changed diff fluid, painted cover (pics)
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changed diff fluid, painted cover (pics)
i finally changed the fluid today. i was kinda surprised how the check/fill hole is less than halfway up the differential. i jacked up the one side a little bit to squeeze a little more fluid in.
as i was taking the cover off i noticed the cover itself was flaking away in my hands from rust. it was pretty bad. at that point i decided i needed to put some protective paint on it. went to auto store and bought some high-heat blue paint. seeing it dry and on the truck, i would have picked another color...but it's done, o well. my neighbor called it "trashcan blue". he's right
so the pics:
rust detail
half ground off
gears themselves for the hell of it
installed
used the extra to dress up my stock air intake a little bit
as i was taking the cover off i noticed the cover itself was flaking away in my hands from rust. it was pretty bad. at that point i decided i needed to put some protective paint on it. went to auto store and bought some high-heat blue paint. seeing it dry and on the truck, i would have picked another color...but it's done, o well. my neighbor called it "trashcan blue". he's right
so the pics:
rust detail
half ground off
gears themselves for the hell of it
installed
used the extra to dress up my stock air intake a little bit
Last edited by tomtoc; Oct 13, 2007 at 08:06 PM.
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as for the hoses, i started working on my engine with just simple green and a few steel brushes this weekend. just an hour worth of work and it looks totally different. i'll save the total before and after shots until after i finish, but just this one hose gives you an idea of what a few minutes can do
obviously ended up deciding to paint them, but the rest of the hoses are on their way to looking that good. dull metal in this pic is also looking a lot better
obviously ended up deciding to paint them, but the rest of the hoses are on their way to looking that good. dull metal in this pic is also looking a lot better
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Yeah i cleaned all under the hood of mine today, the truck kinda threw up, so i figured what the hell id get out meqiars spray wax and go to town, came out lookin nice...... But i think when i cut them horns im going to paint my hoses, did you use motor paint on them?
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hey not to high jack this, what horns are you talking about cutting off? Ive heard of that before but never got the whole idea of how it worked.
Btw nice job on the cover, makes my black cover seem kinda boring, better than rust either way.
Btw nice job on the cover, makes my black cover seem kinda boring, better than rust either way.
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-them-off.html
here's the horn thread.
yes, i used like duplicolor high-heat engine block paint. it just talked about blocking rust and stuff. figured it would do the job. tip on the hoses, do VERY light coats. if you look closely i have some running issues
here's the horn thread.
yes, i used like duplicolor high-heat engine block paint. it just talked about blocking rust and stuff. figured it would do the job. tip on the hoses, do VERY light coats. if you look closely i have some running issues
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