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I have a computer drafting program for houses. If you give me some dimensions and such I could draw you up some plans

It was one year only. They switched the accessory position around

Pretty much have tried a lot of 5 aftermarket stuff, which is all greaseable. Next thing I'm going to try and find some sealed ones. I had my wife's acura apart here awhile ago and the lube in the sealed joint was more of an oil. Thought about trying like gear oil instead of grease in the...

My ttx outer tie rod end didn't last long and the replacement is already got a stiff spot

If you decide to replace just the boot the plasticy feeling ones seem to last longer than the rubbery feeling ones

When they switched sides with the accessories in 96IIRC there was a one year single stat before the dual stats. They're unicorns anymore I had one that I let get away not realizing what I had. It allows the DB2 pump to fit better on later year rigs

Check to see if your front differential is engaged.

I'm not sure boosting the pressure will help at idle. I'd be looking for a low mileage OEM one in a wrecking yard. For what it's worth mine's similar but not as bad. According to the edelman tech he thinks it's not bled good enough. I would think it would self bleed eventually but it's never...

Depends on how badly the bearing spun. Usually it requires an align hone or even bore

If I was going to run some alumaseal or equivalent I would bypass the heater core so as not to plug it up

Working the engine that hard you're going to want the cap pressurized. One of the main functions of a pressurized system is to help with the coolant not boiling in localized hot spots. Even if the overall system doesn't get too hot you can still get those pockets of air

There may be a difference between dielectric grease and silicone grease

Spun bearings are fixable but requires machine work

Glow plug time seems really short. Also pumping the go pedal does not help like with a carb

If you're talking about dielectric grease I was just reading an article this morning about it and they were cautioning about using it on rubber.