I'll give a brief history, I'm the unhelped step child on other forums and I'm not sure why.

put together a 5.4L lightning engine with port and polish heads and swapped it for the 4.6, and went with the rest of the sheep at the time to "Troyer Performance" for tuning. The truck has NEVER run correctly, though when its cold and hasn't had a chance to change loop it runs its best (almost perfect). I insist its all tuning, Troyer just shook his finger at me and said in a nutshell it was mechanical and my fault. His reasoning is my MAF is clocking ~250 AD counts on his program, and I think that was appx 1.25-1.5v at idle.

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Fast forward to last week (3 yrs later)

My vacation with the camper set these codes at different intervals (camper battery dead celled and ate my batt down)
P0401 (I have egr blocked off, I expect this)

P0172 System Too Rich (Bank 1)
P0175 System Too Rich (Bank 2)
P1137 Lack Of HO2S12 Switch - Sensor Indicates Lean
P1157 Lack Of HO2S22 Switch - Sensor Indicates Lean

Wideband actions:
idle 14.5-15.8 AF/r
very minimal throttle, flat ground, closest to no load I can possibly get 14.5-15
minimal to moderate throttle on a good day (rare occurrence) 11-12.
anything else pegs the gauge rich.

Has a rolling idle when warmed up and in gear, does stall intermittently but only when building speed, if I creep 1-3mph the truck idles fine.


I'm confused now, how can I get conflicting codes like that on the same trip?

A friend of mine asked me to post this for him.

He has a 1986 F150 5.8L and has gone through 3 starter selenoids in the past year.

Anything I can tell him to look into that would be causing this problem? Currently the truck is sitting because he hasn't bought another one yet.

Thanks everyone.

Jupiter Charter Boat Captain Dies
Thomas Henry, 61, Died After Fall From Boat



POSTED: 6:53 pm EDT September 6, 2010
UPDATED: 10:10 am EDT September 7, 2010
JUPITER, Fla. -- A Jupiter charter boat captain died Monday from injuries suffered after falling off the boat.

Thomas Henry was injured when he fell from his boat Friday, according to Gabriella Ferraro of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Henry, 61, was bringing his boat “Waterdog” into the Jupiter inlet in high waves and rough conditions when he fell overboard and was pulled from the water unconscious by lifeguards.

http://www.wpbf.com/news/24901477/detail.html

Now check this 42 photo sequence of the accident. The seas don't look that bad until you realize that the boat buried between the waves is a 48' Garlington. Apparently he stuffed the bow, then the following waves turned the boat 90 deg. and nearly rolled it. Starting about picture 14 you can see the captain going over the side.

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Saturday was the Dove opener for Georgia
had 2 exceptional shooters
the pictures tell the story

Getting blinds ready



Store bought Pig meat



3 boxes of shells each and 8-10 Doves each ( add sore shoulder for tomorrow)



then they got hungry, or practicing for the Circus





can you see the hands on hips or licking their chops as the sun is still up and the meat aint done
PS: the sundown pics are censored for this site's and 'BIG Ts' & 'BATES' protection
this field is next to the House and we make sure all the kids young & old have a good time
the birds must have read the Regs. as it seemed they left town; or the cold front & rain up north screw them up

It's not clear whether the person was dead or alive when consumed




Tiger shark photo by Jett Britnell




NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamian police said Tuesday they are trying to identify human remains found in the stomach of a tiger shark caught off the Exuma islands.

Forensic investigators were conducting DNA tests on the two legs, two arms and severed torso found inside the 12-foot (3.6-meter) shark, said Assistant Police Commissioner Glenn Miller.

He said the remains appeared to be a couple of days old, but that it was not clear whether the person was dead or alive when consumed by the shark.

The tiger shark can migrate long distances and has been known to attack people.

Miller said at least two people have been reported missing recently on the archipelago. He also didn't rule out the possibility that the remains are those of an impoverished migrant whose boat might have capsized during a risky sea journey to Florida.

Three fishermen made the grim discovery Saturday after hooking the tiger shark about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of New Providence, the most populated Bahamian island.

One of the fishermen was Bahamian investment banker Humphrey Simmons, according to The Tribune newspaper, which quoted Simmons as saying that the remains were those of a man.

"He had neither clothes nor any identifying marks," Simmons said.

Marie Levine, executive director of the Princeton, New Jersey-based Shark Research Institute, said that for all the hoopla about shark attacks, they're relatively few and fatalities are even fewer.

"With tiger sharks, it's unusual for them to attack someone when alive," Levine said. "They don't tend to go after something that's alive and can fight back."

She said tiger sharks, which have clean-edged, serrated teeth, are known to travel through Bahamian waters quite a bit.

The Associated Press.

Chapman interviewed for 6th time since becoming eligible for early release



Mark David Chapman is serving a sentence of 20 years to life for shooting John Lennon four times outside the ex-Beatle's Manhattan apartment building in December 1980.


BUFFALO, N.Y. — John Lennon's killer was again denied parole in New York, nearly 30 years after gunning down the ex-Beatle outside the musician's New York City apartment building.

