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Other than the battery & compressor, the engine was pretty dirty.

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After a few cycles of garden hose & Purple Power/Dawn/water, it's clean enough to work on. Step one...

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I could see a lot of debris in the radiator, so I lifted the stack out for cleaning. This was with ...

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In addition to all the dirt & leaves, there were some bent fins in the radiator & condenser.

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This Sunex pneumatic vacuum works great outdoors wit...

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A big improvement. Screen behind the grill will keep it that way longer:

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This is the evaporator after cleaning & straightening the fins.

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There was an oil leak near the front of the engine, which turned out to be the typical water outlet/...

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I was pleasantly surprised to find the dash prewired for power pedals, and even moreso to stumble ac...

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Removing the old pedals was fairly quick & easy: trim pin puller, 15mm, 13mm, 10mm, & bent-nose plie...

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It was a reach to find the pedal motor takeout still taped into the dash harness at the top of the f...

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265 hits | 97.9 KB | Posted: 8/19/18
To mount this iOttie 1-touch [url=https://www.walma...

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It's handy, without blocking the shifter, an air vent, the radio, or the A/C controls. And it's roc...

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327 hits | 62.22 KB | Posted: 8/19/18
This is a Directed Electronics 9401T parking sensor...

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Stant 10502 locking gas cap.

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215 hits | 69.07 KB | Posted: 8/21/18
There was a roll of Life Savers in the seat base that I couldn't reach to remove, so I had to pull t...

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Once one chair was out, and I had the tools ready anyway, I decided to pull the other, and the carpe...

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It needed it. There was a lot more coffee in the carpet than there had been on the dash.

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182 hits | 57.38 KB | Posted: 8/21/18
Because Ford didn't actually follow the DDIN specs on these radios, the bezel plastic has to be trim...

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285 hits | 61.08 KB | Posted: 8/23/18
After getting the correct connectors, the refurb [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0YTO87]Kenwood D...

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I can't get the camera's built-in guidelines to turn off yet, but the upper set is pretty close to c...

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327 hits | 84.12 KB | Posted: 8/23/18
This screen should keep gravel & bugs from damaging the condenser or obstructing the radiator again....

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I adjusted the parking brakes, but since the tires, pads, & rotors all looked OK, I didn't remove an...

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273 hits | 77.85 KB | Posted: 8/23/18
AutoVentShades 94228 went on quickly & easily.

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320 hits | 63 KB | Posted: 9/7/18
I swapped the hitch receiver from the '98, but not t...