1997 Ford F-250 First Fixes pictures, videos, and sounds

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Hits: 268 Size: 105.29 KB Posted: 1/25/20 After a few wash/rinse cycles, the engine doesn't look bad. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.	Hits: 256 Size: 64.49 KB Posted: 6/8/22 Engine Tag & Serial Number IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. The left image is looking down beh...	Hits: 213 Size: 69.95 KB Posted: 1/25/20 Turbo tag IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.	Hits: 368 Size: 70.19 KB Posted: 1/25/20 The engine & bay needed rinsing in a bad way (and I'll do it a few more times), but it left rat-nest...	Hits: 236 Size: 61.02 KB Posted: 1/25/20 Rodents have been nesting here. Most of the hood insulation was packed into the valley below the fue...
Hits: 467 Size: 87 KB Posted: 1/26/20 The rodent damage is much more apparent without the engine cover. About half the hood insulation was...	Hits: 233 Size: 63.28 KB Posted: 1/25/20 These wires are bare, but not cut. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://www.supermotor...	Hits: 202 Size: 72.58 KB Posted: 1/25/20 The belt is missing a rib, and it walks slowly back & forth on the WP pulley (which does NOT appear ...	Hits: 192 Size: 78.9 KB Posted: 1/25/20 That negative terminal has really been abused, and the others aren't great. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMAL...	Hits: 239 Size: 60.5 KB Posted: 1/26/20 A lot of the wheelwell insulation was packed in the air cleaner, around this lifetime air filter. I ...
Hits: 219 Size: 84.13 KB Posted: 1/29/20 After several vacuumings, washes, & rinses, the K&N came surprisingly clean. I dried it on a space h...	Hits: 234 Size: 91.66 KB Posted: 1/30/20 Because the cab was as filthy as the undercarriage, and because the seat was broken, and because the...	Hits: 160 Size: 57.79 KB Posted: 4/10/24 The carpet & upholstery were nasty, so they all came out & got hosed down. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMAL...	Hits: 261 Size: 65.14 KB Posted: 9/19/20 I also removed all the rubber body plugs, and scraped out the spray foam from the B-pillar drains so...	Hits: 222 Size: 63.76 KB Posted: 1/30/20 After hosing everything down but the dash (because it's shattered, so I'll replace it later), I soap...
Hits: 208 Size: 72.06 KB Posted: 1/30/20 After hosing everything down but the dash, I soaped it (Dawn & PurplePower), scrub-brushed the worst...	Hits: 784 Size: 104.4 KB Posted: 1/30/20 Because the 2 [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0042HHIA2]Ford valve cover gaskets (VCGs)[/url] & 4 [u...	Hits: 280 Size: 110.35 KB Posted: 1/30/20 While working down to the valve cover, I found the breather O-rings were swollen, and one was out-of...	Hits: 1393 Size: 67.76 KB Posted: 2/2/20 Even though the whole dash shell has to come out, I need USB power now, so I replaced the Power Poin...	Hits: 315 Size: 94.8 KB Posted: 2/10/20 To protect the condenser, and to keep rodents & debris out of the air filter, I screened them. This...
Hits: 231 Size: 82.79 KB Posted: 2/10/20 The [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C0TBIU]new belt[/url] eliminated the last of the screeching. ...	Hits: 520 Size: 73.68 KB Posted: 2/10/20 After fixing the brakes, I poured in a [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NU16UA]bottle of VC1 Coola...	Hits: 287 Size: 83.37 KB Posted: 2/10/20 It took a large filter wrench to get the old one ([url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AS3D3I]FL1995[/...	Hits: 417 Size: 42.4 KB Posted: 2/10/20 The 12-year-old tires didn't even survive being removed - they all lost chunks from their beads. Al...	Hits: 510 Size: 96.87 KB Posted: 3/3/20 I depinned these connectors so the rat-chewed wires could be re-insulated in heat-shrink tubing. IF ...
Hits: 283 Size: 50.92 KB Posted: 3/5/20 '97 7.3L Coolant Flow except heater core IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.	Hits: 321 Size: 58.22 KB Posted: 3/12/20 Rather than splicing adapters to the wiring, I just soldered the connectors from the original speake...	Hits: 1038 Size: 77.07 KB Posted: 3/12/20 These [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FPL00FY]shifter bushings[/url] made it much easier to get ou...	Hits: 359 Size: 97.05 KB Posted: 3/12/20 The tailgate was bent, and the handle didn't work right. But I was able to pry it back into near-per...	Hits: 202 Size: 55.71 KB Posted: 3/20/20 This cheap pocket is sold as over-the-seat storage with a bunch of loose strings to tie it on, but t...
Hits: 221 Size: 82.03 KB Posted: 3/26/20 This is only a [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S0N2RU]3.5" drop 3-ball mount[/url], but I th...	Hits: 185 Size: 64.32 KB Posted: 8/7/21 To make trailer connection & any reversing at night easier, [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A6TNWH...	Hits: 345 Size: 87.12 KB Posted: 3/29/20 This aftermarket [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0049EWEBG]ATF cooler[/url] isn't as big as it's adv...	Hits: 363 Size: 71.84 KB Posted: 4/1/20 The foggy headlights are gone, but I haven't aimed [url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/274382325575]these ...	Hits: 337 Size: 57.04 KB Posted: 4/1/20 Because one of the [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JW25PPM]wiper[/url] [url=https://www.amazon.com...
