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Sorry to revive this old thread, but I'm very interested if anyone has any feedback on Tite Reach or their sockets. Saw an ad about these and made me think how much I hate scraping my knuckles every time I touch this car and hitting/damaging various parts. Firstly, how is the quality and how...

The front LCA attaches to the Radiator Crossmember at the front and the Engine Crossmember at the back, as illustrated here: 2006 Lincoln LS Workshop Manual This article describes the role of each of those components: 2006 Lincoln LS Workshop Manual So you're saying that the front is the one...

The manual refers to what you called "the front plastic piece where the coolant cap is on" as the Thermostat Housing and "the thermostat housing" as the Coolant Outlet Pipe. However, to make things interesting, in the parts list, they're referred to as the "thermostat cover" (3W4Z-8592-AA) and...

For me rudimentary means related to more basic principles, but it does carry a negative connotation that I didn't pay attention to. Hoping that the rest of my message carried the same thought that Joe expressed above: if something simpler achieves the same or better results, then it's preferable...

I can tell you from experience that turning the heater on was one of tricks I used to get a one time "cool shot" on my overheating car while transporting it to my garage. I got about a 10F decrease out of it, the first time I use it. This was in 80F ambient, so maybe more now that the weather is...

There's no "A" in effort, let alone an "A+"... :D but thank you. Also, to any readers, I have two 90 degree elbow drill adapters (one Dewalt, one Milescraft). They both suck and can't be used in this situation, as they have about 3-5 degrees of play and vibration, which add up to about 5mm at...

Got me one of these: Was very cheap on amazon, but it's probably not that great. Haven't had a chance to use it yet though - been blessed with other headaches in the meantime.

When oil leaks past the valve cover gasket it drips onto the exhaust manifold. If it's bad enough and you run the engine long enough (30 minutes highway speeds was more than enough for me), you will see some smoke. You can easily check if this is the case by looking for visible leaks down from...

Also, for anyone looking, the p/n for the alternator/generator bracket marked as 10A313 in the manual for Gen 2 is: 2W9Z-10A313-CA (Some anecdotal evidence - pictures on eBay - leads me to believe that Gen 1 is different) That will be my last resort, depending how much I mess up the drilling...

I ended up wrapping everything in aluminum foil, with multiple layers in the "direct splash zone". Unfortunately heat didn't do much of anything. I'm not sure if it's because I can't get the bolt and hole hot enough, or the heat dissipates too quickly. After all, the whole assembly is directly...

Joe's memory is impressive. I just measured it with calipers: 27mm My 1 1/16" (26.9875mm) open ended wrench also fit perfectly. Good luck.

Congrats! Happy to see the combined knowledge of this forum go to work so quickly (and happier that there's one less problem out there in the world). Off-topic: Is that a snap-on wrench I see there?!? Someone's rich ... or professional. :D "How to deal with this?" All of my right bank injector...

I used an adjustable pipe/parrot wrench for the EGR valve nut. Not sure of the size. Mine wasn't seized and the adjustable wrench was the most accessible tool, so I decided to try it and it budged with surprising ease. I'm thankful to the previous person who touched it for not getting macho with...

Nice and clean! I like it. How happy is your better half that you're using her fancy pan scraper on your car though? Haha I didn't think you'd make that mistake... just wanted to make sure that you didn't think I was suggesting that. :D The credit card is a good trick; nice soft plastic. Yes...

Thanks for the empathy and encouragement! I have a torch, but I must confess, I'm not very good with it and I usually avoid it, except as a last resort. Would not have helped here since I would have burned the pulley off while getting at the bolt, BUT it will probably come in handy now. That's...

On an re-installation note, I have a wild idea that you can probably start the nut on the engine rear wiring harness retainer before putting the manifold on. Then slide the harness on, since it's a groove, not a hole. A lot of people seem to struggle getting that bolt on and locating it by...

Never heard of a dealership that's resourceful enough to try to repair something; surprised they didn't try to drop a $1500 new intake on your lap. Anyway, that RTV gasket patch is not a factory option AFAIK. I would plug the holes first, take off the RTV and clean the mating surface. After...

Is that a thing or am I a combination of the dumbest and most unluckiest m*** here? In my never-ending cooling system plus plus replacement saga, I decided to also change my belt idler pulley and tensioner pulley because they were cheap and I was already there. Was about to call it a night...

Thanks for sharing. Looks like you (or a predecessor) already went at them with RTV before? I think once the tabs start going (looks to be the case in most of them), that option goes out the window with them. (Warning to anyone venturing to pull these apart.) Yeah, they're pretty much hand...

Fel-Pro 61798 looks to be the V8 version according to both RockAuto and the Fel-Pro website (see attached). V6 is *9E936* - FelPro 61356 Gasket | FordUS V8 is *6C653B* - FelPro 61798 Seal | FordUS (Looks like you have to select a vehicle to see the diagram. Not sure what's up with their site...