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Maybe a new choke cable will help. Does it feel stiff or sticky? I have a collection of bolts I've swept up over the years. What size do you need? 😁

So... Hefty Loosey would be a fat guy wearing boxers?

My mother had an old Galaxy 500 with a 352. Hood longer than some pickup beds. Lots of room in there to work on the engine. Had an 80s something Ranger. After busting a second manual tranny, I gave it away. Impressive what you did with yours

Freebo, pics of the ride please. I've been shut in wrenchin all winter. Want to see the fruits of someone's labor.

Yeah it's the electronic control that makes fixing them difficult. In consumer (affordable) vehicles, the computer prossessing is rudimentary. Functions on minor voltage and resistance signals from single source sensors. Then paste on the emissions control crap. Runs tip top when everything is behaving well. My first pickup was carburated with ignition points. Feels like easier times from my point of view currently but do remember forever adjusting the ignition and tweaking the carb. Got 10-12 mpg on a 351. Gas was around 87 cents a gallon then.

(facepalm) choke plunger. @freebo86 excellent troubleshooting!

Yeah, if something needs wrenched on or lifted or paid for...

You bet and I was curious too but I put full effort into checking out the junk yard engine and getting the F150 back operational. Wife and kid are now running around in MY F350. 😠

Fully agree but I had to return it to the junk yard as a core

It came apart. The outboard end was not removable. Changed both boots and slammed it back together.

Bit of a long winded article: https://www.eaa.org/eaa/aircraft-building/BuilderResources/while-youre-building/building-articles/metal/rivet-gun-notes-and-riveting-tips "Selecting Your Rivet Gun If you don't already own a suitable rivet gun and are in the market for one, check around with other builders before you buy. Be sure you get the type of gun you need. Don't goof and be fooled into buying an air hammer or air chisel just because the price is enticing. Although the thing might look like a rivet gun, and sound much like one, too, a rivet gun it ain't. The problem with an air hammer is that it simply hits too hard and too fast. If you try using it as a rivet gun, you will stand a good chance of denting and damaging the soft aluminum skin around the rivet you are attempting to drive (set). A rivet gun's blows, on the other hand, are typically slower and you can exercise far better trigger control over its impact rate."

Agree with Fish. Certainly is heat from friction. Too much heat will change the temper of the metal. Maybe clutch shoes slipping longer than normal before engagement? However you say it's been running fine. Any evidence of stress cracks or warpage on the drum? Worn or chipped shoes? Excessive grooves in the drum? Otherwise, I'd say you're good. These drums are designed to take thermal abuse. Never heard of one coming apart though my experience is limited.

"pausing to drink and turning the music up" an upside to wrenching on things no one is paying you for 😄

Hope he's not stranded in the woods. Or maybe he impressed that lady friend with his badass 4 wheeler and, well, otherwise engaged this morning 😆

Yes it has a gauge too. My boy wasn't paying attention. Parenting fail. This one is dull mechanically. His younger brother would have noticed it right off. Yes cast iron block aluminum head. Did not blow a gasket. Actually did not put effort into investigating exact cause once I determined it was seized. Focused on a recovery or disposal plan. None of the junk yards in the area would give me money for it. Put it up for sale as is but no takers.

This rivet gun is used to install aluminum solid rivets in aircraft structure. With a die in the gun you place it firmly on the head then a bucking bar on the tail. Tap the head and the bucking bar smashes the tail. This fastens sheets of metal together. The gun is adjustable so you can vary the force. More for larger diameter rivets. Less for smaller. I'm an airplane mechanic and started my professional life pounding rivets. I believe an air hammer is not adjustable but has more punch. Never used one because I've always had this. What you have pictured is a blind rivet puller. They can also be pneumatic.

Looks like the piston bust through the inner pad. But sure, cheaper to just use one pad and the piston 😆 Love FUBAR pics

It ran out of oil. My son was driving it, he'd get the light then it would go out. My fault for not checking it regularly. I actually think it was rather rapid. I found oil in the coolant so believe a water jacket was breached

Rivet gun. Much more sophisticated than an air hammer.

My PCM shipped yesterday. MIA to ANC. Pretty much all the way across North America. So in the mean time for those of you who like disaster pics. Oil filter was full of metal particles. Found the metal strips in the bottom of the oil pan. Edit: this was from the seized engine I replaced

That housing with stakes actually had a spring clip on the shaft securing it to the knuckle. Had to beat the ! out of it with my rivet gun to get it to pop. The axle with the clip holding the balls also came apart on the outboard end. Spring clip on the shaft. Wish I knew the brand to avoid. Poor design. Edit: good to see ya Shade

I think today is Freebo's big ride. Fingers crossed.

Pepper and water? Sarcasm?

Yeah, don't like the whole rubber band drive thing. When Suzuki went that way I was disappointed, but it did bring me Honda. I want to get a Pioneer to replace my wife's RZR but they are too tall to fit in my cargo trailer. Was thinking Can-Am Maverick but now that you say this about Yamaha, I'll check into that.

Loosening that tight exhaust valve can't hurt.