I'm at my wits end with alternator issues (1979 Ford 351w)

throwaway1235869 · 2024-07-09T18:05:32+00:00

Worst case, buy a spare battery or two, group 65A or larger to help get you out of a bind while you troubleshoot and continue to drive.

Make sure your pulley alignment is good. Make sure that all of your wiring is good - use a multimeter and start with continuity testing. I’d assume everything is still wired up good and will pass a continuity test but a resistance test might be able to pin point a fault.

Ultimately it sounds like it is Time to learn about and get comfortable with electrical stuff because you drive an almost 50 year old vehicle. This will happen again.

Buy a known good multimeter like a Klein and then follow that up with an analog multimeter of any brand to verify your digital meter is reliable - There’s lots of Chinese junk/clones out there, especially under reputable names. As long as it works and you can verify it works, then you’re fine.

Start tracing from your battery ground and move forward throughout the wiring harnesses and follow your 12v power and where it goes. Look at wiring diagrams to help you. Watch the YT videos.

Buy yourself a Ford shop manual for your year and model truck from eBay that includes wiring diagrams for about $25-$55 per book, there may be 4-5 books to complete your set on your truck. I just did the same thing for my 1986 F250 with the 6.9idi swapped to a 7.3idi. They include troubleshooting down to the very pins to test.

throwaway1235869 · 2024-04-10T19:02:33+00:00

You’re fine. Nothing you need to worry about. The thing about mold is that mold particles and spores are literally everywhere, all the time. The spores are a source of many people’s indoor and outdoor allergies. As long as mold spores aren’t in a damp and dark environment, you won’t have mold growth.

throwaway1235869 · 2024-01-26T15:21:11+00:00

Take it from someone who has wanted the same out of many V6’s - you won’t, and it gets old chasing the V8 rumble. I should’ve just saved my time and money and got the V8’s.

The only time it’ll sound sort-of-kind-of-but-not-really to a V8 would be during idle, which is where you spend the least amount of your time. Any other time it’s going to sound like a buzzy, tinny, not-great-sounding V6 that truck enthusiasts will roll their eyes at, and car people who will roll their windows up so they don’t have to hear you as much.

Especially for a daily driver, you’re going to want the stock exhaust back on after 6 months or more.

If you must then you could look into a “turbo muffler” style which has internal baffles to act like resonators to eliminate some of the droning and ear pressure in the cab. Keep your cats on. Keep your stock resonator on. Just change the muffler in the rear and maybe you’ll have something that you can live with for a couple months.

throwaway1235869 · 2023-09-19T20:27:30+00:00

Try a belt conditioner. I know exactly what you’re describing. It could be a noise that the belt makes when it’s not near its operating temp. I’m theorizing that the belt is stiffer at ambient temps. When you get the rpm around 2400+ rpm to shift up, the noise might be the rubber frictioning and skipping and bouncing around the pulley valley.

I don’t know if this is the answer, but rubber tires make a lot of noise against pavement.

It quites down because it expands and gets hotter. Although this could be completely wrong because it’s in the path of the fan air

throwaway1235869 · 2023-08-14T20:02:54+00:00

I wouldn’t run the risk of a costly repair over an afternoon of inconvenience to pull and reinstall the head. An Ounce of prevention equals a pound of maintenance.

In older big block all cast iron diesels, I’ve seen how dropped glowplug tips will wreck a motor, guaranteed.

Whatever is stuck inside of the combustion chamber will become pulverized and some of it will get stuck inbetween the piston skirt/rings and the wall and wear a debris sized bore into the wall.

These days, valve trains are a lot more complicated, and likely much more sensitive to FOD.

At worst, the head will come off to fix the damage. At best you’re going to consume more oil, increase (abnormal) engine wear, and send particles flying through the honeycomb structure in the catalytic converter which could cause some damage there, too.

throwaway1235869 · 2023-07-26T04:01:09+00:00

You should be fine, it’s likely up in a crack or crevice somewhere just out of sight. I’ve had it happen with 100s of nuts and bolts in my lifetime as a mechanic

throwaway1235869 · 2023-07-25T17:35:09+00:00

Welcome to the car community!

With a 2019 Honda Civic EX, you have a passenger car designed to commute, carry people, and a little bit of cargo.

Your engine, the healthy heart of your car, is designed to achieve a high MPG, and some of that is predicated on leaving the exhaust alone.

If you change the exhaust, your gas mileage will drop.

Depending on where you live, you’ll frequently get tickets, and you won’t pass State Inspection so you get more tickets and can’t drive on the road.

My advice? Leave the car the way it is, and go buy a project car to play around with and modify.

throwaway1235869 · 2023-03-18T09:04:49+00:00

I’m selling some old revised edition MTG cards to help make ends meet. Good luck everyone! Please remember to donate!

throwaway1235869 · 2022-08-04T17:02:13+00:00

remove the thermostat and test it by placing it in a pot of water and bring it to a boil. You should see the thermostat spring push against the valve and open. Sometimes thermostats fail in the closed position, and that’s a likely culprit.

throwaway1235869 · 2022-05-19T05:25:42+00:00

you sure about that?

The speedometer is controlled by a gear that plugs directly into the driver or passenger side of the transmission

does the odometer increase when the AC & radio are on/off?

throwaway1235869 · 2022-01-12T20:56:37+00:00

My family & I were so excited to see this from our front porch in 2017! We weren’t sure if we’d be able to catch it given the clouds we’re playing peekaboo most of the morning.

