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    Help with Fuel Trims - 2002 Express 3500

    Where is the evap purge solenoid located? When it's open it can easily favor one bank or the other and cause fuel trims to go -10% pretty easily on one bank.
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    Cheapest new gas lawn mower

    That 2500 rpm is torque peak most new lawn mowers are set to turn 2900-3100 rpm these days from the factory for noise and to keep blade speeds well under the max I usually turn them up as long as I don't need to go too in depth with modifications
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    Post milestone or just plain fun odometer pics!

    Still going strong
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    Oil quantity, Ford Godzilla V8

    You didn't check the oil after the oil change? My 21 silverado 5.3 calls for "8 quarts" with a filter change as well but the reality is that if I let it drain for an hour it will often take 8.5 quarts and maybe even a tad more to reach the full line so I wouldn't be too surprised if other...
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    Ring and Pinion pattern thoughts

    Red loctite is going on regardless. The evidence of a pinion nut backing off in a past debacle is visible on the carrier in my photos. The pinion gear will contact the differential carrier and destroy stuff. Each time the rear has been rebuilt by someone else it has failed, once from a pinion...
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    Ring and Pinion pattern thoughts

    I started with a brake hone/small cylinder 3 stone hone and it was taking far FAR too long and already burned up a set of stones before the first bearing was done! So I ended up finding an 80 grit flapper wheel for my dremel and it still took a while. I put my pinion and diff in the freezer...
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    Ring and Pinion pattern thoughts

    I made setup bearings, have a solid pinion sleeve, I have a new nut, red loctite. It's all torn back down now to press on the real bearings
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    Ring and Pinion pattern thoughts

    I don't frequent the track much anymore... The Ford 8.8 conversions are intriguing, but any way you slice it you're going to spend 4g's no matter if it's a 9", 12 bolt, dana 60, or Ford 8.8 Still hard to justify, next time it breaks, its happening though.
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    Ring and Pinion pattern thoughts

    Yes, the infamous glass diff in 3rd and 4th gen f-bodies. I'm asking a lot of it, I put about 430 to the tire right now After removing .002" from pinion depth this is the result at .007" backlash
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    Ring and Pinion pattern thoughts

    New setup. Previous was Yukon gear 3.73's, broke a couple pinion teeth. When I took it apart there was no pinion preload, no carrier preload, the previous guy must have goofed it up. This setup is motive performance 3.73's, I gave it .005" more pinion shim and increased the preload on the...
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    Ring and Pinion pattern thoughts

    What do the gear gurus make of this gear pattern? Would you run it? Coast Side Drive Side
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    Higher operating temps necessary?

    So what's your argument? The l83 runs too hot? bragging about yur ole Tundra? No temp readings? Nothing? 5 year olds could argue themselves into a bag of fruits snacks better than that.
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    Valvoline Restore and Protect - does it work or is it marketing?

    I'm even doubling down. I'm so impressed with the oil I have already switched the 21 camry and 21 silverado to Valvoline Restore and Protect. Both vehicles still have low miles, no oil burning, but I switched them anyway because it will prevent any ring coking in the future.
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    Valvoline Restore and Protect - does it work or is it marketing?

    No plan of switching. Why would I swap out a fully formulated motor oil with proven capabilities for cleaning rings and assumingly keeping them clean?
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    Valvoline Restore and Protect - does it work or is it marketing?

    I've maintained the 2007 toyota camry 2.4 2AZ-FE in my sig since new. Up until about 315,000 miles it got Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w20 every 5000 miles. Doing this, it eventually got to the point of burning 1 to 1.5 quarts every 5000 miles. It took four 5000 mile oci's of Valvoline...
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