Saturday, May 3, 2014
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For 2000 Ford F-250 trucks, the horns are mounted behind the radiator grille. Removing the horns requires detaching one retaining bolt. An electrical connector also links the horns themselves to the horn pad inside the vehicle.
Generally, car horns are not off-the-shelf items. To obtain a replacement, a F-250 owner would need to order through a dealership or an online retailer. The mechanical replacement process should only take a few minutes. Once the F-250s hood is opened, the horn can be located behind the grille. After the wiring is disconnected, only one bolt needs removal.
The F-250s horn can be sounded by pressing a component on the steering wheel. The horn also has components within the steering wheel, and getting to them requires partially dismantling the steering wheel itself. The horns electrical connections and wiring are near the airbag module. For reasons of safety, the F-250s airbag system should be disarmed before attempting to dismantle the steering wheel.
Disarming the F-250s air bag system requires opening the trucks hood. Remove the negative cable from the batterys negative terminal. Then, remove the positive cable from the positive terminal. Wait five minutes or more. The F-250 will have residual power within the vehicle. It needs to drain out or the air bags could still deploy.
Friday, April 18, 2014
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Casting numbers are a unique stamp on the engine parts to tell when a part was originally designed and what car it was originally designed for. This does not mean that the part was not used on other cars. Most casting numbers are stamped into the part itself; others have the number molded on the part. Some casting numbers can be ink-stamped while others are printed on paper, which is then wrapped around the part.
Instructions
1 Identify which type of Ford Falcon engine you have by looking in the owners manual. There are two casting types for this make of engine, the 221 and the 260.
2 Look near the rear of the engine block, under the intake manifold, for the casting number on a 221 engine. 221 casting numbers are: C2OE-6069-A, B, C, D OR E
C3OE-6069-A.
3 Locate the casting number for a 260 engine under the right side cylinder bank near the rear of the engine block. 260 casting numbers are: C2OE-6069-F, C3OE-6069-B, C4OE-6069-B.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
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The orifice tube on a Ford truck is a hard debris filter for the air conditioning system. If a component in the system fails, the orifice tube prevents the debris from the failure from spreading throughout the system.
The orifice tube resides in the liquid line between the receiver/dryer and the evaporator. The liquid line brings rigerant into the evaporator, the component that removes heat from the air in the passenger compartment.
The rigerant flows through the AC system, outward from the AC compressor, through the manifold hose, condenser, receiver/dryer and evaporator before returning to the compressor.
When performing a full AC system inspection, after evacuating the system with a rigerant service machine, remove the orifice tube and visually inspect it. If you note any signs of debris in the line, the AC compressor is most likely coming apart inside and requires replacement.
Friday, February 21, 2014
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Finding a Toyota thermostat depends on the year and the engine motor you are dealing with. However, there are a few standard guidelines to follow when locating and servicing the thermostat.
Follow the upper radiator hose from the top of the radiator. Where the hose ends and clamps on is called the thermostat housing. This housing will be either on the intake manifold or the engine block.
Sometimes in newer Toyotas this housing in under a plastic engine cover. This cover is easily removed, as it is held on by either a couple of bolts or a couple plastic clips. Once removed, the thermostat housing will be visible. Remove the radiator cap and unclamp the upper hose from the thermostat housing. This housing is held in place by two or three bolts.
Once the housing is removed, the thermostat will be revealed. It should pull out easily at this point. Thermostats have either a rubber O-ring or a fiber gasket to keep the housing from leaking. Be sure to replace this gasket if the thermostat if replacing the device.
