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1993 Ford F-250
Property of aaronbeekay. Added May 8 2017

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Mar 17 2023

Wiper blades both sides

  • 230,334

Added by aaronbeekay on Mar 17 2023 at 9:50 pm


Apr 5 2020

Both rear parking brake cable guides had come loose (detached from shoe). LH brake only destroyed cable guide. RH brake destroyed cable guide and lost both shoe hold-down springs. Also, tack welds on RH wheel studs did not work at all, predictably. Replace cable guides and reassemble brakes; hammer tabs of cable guides into brake shoes to retain them.

  • 227,088

Added by aaronbeekay on Apr 5 2020 at 1:08 pm


May 17 2019

Replace both rear brakes: drums, shoes, hardware, cylinders Replace both rear brake lines from tee to wheel cylinder Replace one stud on both hubs - tack weld studs on RH side

  • 226,674

Added by aaronbeekay on May 17 2019 at 5:18 pm


Mar 29 2019

Add about 800mL 5W-20, dump the rest all over the engine

  • 225,886

Added by aaronbeekay on Mar 29 2019 at 1:22 pm


Mar 4 2019

AmazonBasics “high mileage” full synthetic 5W-20 Motorcraft filter

  • 223,778

Added by aaronbeekay on Mar 4 2019 at 8:04 pm


Jan 10 2019

Replace front rotors - Motorcraft Clean, inspect, and repack front wheel bearings. Some wear on front of spindles but not too bad. Torque to spec. Replace front right caliper - NAPA reman Strip, paint, rebuild front left caliper Replace FR andFL brake hoses TODO total cost

  • 2,224

Added by aaronbeekay on Jan 10 2019 at 3:40 pm


Jan 7 2019

Touch up rust spots on driver side cab and bed. Rustoleum rusty metal primer and gloss enamel topcoat. Ugly but whatever. Keeps shit from falling off.

  • 222,375

Added by aaronbeekay on Jan 7 2019 at 10:40 pm


Install two rear view cameras.

  • 222,375

Added by aaronbeekay on Jan 7 2019 at 10:35 pm


Shift tube sheared in god damned half while I had the thing parked across Wyandotte, obviously. Replaced with a shift tube off a Bronco from the pick-n-pull. Original failure looks to have been caused by off-axis forces resulting from two Torx screws connecting shift tube to linkage arm backing off - Loctite all screws thoroughly (read: excessively) this time around.

  • 222,375

Added by aaronbeekay on Jan 7 2019 at 10:34 pm


Dec 27 2018

Add 1qt 5W-30

  • 222,112

Added by aaronbeekay on Dec 27 2018 at 4:27 pm


Dec 12 2018

Hack together an alignment to correct undesirable steering instability after tire swap. Install 2x Moog adjustable caster/camber bushings ±2.75deg, max them out on both. Camber isn’t quite right still but better. Steering feels more stable, no excessive steering effort.

  • 221,000

Added by aaronbeekay on Jan 7 2019 at 10:38 pm


Dec 11 2018

New tires to replace fronts - Sailun Terramax AT 4S LT245/75R16 Move rears to front Balance all four

  • 220,612

Added by aaronbeekay on Dec 11 2018 at 11:12 am


Nov 23 2017

Replace plugs and wires (auto Lite platinum, Bosch platinum x4, duralast gold)

  • 215,950

Added by aaronbeekay on Nov 23 2017 at 6:52 pm


Nov 18 2017

Check coolant, brake fluid, engine oil, washer fluid - OK Check trans oil - just below hash marks, add ~250mL to bring it up.

  • 215,389

Added by aaronbeekay on Nov 18 2017 at 9:28 am


Nov 6 2017

Replaced destroyed throttle body coolant hose. Refilled coolant. Will see how it does.

  • 215,006

Added by aaronbeekay on Nov 6 2017 at 12:31 pm


Blew a coolant line or something. Misfiring (?) pretty bad too. Gonna limp 5mi to a shop.

  • 215,000

Added by aaronbeekay on Nov 6 2017 at 11:36 am


Belts

  • 214,994

Added by aaronbeekay on Nov 6 2017 at 11:01 am


Aug 22 2017

ATF at bottom hole, add ~250mL

  • 213,585

Added by aaronbeekay on Aug 22 2017 at 8:42 pm


Aug 18 2017

Check oil and trans fluid before rolling up the mountains, both on the high side

  • 213,000

Added by aaronbeekay on Aug 18 2017 at 3:13 pm


Aug 13 2017

Trans dipstick below "do not drive" mark (but not dry). Add about 750mL gas station ATF.

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Added by aaronbeekay on Aug 13 2017 at 4:46 pm


Jul 30 2017

Both rear @ 64 warm Both airbags @ 100 Didn't touch fronts

  • 212,753

Added by aaronbeekay on Jul 30 2017 at 11:51 am


Jul 16 2017

Check trans fluid cold. Top of dipstick hatches.

  • 212,469

Added by aaronbeekay on Jul 16 2017 at 1:18 pm


Jul 15 2017

Add another 500mL gas station ATF. Check engine oil dipstick - OK

  • 212,417

Added by aaronbeekay on Jul 15 2017 at 12:56 pm


Jul 11 2017

Seemed like it lost a little power in the mountains. Trans dipstick completely dry. Engine oil dipstick below 1qt line. Two fittings on drivers side of rad (atf coolant lines) leaking pretty good. Tighten fittings. Bottom one still leaks but much slower. Add 2.5qt ATF (off brand Mercon III), dipstick looks OK. Add 1qt 10W-30 (off brand), dipstick looks OK.

  • 212,208

Added by aaronbeekay on Jul 11 2017 at 3:48 pm


May 17 2017

Check air filter - no service required

  • 210,500

Added by aaronbeekay on May 17 2017 at 8:45 am


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