Woot one valve cover done!! Onto intake plenum side

 

This may be a dumb idea, but if your oil is moved mechanically then your pressure gauge should read zero unless the engine is actually running...regardless of key position, correct?

 

Why not put a aftermarket oil pressure gauge.. The dummy gauge never works

 

Not quite. The hand will recognize the voltage difference, and you'll see it "Bump" a bit.
I tried that once... Not only did it result in a mess in my truck cab, it just looked "Off". No real place to put one, that it's not in the way either.

 

1996 f150 2wd inline 6 Was driving 45 mph, heard a weird whoosh followed by a whine in tbe power steering pump, it blew out a fairly new lower pitman shaft seal on the steering box due to overpressure. So that led to doing a new seal, a napa rebuilt power steering pump, 4 new ball joints, a tie rod end, new tensioner pulley and belt, and greasing the wheel bearings. Rather than the ****ty prestone ps fluid I had been using which I think helped my problems along I put type F trans fluid and 25% lucas, my steering is smoother and quieter than ever. Mulling over axle bushings radius arms and radiator support now. Definitely a new rear gas tank + bed rail repair + wire wheeling and painting the rear frame pre-winter.

 

With the copper tubing or the plastic tubing? I have one in my 93 bko and one in my 92 f150 and haven't had a problem yet with copper tubing

 

Nothing today still waiting for my new tires tu arrive

 

Lets just say I learned my lesson with hot oil an cheap plastic tubing...

 

bought some carb cleanner, so now looking for that wire brish of mine, then going to try and pull the truck into the garage today and get the EGR off and clean it good...at least thats whats planned when I get home.

 

well I checked over the front end and I either have a outer wheel bearing out or inner is dose not feel like a ball joint. and the inner tie rod end on the passanger side has a little play and its worrying me

 

I put my truck in the local trader paper for sale today. And my nephew somehow busted a brake line last night...

That's all I've done to my truck lately.

 

I'd probably order an oil psi gauge from vdo and use an electric sender vs mechanical. I don't like that an oil line runs into the cab lol.

 

Got rid of the soup bowl. I've heard all sorts of things good, and bad about doing that. Either way, I see, hear, and feel the difference.

 

Installed a factory plastic bedliner in my truck Best part - FREE!!

 

Had to make a night call with Michelle..

3am and a friend ran outta gas (I'm on the right)

All in the name of good business...



(If you got called out at 3am, wouldn't you make that face too? )