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That looked like you may could've tightened the tire up against the frame just a bit better. If it was like that in the beginning when the first one fell out, that's probably why. Use your jack to put it nice and snug against the frame bar, screw down your hold-down nut, and it won't come out til you take it out. Likely will have instructions in your owners manual.
Thanks for the video 👍🏽 "Cool Runnings" I couldn't help notice what looks like a new or perhaps newly painted air cleaner assembly. Would I be correct to assume that's a 2100 or 2150 Auto Lite Carb under it? If it's new can you please tell me what retailer you sourced it from? Short of buying an after market set up I'd like to buy what the truck came with. It's the only item on my truck that's not 100% original. Off hand do you happen to know the flange size of the carb that these air cleaner housings fit over ? I'm a bit too old to climb up there and measure 😕. PS. I noticed we both need a drip rail molding that fits against the firewall which carries water away. That might be a decent video 🤔 Cheers and thanks again.
@@hammerman8919 you’re very welcome, actually that’s the original air cleaner to bay truck, I just took a steel wool soap pad and scrubbed it with window cleaner or dish washing liquid then took some compound and polish and rubbed it to brighten it back up from the stew wool dulling it down. I drilled out the rivets that hold the snorkel on and painted it and bolted it back on. I got a video on my channel going over all that if you’d like to check it out. You can order one off eBay and restore it like I did for my 76 ford truck. Actually no that’s a Holley 500 cfm two barrel carb on there, it was already on there when I bought the truck but it works beautifully, I like it so much that I ordered that exact same one for my 76 and did a video on that as well if you’d like to check that out. I’m not sure on the size of the flange but most aftermarket air cleaners all use the same size as the stock ones. Yeah good catch, I do need one, just haven’t ordered one for it yet and yeah it would make a good video, which I’m sure I’ll be doing one on it when I finally get one, thanks for the suggestion. Hope I answered all your questions or at least helped, glad you the video and hope you continue to watch more. Thanks for watching.
Nice Fedora🇺🇸🤘
@@christophergriffin8344 thanks bud, much appreciated. Thanks for watching.
How did you actually polish the air filter cover? And clean up the black tubing?
@@MarissaFischer-k3n I used steel wool soap pad and window cleaner, or any kind of soap really and rubbed it all down, that’ll bring back most of it but it’ll be dull. Then I took some maguires compound and polish on a rag and rubbed it in until I got the desired shine. I didn’t want a super shiny finish as bays not how they were from the factory but if you want you can make it shine like chrome, like polished aluminum just takes some time. As for the black tubing, luckily mine was good and not torn so I just wiped it down with a microfiber towel and the same window cleaner I used on the air cleaner and it cleaned up nice. Hope this helps, good luck, thanks for watching.
Someone told me to spray hairspray on the new rubber when installing. It goes on wet and slips into place easy, and then dries with a little bit of stickiness to hold it just a touch better. What do you think?
@@michaeledwards8051 that’s interesting, I’ve never heard that before, I mean it kinda makes sense, I’m not sure how long you’d have to work with it though before it started drying on you though especially if you’re doing it during the summer when it’s hot out, I’d think it would dry too fast and then make it more difficult to work with because of the tackiness. Plus ford never installed a sealer on the rear glass anyway so it’s not needed. I removed my original glass and it had no sealer and never leaked, I installed my sliding glass and didn’t use any sealer and hasn’t leaked a drop so truthfully I think it would probably cause more problems than it would help. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.
Man that's great! For the two years I've had my 77 F-250 I still need to change out my rear slider trim rubber. You make it look easy
@@michaeledwards8051 thanks bud I appreciate it, yeah it’s not terrible to do but does take some patience, you’re definitely better off doing it with the weather hot or at least warm because it will make a difference and make it easier to deal with, I did mine in the winter to be ready for summer and I should have waited but I still got it done. Good luck on yours and nice truck by the way, the 76 and 77’s are my two favorite years out of them all. Thanks for watching.
Great video. This will help me out alot. Going to try to remember this video in a few weeks.
@@walttrowbridge7687 thank you, much appreciated! Good luck hope yours goes well, thanks for watching.
Thanks heaps for the clear to understand video legend keep up the great work.
@@johnmcdonald1293 thank you, much appreciated, glad you enjoyed the video, although idk if I’d say I’m a legend, that might be a bit of a stretch lol but thanks really means a lot. Thanks for watching.
