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I'm not a mechanic, but I love old stuff, and learning how to work on it. I have many different interests including beekeeping, lawncare, motorcycling, small engine repair, and general maintenance. With a wife, 5 kids, a home with a half acre lawn there's always plenty to do to keep up. Who knows what my next video will be about.
AMSOIL Signature Series 5W-20 Oil Analysis For 2019 Ford Flex
I love information in most all forms. Today I'm interested in finding out just how long AMSOIL Signature Series oil will last in my 2019 Ford Flex with current usage. Oil Analyzers Inc. has a great kit for sending a sample and finding out what's going on with the fluid. I'm interested to find out more. Hang around and we'll find out together.
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Pella Sliding Door Lock Repair
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Today I woke up and the lock on my sliding door was broke. Who knows what happened to it. It’s been close to zero degrees out for 3 or 4 days now so it may be related to that. Pella makes quality product and they still sell parts so if that were necessary that’s a good thing. Let’s get it fixed!
2019 Ford Flex Seat Cover Replacement
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My wife spilled some corrosive cleaning agent on the rear seat of our 2019 Ford Flex. Not cool. It ate a 6 inch diameter hole right in the leather. It was bad enough that I bought a replacement seat cover but figured it would be fun to do the work myself. Save some money right? Here we go... m7synthetic.myamsoil.com
1969 Pontiac Catalina Reveal!
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Here is my 1969 Pontiac Catalina 400 2 Barrel! Unfortunately I had to trade my 89 F250 in order to get my hands on it. I'm loving the car and wanted to introduce it to you in CZcams land. Here is the first of many videos on this car. m7synthetic.myamsoil.com
1989 F250 Lubricant Analysis Report From Oil Analyzers Inc. For AMSOIL 5w-30 Signature Series
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I recently changed the oil in my 89 F250 and wanted to have the old oil analyzed so I could see any potential problems in the internals of the engine. Here are the results of that report and how I interpret them for my truck. Thanks for watching. m7synthetic.myamsoil.com
1989 F250 Pioneer MVH-S322BT Stereo Upgrade
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I love my truck. Can’t get enough of it. The one thing I have wanted to change about it since I got it is the stereo. The stock stereo picked up like 4 stations and I only liked one of them. And that one would cut out halfway to work. I finally decided on the Pioneer MVH-S322BT. What’s not to like? It’s cheap and does everything I want it to. 100 bucks on Crutchfield. Bluetooth capability, hand...
1989 Ford F-250 With 302 Engine Ignition Control Module Replacement
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Today I’m replacing the ignition control module on my 1989 Ford F-250. I was hoping it would take care of an intermittent stalling issue I was having with the truck but no such luck. I actually needed to replace the in tank fuel pump that was only working intermittently. I’ve since replaced both in tank fuel pumps and the truck runs like a dream. Thanks again for watching. m7synthetic.myamsoil.com
1989 Ford F-250 With 302 Engine Thermostat Housing Leak Repair
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Today I’m replacing my thermostat housing, thermostat, and upper radiator hose with new hose clamps to stop a leak I’ve had for the past few weeks. The thermostat has been working fine but might as well get it replaced while we’re already in there. While doing the job I also broke my coolant temperature sensor so I replaced that too. Thanks for watching. m7synthetic.myamsoil.com
Planting Non-Invasive Honeysuckle For Fence Cover And Privacy
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It’s Father’s Day weekend and my family and I are working in the yard again. We love our back yard and want to continue to improve it as we’re able. Today we’re planting honeysuckle to cover our chain link fence. We want to have the double benefit of adding more plants to our little garden but also cover our chain link fence for privacy. Hummingbirds and butterflies love this hybrid honeysuckle...
1989 Ford F250 Front Alignment Toe Adjustment
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Since I bought my truck it pulls pretty significantly to the right. Today I’m going to do a front end alignment toe adjustment. One thing at a time and the truck’s coming together nicely. Thanks for watching. m7synthetic.myamsoil.com
Swingset Project
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My kids, and especially my daughter Elise use our swing set a lot. Elise comes home every day and swings. She usually swings before bed too. The unit is getting pretty old and tired and needs some sprucing up. This is a project I’ve been planning for a couple of years. Today’s the day.