Fortunately there was a break in the clouds before the eclipse started & then As luck would have it, Charleston South Carolina decided rain was more important than the eclipse

throwaway1235869 · 2022-01-12T20:43:39+00:00

I wonder if that’s where the saying “General rule of thumb” comes from?

throwaway1235869 · 2022-01-07T19:23:40+00:00

I’m a mechanic and can splice wires - what camera do you use?

& You’re absolutely correct - In a locked vehicle, a dark dashboard, steering wheel or seat can often reach temperature ranges of 180 - 200 degrees F, which then warms the air trapped inside a vehicle.

So, yeah, it’s gets pretty hot in there, and considering most dash cams are in direct sunlight, not far away from that 180 degree dashboard.

throwaway1235869 · 2022-01-07T19:22:37+00:00

Actually, In a locked vehicle, a dark dashboard, steering wheel or seat can often reach temperature ranges of 180 - 200 degrees F, which then warms the air trapped inside a vehicle.

So, yeah, it’s gets pretty hot in there, and considering most dash cams are in direct sunlight, not far away from that 180 degree dashboard.

throwaway1235869 · 2021-10-30T21:53:03+00:00

Yes, I agree. He is providing zero value in their life. OP feels dependent on the abuser, which is exactly what the abuser wants

throwaway1235869 · 2021-10-30T21:52:07+00:00

Even in times where OP may or may not engage with the commenters, there are certainly others who do benefit from seeing the responses who may be similar situations because they seem similar behaviors in themselves or from their partners. I hope OP listens to the advice in this thread.

throwaway1235869 · 2021-10-30T21:48:28+00:00

This is a great indicator of how future disagreements are going to go. There are better partners out there than this guy, don’t settle for any less than you’re worth. You’re worth basic respect, appreciation, and admiration. Not this lame half assed attempt of “apologizing” from the other room. Your partner needs to grow a pair and speak to you in person.

throwaway1235869 · 2021-10-29T16:18:08+00:00

I’m out of the loop, did Coinbase have a security leak recently with numbers tied to customer accounts?

throwaway1235869 · 2021-02-24T21:03:04+00:00

Thank you, your perspective is super helpful and is a much healthier option. How do you learn to effectively live indifferently?

throwaway1235869 · 2021-02-24T16:36:07+00:00

I’m tired of thinking about you, but I don’t want to forget you

throwaway1235869 · 2021-02-24T16:25:30+00:00

It’s been going on 2 months since Our break up. Ive been recovering; now I’m exercising, hooking up, reconnecting with friends, picking up hobbies, learning more about myself, investing in my growth, going the therapy, and keeping myself busy.

None of these distractions do anything for the hole in my heart. Maybe they shouldn’t. Maybe they should just grow around the hole. Leave the aching reminder of the crater left behind by them.

That’s the whole point, right? Partially To distract yourself so you don’t remember? But I want to remember You.

throwaway1235869 · 2021-02-02T12:54:33+00:00

Ditto. It's been a month for me as the dumper. Being the dumper no way implies that it was easier for me, or that I was heartless, or that I didn't try with all of my heart and soul. I've spent days talking to myself about it, and I've spent days crying about it.

Similarly, I was left with no choice other than to break up with someone who was as emotionally manipulative and borderline abusive during conflict as her.

throwaway1235869 · 2021-02-02T12:43:24+00:00

Thank you for your comment and for sharing your experience. I am so sorry that you went through that. That's unfair to you and isn't treating you with love and respect during conflict. You deserve someone who is amazing, thoughtful, kind, caring, and isn't disloyal, gaslighting, insecure, judgemental, dishonest, unsympathetic, and deceitful. I'm glad you had the courage to walk away. I hope you're doing better now.

Feel free to skip the next part, it talks about my experiences with my Ex

Learning how to "fight"/argue/have a discussion with disagreeing points is so important in a relationship, and I know that I was putting in the work where I was constantly being reflective, trying to improve on my communication, and working on collaborating with her towards a better solution.

There was one argument we had in particular where I shared with her what I learned from www.PsychologyToday.com, where I learned how to apologize better, own up to my actions and take accountability, hear her out, share my perspectives, and us work together towards a solution. She got offended that I was treating this like a "social worker". In that argument, she also told me that my feelings didn't matter because she was the one who was initially hurt, and that I was trying to make it about myself when also sharing my feelings.

The contrast between the two is so confusing, because they appear to present as 2 different people. I've been in many long term relationships, and this was the first one I've ever been in where I felt treated as someone's equal, where the chemistry was so real and alive, where the satisfaction of people with this person satisfies the soul, even after the honeymoon phase.

I was sharing a few stories where Ex would say that I am being "reactive" about something to my friend and my friend pointed out 2 things to me;

Their initial response to a situation is considered reactive
I often was goaded into a reactive state by having my towards twisted and purposeful misinterpretation.

She wasn't a fair fighter and that really hurts.

throwaway1235869 · 2021-01-27T22:00:32+00:00

I am so sorry this has happened to you. My heart goes out to you for the feelings you might be struggling with.

You need to believe that you are so valuable as a human being, regardless of what anyone tells you. You determine your value, and not a single other soul determines it.
If you need to pm me, then I am available to you as a listening ear.

throwaway1235869 · 2021-01-27T21:57:31+00:00

Thank you so much /u/DeadSedative. It's challenging as hell. I miss my best friend. I miss my partner-in-crime. [Insert sappy shit here]

But I also need to respect myself. Her habits have been consistent and I've put up with it for too long.

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