I was getting a misfire on cylinders number 7 and 8.  After some investigation I noticed the spark plug hole #7 and #8 was full of antifreeze. 🙁  Apparently the intake gasket was leaking and the spark plug holes were conveniently right there to catch the spill.  The high voltage from the coil was shorting to […]

The heater in the Ford has slowly stopped heating.   So I finally made the decision to replace the heater core.  It is one of those parts that cost $40, but will take days to install.   I started this on a Saturday morning, after 10 hours the archaeological dig revealed the header core.   […]

Well, the grabbing feeling going down the highway was solved.  The front right brake lower sliding pin was rusted closed.  I am not sure how this is even possible, but at some point in time I pressed the brakes and they locked closed on the front right.  This destroyed the inner pad and was causing […]

I checked the service record and it has been 8 years since the transmission fluid was changed in the truck. 🙁    It has only been changed once in 206000 miles and it was performed at a quick lube place so they just sucked the fluid out through the dipstick, which is completely useless.  That […]

So while driving the truck I get a random tug. It is a strange feeling like something in the drivetrain is binding.  I owned a Nissan Pathfinder back in the 90s that had the same issue, on the Pathfinder it was the rear differential.  I had changed the fluid, but not added friction modifiers for […]