1989 Ford F250 RPM Surge Problem Solved
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I’ve been having a problem since I bought my truck with the RPMs surging when I press the clutch to shift. At first once the truck warmed up it would stop, but recently even with the engine warm it’s been surging a couple hundred RPMs every time I’d shift. A friend of mine at the dealership told me to spray carb cleaner into the throttle body with the truck running. Worth a try. Here we go.
New Umbrella For The Deck
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In the process of putting our lawn together for the summer my wife and I decided we needed a covering for the deck. After some searching at the local Home Depot we settled on an 11 foot umbrella. Check out all our fun putting it together. m7synthetic.myamsoil.com
AMSOIL P.I. Performance Improver First Use
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AMSOIL P.I. Performance Improver First Use
3hp Briggs and Stratton Compressor Repair
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3hp Briggs and Stratton Compressor Repair
1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 Optimum Idle Adjust Part 4
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1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 Optimum Idle Adjust Part 4
1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 Optimum Idle Adjust Part 3
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1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 Optimum Idle Adjust Part 3
1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 Optimum Idle Adjust Part 2
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1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 Optimum Idle Adjust Part 2
1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 Optimum Idle Adjust Part 1
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1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 Optimum Idle Adjust Part 1
Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 7
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Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 7
Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 6
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Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 6
Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 5
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Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 5
Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 4
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Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 4
Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 3
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Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 3
Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 2
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Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 2
Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 1
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Wheel Horse 1067 Carburetor Adjustment Part 1
1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 Valve Adjust Part 2
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1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 Valve Adjust Part 2
Thank you
My pleasure
Thank you man video was exactly what I was looking for!
I’m glad it helped you.
Thank you I have every video I've watched so far you're the only one that's actually explained how to take the damn thing off thank you sir Good job thank you for all your help
That’s great. Glad to be of help.
Bro you didn’t really show us anything
I’m sorry you feel that way. Just sharing videos of the projects I’ve worked on in case it helps somebody.
Nice i have the same car and i love it!
As you did not adjust the idle in video 3 or 4, not sure why video is titled as it is. Bike sounds great.
Just wanted to say thank you saved me from taking my truck to the shop!!
Thank you. That’s what it’s all about.
thats not the ignition control module thats the TFI module. The ICM box you should be looking for is on the fender. Glad you fixed the fuel problem.
It’s on the fender on the OBS rigs. Distributor mounted on bricknoses
For all 1969 GM full car line up, vent glass windows are gone, and adjustable head restraints added on the front seat.
You should have put pickups in the distributor while you had the distributor out.
so what did you do? after bike warmed and sitting at 1000 rpm with screws out 2 turns ???? you said looking for idle to raise? then what?im lost
I’m adjusting each screw to achieve highest idle. After each screw is adjusted so that idle increases, then you adjust the idle back to 1000 rpms and you have achieved optimum mixture in each cylinder.
I would love an update video to see how it turned out. I’m thinking of planting some honeysuckle on a chain link fence this year.
Will do. Still surviving. I believe this is the season it’s due to flourish. I’ll keep you posted.
An Amsoil product review by an Amsoil Dealer….very convenient. 😂😂😂
Very
Had it right on the shelf to try
This is the problem having with my 1989 F250 the RPMs are high when the truck is idle
All I did was clean the intake
Hey man I just did this job only leak I got is slight bubbling at that stupid hex plug on top of the housing … you used standard plumbers tape on it to stop it ? Other than that all good ! Guy before me put t stat it backwards lol surprised it ran also had orange coolant and heater core plumbed backwards . Finally got her to stop overheating and the cooling system working well minus those little bubbles on that dang hex plug
Glad to hear it. Feels good when you get those kinks worked out.
