1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

Any signs of rodents?

 

How hard a job is it to door checks on the double cab? Doesn’t seem that bad from what I’ve read on here but just wanna make sure I ain’t missing something

 

No, and i swapped all the starter fuses and relays with other ones and same issue. Starter clicking though so something changed. Going to beat on it now.

 

The starter and not the truck, right?

 

Its easy peasy lemon squeezy. Search around here, long thread on options for cheaper-than-oem-parts. You can Frankenstein your door checks using cheaper parts or pay out the nose for the OEM door checks. Dealer's choice.

 

Haha, yep. Pulled and bench tested the Ranger’s starter with the battery and, while it spins, its teeth don’t seem to extend to engage the crank the way mentally I expected that piece to. It stays where it is, spins, then when I remove power it turns off and doesn’t retract into the starter housing.

But I’m not sure if this Motorcraft OEM starter works that way or not.

 

Took advantage of Father’s Day Harbus Freightimus 20% off any item coupon and a great sale to get a nice floor jack and some jack stands. Doesn’t apply to a lot of stuff.

 

Faulty bendix?

 

Can you move the bendix in/out by hand?

 

Happy Farters days

 

Thanks for the reminder. I knew I was forgetting something today.

 

I'm gonna hafta come back in a couple days to catch up, just popping in to say happy fathers day to the dads on here. I'm single dad this weekend and all next week, so may not be checking in as much.

 

Is it possible to catch an airborne computer virus? I’m going to have to think about that one.

 

Legitimately thought this was a made up word like ‘dikfer’. Didn’t know it was called that. Will mess with it tomorrow. I suspect so.

 

What's a dick for, updog?

Did you try tapping on the starter/solenoid while someone is turning it over, bumping the key? I dunno the engine config on them Ferds, so not sure if it's feasible. A great deal of my older GM vehicles had the starter mounted on the lower/side of the block, made it pretty easy. You can always use a rod to tap each if it's not in a convenient location.

 

Nothing budged, so I took it off (not impossible but not easy) and tested it on a battery. The bendix spins freely, no wobble, but doesn't slide in/out on its post so I wonder if it's not "reaching out" to grab the crank.

 

Classic failure. ED of the bendix, just can't get it up. Most common cause for this is undervoltage. Gotta have a strong enough battery to make it work. Gotta have good cables and contacts. Or it could be that the pinion inside is worn out or faulty.

 

Agree ^^

I mean ... depending how many miles that thing has on it, may be worthwhile just to replace it even if it wasn't. Can't imagine new starter is more than $100-150. It's a Ford, not like the OEM parts are notoriously better than whatever LAPS offers.

 

Holiday for me so here I am cold smoking cheeses for chicken dip I'm making later in the week and then a brisket for dinner this evening.

 

Holiday? Okay, that’s why none of my vendors are around today. Probably explains that Juneteenth cookout I saw at the local park for the public.

 

I'll take the bait. What is "updog"?

 

Alright, summer has returned to the panhandle. At least the humidity has chilled the fuck out.

 

Nothing, what’s up with you?

 

Yeeeees, what's up dog?!

It's what a dickdo, dickfer. Dickdo, illustrated:

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According to 23andMe I'm .5% West African.

I believe this is the first year Juneteenth has been a federal holiday. That brings my state adjacent job up to 15 holidays a year.

Here's a 6 hour update. Also I really like the Thermopro temp probes.

 

I think they say that for anyone with Mediterranean ancestry.

 

Smartphone app required for the probes? I assume they're Bluetooth loaded?

RE: 23andMe, apparently I'm like just under 1% Neanderthal. Go figure? Nobody cares about cavemen though, so I don't see myself getting any love soon. At least the other 99% of me is worthwhile.

 

Yup Bluetooth indeed. The grill has wired wifi probes but unless I'm leaving the house I really don't use them.

Exactly

 

My sunburn says I'm 0% anything southern.
Too bad they don't test for vampire - I think I'd score pretty high on that.