Nice video , I like the way they black out the wells. Too bad my truck is a "73 F-250" Ranger in this regard. I like the hot iron for marking the hole locations. After the first initial burn-through I might opt for a die grinder for a cleaner finish without having to razor blade the front and back of approx 64 holes. Do you still own the truck? I'd like to see more maintenance videos on these old Fords 👍🏼 Thanks
@@hammerman8919 thank you, much appreciated. Yeah I like how they black out the wheel well as well. You can still install them in an f250, same process. Yeah a grinder might have worked better for that, I didn’t think about that, good suggestion. Oh yeah I still got it, it’s not going anywhere lol. I got some other videos on my channel on it and I have more coming in the future, I’ve just been so busy I haven’t had time to finish editing and post them. You’re welcome, glad you enjoy the videos and hope you continue to watch. Thanks again, thanks for watching.
You have very good narrating skills. It makes for excellent "How-To" videos. Thumbs up 👍🏼
@@hammerman8919 thanks bud, I really appreciate that, glad you enjoyed the video and was helpful. Thanks for watching.
My transmission is used with an unknown amount of miles on it. Would it be safe to run the synchro mesh fluid?
@@emanuelorozco1439 absolutely, won’t hurt it at all, will actually probably help it, good luck hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
@@FastFords289really appreciate it
@@emanuelorozco1439 absolutely, anytime, glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Thanks buddy! Great video
@@adamfitzpatrick7755 you’re welcome, thank you, much appreciated, glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching.
Does the fan work when the fan is put on the outside of radiator blowing in also work
@@RobinDuncan-ci6hb yeah it can, you just reverse polarity to make it a pusher fan instead of a puller fan like I got. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.
What about a 2022 Chevy Silverado or is that too new?
@@codeman3564 that one I don’t know for sure, I’m sure it be fine but I’d check your owner’s manual or look on the dipstick, which it’s possible it could have electric steering, I know a lot of the new vehicles have that. Sorry I couldn’t be more help on this one. Thanks for watching.
@@FastFords289 appreciate it
@@codeman3564 you’re welcome.
If the cowl is quite full of water, you can hear it slosh back and forth on the passenger side when steering back and forth quickly. Pull the passenger side drain tube out the bottom and tons of water (and possibly all your debris) will drain out. The passenger side appears to be worse generally than the drivers side, but pull both and clean inside the rubber drain. If you feel around inside the hole (in the cowl) after the drain tube is removed and it feels clean you may not need to remove the top grate. If you remove the top cowl grate, make sure you get a cabin air filter first as that's a perfect time to do both. I'd recommend purchasing new Cowl Drain Tubes if the old ones are in rough shape. They direct the water and probably prevent some fumes from entering the cabin, especially on the passenger side which contains the fan.
Absolutely, everything you said is correct, I pulled mine apart to make sure I cleaned it real well but yeah you could just pull the plug and feel around but also this was the first time I’d ever seen this problem so I had to discover the issue and how to fix it properly. I did change the filter for sure also because the one that was in there was destroyed after being wet. Good input and info, you definitely know how to approach the situation, thanks for sharing your experience. Thanks for watching.
Thanks bro it definitely worked
No problem bud, glad it worked for you, glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Great video, thanks very much.
Thank you, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video and it was helpful to you, you’re very welcome. Thanks for watching.
Very helpful! Going to do this on my galaxie now
Very cool, glad you enjoyed the video and it was helpful, thanks for watching.
Good tip thanks
Much appreciated, you’re welcome, glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for a very clear, well explained video. Very interesting and helpful.
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed the video and was helpful. Thanks for watching.
My fmx is only delayed going into 3rd but not 2nd could it be the modular
Possibly, could also be a vacuum issue, does it downshift earlier than it should, like say you’re coming to a stop sign and it downshifts kinda hard before you get to a complete stop? If so then you could have a vacuum issue cause that could also cause it to delay in upshifting. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
@FastFords289 it does do that and it has a rough idle ill try check for vacuum issues thank you
@@AlexSmith-ig9up yep definitely sounds like a vacuum leak for sure. You’re welcome, glad to help, good luck. Thanks for watching.
Where did you get the bumper from?
Auto metal direct(AMD) great quality products, they also have other items available for these cars. Thanks for watching.
Where did you buy these
I got them off Amazon, watch my full video install, I explain all that in that video. Thanks for watching.
can you cut a coil on struts ?
