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Shadetree Mechanic
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Fram oil filter!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! LOL Just razzin ya I like Motocraft filters Fram's continually test very low
Good luck wheeling, she looks ready
This truck doesn't deserve a Motocraft filter... lol
Thanks! Shes about there. Thermostat housing is still leaking, but I think that's gonna have to wait awhile.
Scrambler82 wrote:
Wow using a Fram and all that work... I'm not kidding, Fram's used to have a bad rep. not sure anymore !
I too am a Motorcraft snob, but not for everything !
Looked at your Tire Carrier, how's that working out ?
Just asking, why didn't you put the passenger side brace up at an angle ?
Also , after reading the thread again, not all of it, I noticed you had a feedback problem in your CB, did you get the straightened out ?
Great job, a lot of work, and this truck will be brand new.
Ltr
I've always run Fram filters on my vehicles (other than the focus, it gets a motorcraft). They're cheap and I like the non-slip coating they put on their filter housings. I change the oil pretty frequently in the truck, so I'm not too worried about any filter performance issues.
Tire carrier is working great! No sagging or rattles yet. Still haven't wired the LED pods though :O. As far as the bracing goes, I kinda just didn't think the upright needed any more support. The passenger side "brace" was added so that I would have more surface to weld between the spindle tube and the tire carrier, but I thought it looked better if it ran all the way to the upright.
The CB issue was frustrating! It ended up being a bad ground at the antenna (base was all corroded inside). I found that out after rewiring everything, running new COAX, and having the transmitter serviced
. But, it works well now hahaThanks!
MaDMaXX wrote:
Fram used to be the shiz, then they went really bad for a long while, then they got sick of all the crap they were getting from people/internet, so they pulled up their bootstraps and now make a pretty solid filer.
At least the top two in their range anyway.
I've always been pretty happy with them.
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2002 XLT 4x4, 4.0l V6, Silver Frost Metalic, Superlifted and stuff