Recent content by Capncam

CRAP I drove to the auto parts store and it just blew the fuse again. What could cause it to blow? Drive in to the lot pull up to the parking spot and right as I slow to almost a stop it kills the motor. Same fuse blown. I stopped at a couple stop lights too without it blowing

Came here to say check the EFI fuse! I drove into my driveway and when I came to a stop the truck shut off in gear. Strange I tried to start and had same symptoms, no click, no crank, like the starter wasn’t getting power. I cleaned the battery terminals and still nothing, found this thread...

Best bet sounds like figuring out if there’s a better blower motor avail for this thing. I got the tints, I got the clean filter, I got the recirc button pushed. I have an aftermarket blower motor from rock auto, oem one was rattling last year. I couldn’t tell a difference when I swapped them...

Any way to upgrade the blower motor to move more air? I know I can block off vents to get more driver airflow, but I’m talking F250 amounts of air flow. Maybe it’s impossible, but I can’t find the question asked or answered before. Basically I’m asking if there’s a way to supercharge the blower...

321k on an 04 sr5 v6 Did head gaskets at 250k and everything I touched looked pristine enough that I figured it’ll go another 250. Only other work I’ve done is rear main, brakes and coolant hoses. And I installed a rx8 seat on a fabbed up seat mount since my 6’5” ass doesn’t fit with a sunroof.

Couple things I wanted to add: This link is for a very in-depth rebuild write up in the 2007 fsm. Skip past rotating assembly and straight to heads. Also mentions installing the water pump within 15 minutes of installing the front cover-don’t know why but I didn’t see that in the other fsm...

I bought cta tools bihex off Amazon. Was very hard to seat on old oem Bolts, but after I stuffed a thin rag in with the tool into the sockets I cleaned out old gunk that was keeping it from seating correctly. I actually couldn’t get it to seat at all in the fel-pro aftermarket bolts I purchased...

Great write up! This is the most indepth there is for this issue. Couple tips: 1. Don't break the VVT Solenoid(s) in the heads. Like djpope I broke one then just ordered two off rockauto @ $70 each. 2. The right size wrench for the cams Is crucial. And not a cheap harbor freight wrench...

In the same boat! 2004 v6 sr5 2wd 253,000 Bought the truck and drove 600 miles then it overheated out of nowhere and I found no coolant in radiator. Changed cap because overflow wasn't suctioning and no luck. Took it to a shop soon after, knowing it was probably hg because rough starts in the...