I don’t believe so, I’ve never really looked at one, it depends on how the spring is made, if it’s like the one I showed in the video then you should be able to in theory but if not then no you can’t. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video🛻
You’re welcome, thanks for watching, and continuing to watch.
Cool video and channel! Could you do a video maybe on aftermarket temp gauge?
Thank you, much appreciated, well actually I have a video on my channel installing aftermarket gauges in my 76 ford truck, check it out, hope it helps. Thanks for watching.
Did the same to my 81 Bronco!
Very nice, yeah it’s hard to beat that nice fresh air on those nice days or nights. Thanks for watching.
Man, I found this at the right time! I just had my daughter's '19 Fiesta at the shop today. The mechanic said he couldn't fix it because the OEM back order is 3500 deep. Looks like I'll be fixing this one myself.
Yeah the OEM ones are hard to get for some reason but all you really need is that one valve anyway, and it’s simple to install. Good luck on the install, glad you liked the video and was helpful. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the straight forward explanation and the tips throughout the video. Everything you said was really helpful especially to somebody with no experience working on these old trucks. Thanks again!!
You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed the video and was helpful to you. Thanks for watching.
great demo
Thank you, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
Excellent work as always, I hope you show in the next video how you correct the height you are looking for again and that you provide us with what degrees you used for alignment, camber, caster, etc., and of course your final assessment of the behavior and handling.
Thank you, much appreciated, yeah I got something coming in that I ordered for another mod I been wanting to do for a while anyway and it’ll raise the car some but not sure if quite enough but if not then I got other plans as well to raise it back up. Yeah I plan on doing a follow up video after I get everything in tune and how well it actually responds and handles after some driving. Glad you you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching.
What about Chevy impala???? Is it okay to put in
Yes absolutely, unless it’s a new car within the last few years, as I’m not sure if they made any changes but in the older chevy’s, yes it’s perfectly fine. Thanks for watching.
Okay mines is 2010
@@quillajefferson8110 ok so you should be good to use automatic transmission fluid then, another thing you can do is look at your reservoir cap/dipstick and it should also have written on in what to use. Hope this helps.
Maybe I should drop my 69 mach1.
Absolutely, I’d recommend it, it’s a cheap easy mod that improves the drivability and handling of these old unibody cars. Good luck on your install, and thanks for watching.
I really enjoyed the installation of the radiator fan you are the best I am javad shams from iran
Thank you, much appreciated, I’m glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for the compliment, and that’s cool, welcome to the channel, hope you continue to watch and support. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for another great video. What and when will you address height? How is the cowl area on your car? Mine is bad, I also suspect windshield area is leak culprit when it rains. Have you had to remove aluminum trim for windshield?
You’re welcome, I’m glad you enjoyed the video snd thank you, thanks for continuing to be a supporter. I have another mod I’ll be doing in a future video that will help with the height but unsure of how much it’ll help till it’s done but I’ll be doing that once I get my part in I ordered so stay tuned for that. The cowl had some rust on mine but I believe mine leaks mainly from the windshield, but it’s common for these old unibody cars to have cowl rust problems so it’s not surprising. I haven’t personally had to remove my trim yet but I will one I get ready to dive into body work and repairing things and replacing the windshield. Hope this answered all your questions. Thanks for watching.
@@FastFords289 Thanks, yes it does. It confirms we have the same problem 🤣😭 I will definitely keep an eye out for that.
@@MircoAlexander365 you’re welcome, yeah which is one reason I don’t drive mine in the rain. I remember when I first bought the car and I got stuck in a thunder storm and I had a lake in my floorboards lol. It sucked so I knew then not to drive it unless I know the weather will be nice or I stay close to home. I appreciate it, thanks again.
Thanks for keeping this badd ass Ford alive and well buddy!
Oh yes absolutely for sure, thanks for always being a supporter and liking the videos. Glad you enjoy them, thanks for watching.
Nice man. Love your car. It’s my car’s twin!
Thanks bud, much appreciated, very nice, great minds think alike lol. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching.
Been thinking about doing this, may have to wait until I get some new springs. I cut a coil out of the big block springs and its already low. I love those wheels! Do you recall the dimensions?
