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Thats what I thought.

I doubt most 1987 harnesses are in useable shape you might be better off to repair it.

Did they ever put serpentine belts on 2.9? My 86 is v belt but I just don't recall.

Looks like it's for a 460/ 7.5-liter big block based on the bell housing.

Fuel pump or pumps will only run under certain conditions. When you turn the key on the PCM will command the fuel pumps for about 3 seconds to prime the system and then shut off the pumps, when you crank the engine, it will again turn on the pumps as long as it see's engine rotation thru the PIP...

Mine worked fine.

Impact wrench is the best way, Harbor Freight sells a corded 1/2-inch drive impact that will do it.

Check for a date code on the back of the bearing shell and see if it matches up to the truck you are working on.

Pull and clean the rocker arm shafts pull the plugs on the ends and run a bore brush thru them reinstall the plugs. clean and inspect the rocker arms inspect the pads and have them machined if necessary, check the adjusting screws for wear. flush the pushrod oil passages with brake cleaner and...

The shift motors were the biggest failure item back in the day, mostly due to water intrusion.

Might pull the vacuum line off the fuel pressure regulator and see if fuel is leaking past the diaphragm. and if so, replace the fuel pressure regulator and see if it clears up.

The only thing a thermostat does is determine the minimum operating temperature the rest of the cooling system determines what the normal operating temperature will be. 1 thought on this subject if you live in a cold climate, I would think about the warmer one. On the oil pressure subject I...

Born and raised in Orlando and I would not care to live there now, moved out here in 07. Florida has a much larger population now.

I personally don't like synthetics I prefer Dino oils as I am not a fan of extended service intervals. In manual gear boxes the difference is synchronizer material. The Toyo Koyo and the Mitsubishi boxes have brass syncro's and the Mazda's have lining material in them which is why the spec...

Mercon V is full synthetic Mercon and is backwards compatible with Mercon, and the old Ford type CJ. When full synthetic Mercon came out it was labeled as such, at some point Ford started labeling it as MerconV. Ford type F and Mercon LV and SP are different.