A parole board decided not to release Mark David Chapman after interviewing him Tuesday at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York.

It was Chapman's sixth appearance before the board since becoming eligible for parole in 2000. He will be eligible again in 2012.

Chapman, 55, had been scheduled to appear last month, but the hearing was postponed by parole officials, who said at the time they were awaiting additional information. They did not elaborate.

Among those who have opposed his release is Lennon's now 77-year-old widow, Yoko Ono, who said last month that she believed Chapman is a potential threat to her family and perhaps himself.

The former maintenance man from Hawaii was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison after firing five shots outside Lennon's Manhattan building on Dec. 8, 1980, hitting Lennon four times in front of his wife and others. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

At his last parole hearing, in 2008, Chapman told the panel he was ashamed and sorry for what he had done and had since developed a deeper understanding of the value of a human life.

He said he had been seeking notoriety and fame to counter feelings of failure.

After that interview, parole officials noted that Chapman had not been disciplined in prison since 1994 and said he had adjusted to his incarceration. But they denied release "due to concern for the public safety and welfare," according to the written decision.

Chapman was informed of the panel's most recent finding a few hours after the hearing. The state Division of Parole is expected to release a transcript of the interview within the next several days.

Lennon would have turned 70 this October.

The Associated Press

Any ideas on why my ABS light is on?

Plugged a OBDII scanner into it and have no codes showing and I also replaced the front brake pads but the light is still on. The brakes seem to work fine, although I haven't tested the anti-lock ability of my brakes.

used the boat last 2 days, didnt take many pics but heres what i got :)

on the way outrunning 50 mph with a small rooster tail :)




one of the many fish i caught, trout, just under slot, caught 4 trout today on artificial bait on the grass flats...



a flock of spoonbills



backwoods florida style





heres a vid from on the way out...
i love the last 20 seconds, letting that 'ol evinrude DRINK!



some more mangrove canals... one could get lost quite easily if they dont know the area

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i know a good number of us here tow some sort of trailer. whether its on a regular basis or once every few months, a 4x8 utility trailer or 40+ ft car hauler... WHAT DO YOU TOW???

i tow my 20 ft aquasport on a regular basis, couple times a week. roughly 3,300 lbs...




my dads boat i rarely tow with my truck, but we tow it every other weekend with my dads truck... 28 ft sea ray (32 ft overall), weight: 9,500 to 10,500 lbs depending on how full the tanks are

When I did engine repairs and vehicle wiring in my younger days I found a company that provided a lot of the little tips and tricks to watch out for when doing timing belts. The company was called All Data http://www.alldatadiy.com/index.html. They also have complete and sectioned wiring diagrams for almost every make and model vehicle.

The book was about $50 when i bought it years ago and it is an invaluable tool for determining ahead of time if the engines pistons are interference fit or slip fit. My book was not limited to just one model or year. It had all domestic and foreign vehicles. Lots of brothers in arms borrowed it for weekend turned into months labors of scraped knuckle's and war wound trophies.

All Data http://www.alldatadiy.com/index.html even provided complete manufacture drawings with install steps needed to see exactly how to properly replace and adjust timing belts. They also suggested additional repairs to consider when doing timing belt replacements such as water pumps since you have to take all that same stuff off to replace the belt - might as well do it at the same time and save lots of labor time and money.

Interference Fit can mean many different things depending on the application for which it is used. In this application we are talking about a Timing Belt wearing out or separating causing major internal engine damage. The damage is so severe that damage to the heads and block are easily possible.

Interference Fit - In this case it means that when the piston is at its furtherest travel (maximum stroke length) and when any one of the valves are at its most open travel (full valve travel length open) the two DO NOT have sufficient clearance and will hit each other if valve timing is incorrect.

Slip Fit - Is the opposite - Sufficient clearance is available even if the valve timing is incorrect.

Think of it as Interfere means hit and Slip means slide on by.

This knowledge lets you know that if you do lose a timing belt due to wear, or lack of following recommended change out schedule, the resulting choice, may result in belt failure and could by design cause valve, piston and even possible head and block damage. If anyone has experienced a timing belt failure and got away with minor out of pocket costs then that person is one lucky dude. Rub him a little he just might be the Lucky Budda.

Good knowledge will always arm you with the know how to decide, plan, schedule a r/r without tearing down your motor or wasting very sparse money needed elsewhere. Almost always, with a broken timing belt and interference fit heads, you will have bent valves and damaged pistons leading to possible cracks in your head or engine block.

Try it - kick the tires a whole lot then, push the bumpers up-n-down and take a look see under the hood and under the engine and trans. You'll see for yourself it is worth it.

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hey guys, I was wondering if any of you had a problem with your doors squeeking when hitting small bumps in the road. My passenger side rear door is squeeking and its driving me nuts. ive sprayed wd40 in the latching mechinism as well as cleaned any dirt from the contact area of the door and body of the truck. any advice on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated! thanks!