChariot), Phil Lindenmuth (Viperwolf1), Casey Nicholas (needabronco), Jake Norton (recoiljunky), Todd Zuercher (toddz69) and Randy Silbaugh (ransil)
Posted in Engine | 46 Comments »
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Tech article by gi_phil This write-up summarizes how I put on-board air into my 1971 Bronco. I have a 3.5” suspension lift, a 2” body lift, and enjoy wheeling. Having on-board air is not only a nice benefit to airing up and down tires but could also come in handy for a variety of other […]
Posted in Engine | 5 Comments »
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Tech article by Viperwolf1 While gathering parts for my 5.0 EFI install I happened across a two speed electric fan from a 2004 Jeep Liberty, part number 55037669AE. This Liberty did not have the towing package. With the towing package the Liberty will have a different electric and a mechanical fan. The shape looked simple […]
Posted in - Cooling, Electrical | 3 Comments »
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
Installing a front roll cage was actually quite a bit more complicated and thought intensive than simply fitting some pre-bent tubes together and welding them in place. It was all the work done to make room for the cage that took the most time. Clearance becomes a premium when deciding exactly where to install the […]
Posted in - Dash & Guages, - Roll Cage, Engine, Interior | No Comments »
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Tech article by Ed Wilbur (eds66bronco) I wanted to provide good clean fuel to my efi project and to be sure I had fuel at any angle I might find myself at. I looked into all the different options for accumulators and decided that like everything else on my bronco, half the fun is making […]
Posted in - Fuel Injection, Engine, Gas Tanks | 3 Comments »
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Tech article by Rob Wilson After replacing my motor with a brand new one, I was bummed to find that it still leaked oil. I had hoped that one of the benefits would be that I would spend less time wiping up oil from the garage floor. While I was building the new motor, I […]
Posted in Engine | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Tech article by TOFIC After reading about all the cooling problems that you can have with the 351 I did some research on how to minimize the problems I could have. After some reading I discovered that some intakes did not have the rear cooling ports open for use of the cooling system. Checked my […]
Posted in - Cooling, Engine | 6 Comments »
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