Yeah it’s definitely a great mod to do, I’d highly recommend it but yeah it dies drop the car quite low, more so than I would have thought so, at least it did in my case. My springs are new and I had cut them a couple times t get my ride height but now it’s too low so I’ll probably be buying new ones again. Yes I love those wheels, I can’t remember exactly but I know they’re 17x7’s with I believe a 4.5 backspace and a stock offset. Although I’d probably do a 5 or 5-1/2 backspace if I had to do it again to give it a more even look to the side of the car which is why I installed wheel spacers. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
How many Fords do you have currently?
I have 3, the 76 truck 77 truck and the 68 fastback. Thanks for watching.
My dads 17 fiesta did the same thing very common problem! A random mechanic my dad found changed the fuel valve first and that didn't work, so i look up the issue and found that the entire assembly (tubing you showed) should be changer out) i tried the AutoZone purge valve but it was horrible. Luckily i found the entire assembly and exchanged it, car runs better! Thankfully i looked up the codes bc the mechanic wanted to change the fuel pump to the car, that dude was just guessing and trying to take my dads money.
Yeah when I scanned it, it said it was a common problem on these cars. Glad you found the whole assembly, nobody had it when I went looking for it, even ford had to order it and didn’t know when it would be back in stock so I just changed the valve and it’s still working perfect. Glad you got the car fixed though, good work. Thanks for watching.
Nice job. I am such a coward on permanent mods like that on perfectly good factory parts. I would rather get a repo hood to cut up. Now get you a KnN type air filter top. The windlace made for a nice trim.
Thanks, much appreciated, lol yeah I can understand where you’re coming from, but in my case that hood is no good anyway, it’s dented and been bent so I’m gonna order a new one eventually when I get ready to do more body work. I thought about getting a different style air cleaner to run but haven’t decided for sure yet which one. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching.
is it possible that i dont get check light but valve is bad?
I suppose anything is possible, especially if the bulb is burned out in the dash. Does the check engine light come on when you turn the key to the on position right before you start it? That’ll check to see if the light is burned out.
@@FastFords289 No bulb isnt burned, yes it turns at start then dissapears
@@soloiobashvili ok, well just to see if get the car scanned just to see if any codes show up. Sometimes codes will show in the computer without turning the light on and go from there. Sorry I couldn’t be more help. Thanks for watching.
Right video really helped me out.👌
Thank you, much appreciated, glad you enjoyed the video and helped you out. Thanks for watching.
Enjoying your channel , Subscribed. Been thinking of doing this to my 69 formal top Fairlane (Cobra clone). Just ordered a American eagle radiator and spal fan after watching your install. Gave your channel a shout out when asked how I heard of them.
That’s awesome, I really truly appreciate that, and thank you. Yeah I’d say go for it, I’m glad I did mine, just wish the scoop was in the proper placement but that’ll be something for another time, at least now it’s functional. Yeah the American eagle and spal fan setup has been great, I can’t complain. I say it’s definitely a good upgrade, hope you’re happy with the outcome and thanks for the shoutout, and cool car by the way. Good luck on the install, thanks for being a supporter and thanks for watching.
Hey quick question so I actually bought the same radio… So from what I am understanding… Do the blue,red, and yellow wires connected to the radio need to be connected to the black one in the truck?
So I can’t remember what each color wire does on the retro sound radio, but I believe the blue is for an electric retractable antenna so I just tucked mine out of be way and tapped it up. I know one of be others is a power wire then the other should be a memory wire, so your power wire connects to the black wire in the truck and the other would connect to a constant 12 volt power source for the memory. Now I have noticed that even disconnecting the battery the radio still maintains the memory of your settings so you could connect both the power wire and the memory wire together and it’ll probably work just fine. Hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions and I’ll try to help if I can. Thanks for watching.
Thanks appreciate you responding
@@Liz19967 you’re welcome, glad to help.
What is the measurements on the belt l?
Not exactly sure, I just went to the parts store and got one for a 68 fairlane/Torino. Mustangs also use the same one. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.
Should have brushed some Trem-Clad on the metal edge then apply the rubber edge. Other than that …good job!
I have other plans in the future for the hood so that’s why I wasn’t worried about painting it or anything. Thanks though, much appreciated. Thanks for watching.
Wonderful job 👏 Boss player og classic 4sho 💯 💚 🚗
Thanks bud, much appreciated. Thanks for watching.
Half a horsepower! Now get a supercharger.
I know right, that would be pretty badass and trust me, it’s crossed my mind lol. Thanks for watching.