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Although not as desirable as your Poncho, I got a '76 Valiant sedan for $0 'out-of-pocket' a few years back. 318, HD suspension, HD cooling, solid, & weirdly optioned as it was toward the very end of production for A-bodies. What I like is that a 4-door is more useful, when you modify it nobody cares (unless you go "100% Ass-clown")- I've got the 12" rotor swap, Bergman Auto Craft suspension & steering, the engine K-member is perimeter welded, 3" skid plate & gusseted, power trunk popper, XHD rear leafs with poly bushings, AM radio converted to AM/FM/Blue Tooth with a USB port & outlet for an amplifier, run 15"x7" Vector wheels with 60-series rubber, slightly bigger cam, dual-roller timing chain, 2.5" dual exhaust, Edelbrock intake with a Thermoquad & dual snorkel air cleaner...it's just fun, low-stress, and people smile, wave, come to talk about it when I'm at the gas station or whatever. Totally understand your excitement & enjoyment
That’s what it’s all about to me. Everything I own I use. I don’t own anything that’s a showpiece. To me this is nice enough to keep for a long time but rough enough that I don’t worry when my 8 year old sits in the back seat for a ride to Culver’s. After I get the timing chain and water pump replaced its dual exhaust next. So far I’m thinking 2.93 rear gears and keep the automatic. Set it and forget it.
@M7Adventures I've got a cattle dog, too- so the Valiant is his only comfortable option beside my F350- which is kinda of a PITA to drive around (crew cab, 4wd, long bed, has a Warn bumper & winch- ex ranch truck). It will evolve higher; color change, 340-power, install a 4-speed OD (A-833 OD, iron case)...all stuff I have
@@olikat8 Nice. Thanks for your interest. Enjoy!
My grandma had that exact car, same color and everything, same engine setup too
Those are good memories.
I have a 2013 Escape 2.0. There’s no way I would ever wait until that oil change warning came on. Anything interval Ford suggests, I cut it in half at least. Im not sure what engine you have but the 2.0 is a GDI and turbo. I used ti change the oil at 6,000 miles. Then I went to 5,000 miles. Now I do it at 3,000 miles. Always full synthetic. These Ecoboost engines are filthy with heavy fuel dilution and sludge. I do a drain and drill to my trans every 10,000 miles. Thank you for sharing the lab results feedback. Is there anyway you can post a photo with the numbers?
Thanks for your comment. This is the 3.5 naturally aspirated. I bought this car specifically for this engine with no turbo.
I would be happy to email you a pdf of the results
You know much about these tractors?
Some. What are you working on?
1966 1076
What’s the problem with it?
when them pumps start going bad they over heat quit working
There are a lot of factors when you have 3 fuel pumps. Plus the actuator between the 2 fuel tanks when gummed up can overwork the fuel pumps.
Thanks as always for watching. I really appreciate all your feedback. Don’t forget to check out my Independent AMSOIL Dealer website at m7synthetic.myamsoil.com
I've restored a few of these early AM and AM/FM radios for early Pontiacs. I put a restored AM/FM radio in my 68 Catalina. I also repaired an original dash clock and put it in my dash. They're actually not too difficult to repair. And the sending unit had a good aftermarket solution available from Frank's Pontiac Parts, a well known Pontiac Parts vendor.
I ordered from Frank’s last month for spider gear washers. I’ll check out that sending unit. Thanks for all the info. When I get it mechanically sound maybe I’ll try to tackle the clock.
My folks had one of these, a green coupe. Beautiful car. The 400 tends to eat starters, though, just FYI
Thanks for the information. I’ll keep my eyes open for that. They are beautiful cars. I would have loved to have found a 2 door, but the price was right, so you get what you get and don’t throw a fit.
Sweet car, Warwick blue and cameo white two tone is very attractive. Brake booster indicates front disc set up. At almost 100k miles very unlikely it still has the original nylon timing gear. However it might be a good idea to pull the oil pan since the shredded plastic from the old timing gear has clogged the oil pickup screen. All the full sized Pontiacs from that era have a canister style fuel sending unit and they tend to jam. Unfortunately there is no replacements available and no one who can service them. Solution is to leave it be and fill it every 200 miles or have a lever arm style welded to the original top flange. Good luck with the project! Btw, that black paint in the trunk jam was a factory thing on early production cars.