Hits: 1853 Size: 90.61 KB Posted: 2/10/20 Original battery terminals IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. The top 2 are the Left battery; all ...	Hits: 1094 Size: 98.55 KB Posted: 3/29/20 Because the original terminals were abused, I soldered on some new Copper clamps. I avoided the Lead...	Hits: 856 Size: 87.49 KB Posted: 4/2/20 The negative terminal was easy: after cutting the original Lead clamp away, stripping enough cable t...	Hits: 643 Size: 76.91 KB Posted: 4/1/20 There has been a wheel bearing rumble that wasn't apparent the first time I had the front wheels up,...	Hits: 351 Size: 63.25 KB Posted: 4/1/20 Since the driver's bearings were good, I pulled the passenger's hub off. By the time I got the brake...
Hits: 231 Size: 72.07 KB Posted: 4/4/20 Equivalents for inner wheel seal IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://www.amazon.com/d...	Hits: 280 Size: 59.28 KB Posted: 4/4/20 The Right outer wheel bearing looked OK, but its race was trashed. Apparently, [url=https://www.amaz...	Hits: 343 Size: 88.08 KB Posted: 4/4/20 This destroyed U-joint wasn't causing any problems (even in 4WD), but it needed to be replaced with ...	Hits: 659 Size: 67.73 KB Posted: 4/5/20 The weather was nice enough to remove the old headliner fabric, patch the backer board, glue & stret...	Hits: 345 Size: 80.54 KB Posted: 4/5/20 To remove what I hope is the last of the previous owner's dirt, I pulled the tool box & bedliner. Th...
Hits: 284 Size: 89.21 KB Posted: 4/16/20 The new [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MJC2MGP]cheapo[/url] ICP is spraying oil out around the th...	Hits: 359 Size: 89.26 KB Posted: 4/16/20 EBP Tube IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. This was much easier to R&R than the later trucks I'v...	Hits: 277 Size: 70.09 KB Posted: 4/18/20 I hope that the [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GKEXW0]DupliColor Engine Clear DE1636[/url] will ...	Hits: 371 Size: 53.03 KB Posted: 4/18/20 The cheapo O-ring supplied with this [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MJC2MGP]cheapo ICP[/url] seem...	Hits: 224 Size: 59.11 KB Posted: 5/18/20 Close enough. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.
Hits: 200 Size: 67.99 KB Posted: 8/10/20 With some online advice, I pulled the fuel filter to check the screen to the FPR - it's visibly clog...	Hits: 492 Size: 94.52 KB Posted: 8/10/20 To get everything clean, I pulled the filter housing out of the valley. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, c...	Hits: 442 Size: 25.31 KB Posted: 8/10/20 The FPR screen is nasty - no surprise there's an intermittent idle surge after cold startup. IF THE ...	Hits: 245 Size: 75.06 KB Posted: 8/10/20 While the filter housing is out, I'm cleaning the last of the ratnest soup out of the valley. IF THE...	Hits: 1514 Size: 90.74 KB Posted: 9/6/20 In addition to the intermittent surge at startup, the PID for TR (Transmission Range) occasionally s...
Hits: 736 Size: 66.83 KB Posted: 9/14/20 This new (old stock) MotorCraft SW-5063 (Ford F5TZ-7A247-B) Manual Lever Position Switch (MLPS) is t...	Hits: 632 Size: 83.41 KB Posted: 9/19/20 I found this NOS MLPS on ebay that's identical to the original. Most people cut the 8-pin connector ...	Hits: 202 Size: 98.85 KB Posted: 9/6/20 The front bolt for the LHR leaf spring was installed wrong at the factory, so I removed it, cleaned ...	Hits: 490 Size: 36.44 KB Posted: 9/19/20 Gravel collects between the quarter panel & wheelwell top reinforcement, causing rust to blister out...	Hits: 482 Size: 81.18 KB Posted: 11/5/20 Glow Plug Relays IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. The symptom I noticed was that the voltage no...
Hits: 294 Size: 71.2 KB Posted: 11/5/20 Original Glow Plug Relay IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. This original 300Kmi relay did its jo...	Hits: 323 Size: 50.51 KB Posted: 12/27/20 After a few good drives without problems, I swapped the rear diff cover to the later [url=https://ww...	Hits: 342 Size: 38.86 KB Posted: 12/27/20 While the rear diff was draining, I changed the TRE boots to [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CN7B...	Hits: 1065 Size: 89.91 KB Posted: 12/30/20 E4OD Pan, Gasket, & ATF (photo sequence is DOWN, then across) IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. W...	Hits: 245 Size: 46.62 KB Posted: 12/30/20 This [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L4JI4CM]filter[/url] has only been on for ~1Kmi, but since I'...
Hits: 334 Size: 96.81 KB Posted: 1/4/21 The fluid level was slightly high, so I pumped almost a quart back into a bottle and got it dead-cen...	Hits: 327 Size: 76.54 KB Posted: 1/20/22 NOS APCM seems to work, other than displaying 0 after activating RPM control. This is just BEFORE pr...	Hits: 275 Size: 43.02 KB Posted: 1/20/22 Over the past year, the transmission has randomly drifted from frequently setting a slip fault, to n...	Hits: 143 Size: 77.11 KB Posted: 4/5/24 Tailgate Handle Improvements IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. The chromed pot-metal handle p...

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