Did you nail down the noise that you thought was pulley-induced? (And I love those wheels!)
Did you nail down the noise that you thought was pulley-induced? (And I love those wheels!)
New ball joints, greased bearings, new rotors, new pads, new tires and those rims
Before
After
10 ply tires to handle a load
In reply to those asking about the wheels they are: 16x8.5 Black Machined Level 8 Strike 5 Wheels 5x5.5 -6 Lifted
Very nice! I love those wheels. I was expecting them to be bigger, but I actually really like them that size.
Since my question got buried at the bottom of page 1:
Ian F wrote: Do the seats in yours have quick-releases? In my last van, seat removal was a royal PITA and pretty much a one-time deal (once out, the middle seats weren't going back in). What company did the conversion?
Seats are easy click and remove, I remove and install them alone in about 5 minutes each including stowing them. This Van is all Ford, the Chateau is a factory trim level which weighs a lot less than the aftermarket conversions. Sorry I missed that earlier
The engine noise would appear to be a Lash Adjuster, so that sounds like a fun time.
I also picked up this
aussiesmg wrote: The engine noise would appear to be a Lash Adjuster, so that sounds like a fun time.
Ugh. Getting to that in a van chassis isn't going to be very enjoyable, but you will get an opportunity to discover exactly how far in each direction your limbs will actually bend.
wae wrote:aussiesmg wrote: The engine noise would appear to be a Lash Adjuster, so that sounds like a fun time.Ugh. Getting to that in a van chassis isn't going to be very enjoyable, but you will get an opportunity to discover exactly how far in each direction your limbs will actually bend.
Which is why you keep a skinny 21 year old handy.
Meet the "Punk Kid"
Houston we have a problem
Rut roh? 
I just looked outside, what's the problem.
aussiesmg wrote: Houston we have a problem
Have you left the point of no return?
Throwing darts at the board:
the hitch receiver doesn't fit.
the "needs lash adjustment" has turned into something more serious.
The steering was horrific, located the problem this morning it is a very bad steering arm ball joint on the Pitman arm
Ah... that doesn't sound too bad to fix.
Ian F wrote: Ah... that doesn't sound too bad to fix.
Why do I feel like you've never spent two days on your back trying to remove a Ford pitman arm?
or a week with a torch, 3 pound hammer, grinder, and pitman arm puller?
Wayne should pop it off with his pinkie when he gets here at the Mitty tomorrow
mazdeuce wrote:Ian F wrote: Ah... that doesn't sound too bad to fix.Why do I feel like you've never spent two days on your back trying to remove a Ford pitman arm?
Actually, I have. I replaced the pitman arm on my '78 F150 many years ago with a dropped version after I lifted it. Even after 13 years of PA winters, I don't recall the R&R being too hard. Granted, that was about 23 years ago.
However, I did try to remove the pitman arm from a '73 1800ES (similar set-up). Never was successful...
However, does the pitman need to be removed to replace the steering link? On the older vans it doesn't. The joint is on the link.
New Tie rod
New Hitch
Engine was bad, very bad, not sure how it made it to Atlanta and back bad.
No oil getting pumped to the heads, heads bad, engine up for replacement.
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/e150-early-02-engine-swap-what-does-it-take-to-go-/85405/page1/
The van is worth it, so I am thinking the 5.4 should go in now.
Ian F wrote: Throwing darts at the board: - the "needs lash adjustment" has turned into something more serious.
ding, ding, ding
Drove the Zombiechero to Indy today and collected a 68K 5.4 Triton to be reinstalled into the E150.
Fun day to cruise 69, along with my ute and some rocking tunes.
Are you doing the swap yourself? Don't you have to lift the body off the frame to swap engines in these?
New source of Motorvation
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