Thanks a lot for your comment. It does have front disc brakes. I’m planning to look at that timing setup in the next month or so. I sure don’t want to run it if it still has that original gear. Thanks for the info on the fuel sending unit. I just drive short distance so I’m sure it’s no big deal to just keep fuel topped up. I’ll post videos with the progress.
One finger power steering and the best power brakes ever. Nice to drive
It drives like a dream. Can’t wait to get it back on the road. Thanks. Have a great day!
Thanks for watching everyone! I appreciate your comments, and look forward to interacting with you. As always, don't forget to check out my independent Amsoil dealer website at m7synthetic.myamsoil.com
Hi your pontiac is very nice it's truly incredible to see one that has survived and is in original factory condition thank you for wanting to take care of it. I'm curious do you have the original booklets and perhaps window price sticker? Thanks
I’m sorry to say I don’t have the sticker or booklets. That would be nice.
I’d love to see more videos on that truck man, I have an issue Where my f150 will start perfectly but then shuts off in about 1 second, I have spark and fuel pressure, no codes anyone have an idea as to what it could be?
Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately I traded the F250 for a 1969 Pontiac Catalina that I’ll have some videos on soon. As to your issue, what year is your truck? Helps to know what fuel delivery system you have among other things.
Try F150 Forum or Ford Truck enthusiasts, some folks there have YEARS at Ford Service managers. Scary what they know, remember..
I congratulate you on the beautiful Honda. I also like old things like you do. I have the opportunity to buy a goldwing, but this one has a windshield. and I want to do it like when they are called naked. anyway, it has a lot of miles and costs $1600. thank you for an answer. take care of the honda pearl :)
Thank brother
Glad to help
Sabe cuántos aparatos alimenta?
It obviously depends on what devices. Good for a job site. Probably not much if power was off in your home.
I r4eplaced mine and it still is messed up I want to bypass it.
Replacing the ignition module on my 90 Bronco 5.8l but the distributor is seized up and won't budge. Not an inch. Sprayed a bunch of PB Blaster to try and lossen her up then borrowed a slide hammer and axle puller adapter from Auto Zone to try and pop her loose from underneath but no go. No good reason this shouldn't be a 10 minute R&R. I figure after all this trouble I'll find it wasn't the ignition module but rather the ignition switch. 😆
Sounds about right
finally got the distributor out (2x4 and hammer) and module replaced and sure enough the problem turned out to be the ignition switch mounted on the steering column 😂
My ‘86 Ford Bronco had Phillips screws holding on the ignition control module.
That makes it easy
Thanks for the follow up.
You’re welcome
Have you had good luck with this tfi?
Yes it has worked great ever since it was installed.
Lacrosse and a Gold Wing. You and I would get along well
I come from 4 generations of Flint GM workers on both sides of my family. So Buick is king. I stumbled on the Goldwing but I’m glad I did.
Wow thanks for making this video! I am experiencing very similar happenings with my 89 ford 302! May I ask you questions about this fuel pump you replaced. How did you determine the pump was bad? Thinking back on that fuel pump replacement, when you pulled the pump outlet tube off of the rubber hose, did you see a slit in the hose or not? I ask because I pulled my pump, thinking it is bad, but I found a long slit in that hose and so I replaced it and not the pump. but I still have the same problem happening, now I wonder if that slit is originally supposed to be there, perhaps for a pressure relief issue?? And there is no one at parts stores of dealerships old enough to answer that question! rrrg, frustrating. Did your hose have a slit, or did you replace the hose also? because your there and were talking about inside the tank, not an easy area!
I’m sorry I don’t remember for sure about the hose. I don’t think there was a cut in it but I couldn’t say for sure. My way of thinking would have been to replace the pump too while you were already in there with the tank lowered. Over time I have replaced all 3 pumps and the manual switch between tanks. That switch is another factor. I would switch fuel tanks and still be pulling from the other tank overworking the exterior fuel pump on the frame. That’s something to consider as well.
