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Just picked up a 87 4x4 extra cab xlt. Ive got a 15 1/2 old son this will be his first truck. its completely stock and has low mileage. the 2.9 is a doooooog. we will be lifting cutting pumping-up and modifying for the next few months and will be using this site and all of your valuable knowledge for our projet
Last edited by rangerjake; Feb 8, 2011 at 02:24 PM.
Be sure to tell him if that truck EVER starts to overheat, shut it down and turn the heater on high. These engines are notorious for cracked heads, etc.. It doesn't take much to crack one. I've changed around 5 on mine. All cracked. All in the same location.
If I lived somewhere that I didn't need heat, I'd remove the thermostat permanently on mine.
As for your 2.9 being a dog, take the intake hose off and look at the throttle butterfly. Have someone push the gas pedal to the floor and see how far the butterfly opens. If it's not opening all the way, then get under the dash and look at the slack in the throttle cable attached to the pedal. Some zip ties pulled tight around the cable will take up that slack and give you back the ability to achieve WOT. You can't buy the cable anymore.
GB :)
If I lived somewhere that I didn't need heat, I'd remove the thermostat permanently on mine.
As for your 2.9 being a dog, take the intake hose off and look at the throttle butterfly. Have someone push the gas pedal to the floor and see how far the butterfly opens. If it's not opening all the way, then get under the dash and look at the slack in the throttle cable attached to the pedal. Some zip ties pulled tight around the cable will take up that slack and give you back the ability to achieve WOT. You can't buy the cable anymore.
GB :)
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Be sure to tell him if that truck EVER starts to overheat, shut it down and turn the heater on high. These engines are notorious for cracked heads, etc.. It doesn't take much to crack one. I've changed around 5 on mine. All cracked. All in the same location.
If I lived somewhere that I didn't need heat, I'd remove the thermostat permanently on mine.
As for your 2.9 being a dog, take the intake hose off and look at the throttle butterfly. Have someone push the gas pedal to the floor and see how far the butterfly opens. If it's not opening all the way, then get under the dash and look at the slack in the throttle cable attached to the pedal. Some zip ties pulled tight around the cable will take up that slack and give you back the ability to achieve WOT. You can't buy the cable anymore.
GB :)
If I lived somewhere that I didn't need heat, I'd remove the thermostat permanently on mine.
As for your 2.9 being a dog, take the intake hose off and look at the throttle butterfly. Have someone push the gas pedal to the floor and see how far the butterfly opens. If it's not opening all the way, then get under the dash and look at the slack in the throttle cable attached to the pedal. Some zip ties pulled tight around the cable will take up that slack and give you back the ability to achieve WOT. You can't buy the cable anymore.
GB :)
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