There's another video out how to clean the Tank selector can, further past the Hi pressure pump. Evidently has a lot to do with which tank WILL work. May be a dumb question but did you swap out the fuel filter?
Is the thumping background music needed? Answer = No! We are here to listen to your voice.
Thanks for the feedback. I’ll keep that in mind for future videos.
Travailler avec une main , un autre qui c pas travailler
I do like making videos but I admit my production quality is lacking
I learned NOTHING
Keep working at it
Thanks for all this.. I bought this exact same generator a year ago for $60 (CAD) and the guy claimed it used to run and make power but thought the gas tank was too rusty and the carb pulled rust into itself and clogged it, I bought it with the thought it’ll be one of those projects I’ll take on and fix it, well SURPRISE I never did it haha, it sat in the shed…then I moved to the country and people in the municipality said power outages were quite common and lasted longer than in the city so I figured I better take the thing to a small engine mechanic who will get it done and fixed in a more timely matter and $100 later he did get it running, cleaned the carb and used a chemical to remove most of the rust out of the tank but still didn’t run right because it had low compression & he didn’t want to work on it any longer because he didn’t think it was fair to charge me on something he didn’t think was salvageable, I did end up buying another generator but this video at least gave me hope and confidence to get a look at my Coleman generator and work on it myself to get the compression back. Thanks, you got another subscriber.
Glad it helped you.
I've been having hell with my 93 leaking. Used RTV and still leaks. Redone it 4 times and still leaks. I think my housing is bad.
I’m having the same problem. Slow leak at the bottom of the housing. Resealed twice.
same problem here@@M7Adventures
What was the fix? Just a new housing?
I ended up replacing the housing.
this job is on my to-do list on willie-nelson (87 f150) when I get home in the spring...thx.
I hope it’s helpful
Hey when your truck would stall would it cough and sputter before before dying like when u run out of gas? Because I’m working on a 89 f250 5.8L and it will start and run great for a few minutes then with no warning, no sputtering nothin, it just dies like as if u turned the key off. It will restart right away just fine and run for a minute or so then, boom dead. I replaced the frame mounted fuel pump and filter, distributor /cap/rotor/icm, ignition coil, throttle position sensor, and the ignition switch.. nothing changed. I didn’t want to drop the tank to do the in tank pump but I’m thinking I might have to.
It did some of both. A couple of times it died with almost no warning. But I can think of once when it sputtered and I could feather the gas to keep it going for a little bit. The key for me was to listen for the fuel pump on the rail to get louder than normal. When the tank pump would get weak I could really hear that rail pump whine. Then it would eventually stall. I have 2 tanks but the problem for me was that the pump in the rear tank was bad too. So I couldn’t just switch tanks to check it. Good luck.
This vid was super helpful i just did a bunch of work on myf250 i dont have alot of money into and i cant see 75 bucks for an alignment when they gonna complain about ball joints on one side and not do it but also i think we live in same town its a small world 😁
Yeah you definitely need to get the steering work done first. Otherwise you’re going to ruin tires anyway.
@@M7Adventures the balljoints will be in the future but idk if im just gonna solid axle swap it and get rid of ifs issues
There are a lot of options. I lean toward stock on steering and suspension but that’s the great thing about after market parts. You can do almost anything.
Great video ! thankyou sir
Thank you. I hope it’s helpful.
I'm having the sale issue with my 1986 f150 with efi. Ordered both a new ignition control module and a in-tank fuel pump. Hope one of these fixes the issue!
Ended up being a fuel pump for me but the ignition control was a known issue so that’s why I tried that first. Good luck.
How did those two replacements do for your truck? Hope all is well.
Thanks again for watching everybody. Check out my Independent AMSOIL Dealer website at m7synthetic.myamsoil.com
lifetime warrant don't mean anything as far as a reliability. In fact they'll give you the cheapest part on the market It will break.They're counting on you coming back to buy more stuff.