Thursday, April 17, 2014

Little Fixes and Tweaks

Had a fun moment the other day.  Bronco ran fine driving to my destination.  I got back in and it wouldn't turn over.  I tried jigging some wires and adding a gallon of gas.  I was finally able to get started enough to coast into the gas station.

Filled up the tank (it only filled a little less than the gauge said) but nothing.  After a few minutes I noticed that I couldn't hear the fuel pump running.  Sure enough the fuel pump wire was loose and securing the connection fixed it.

The next day I was checking fluid levels and noticed that there was a wire that only had 3 strands connected to the battery.  I couldn't readily trace where it went so I removed it.  Bronco wouldn't start.  So I cut and re-attached the wire correctly and started right up and actually felt like it was running better.

This week I replaced the 31x10.5r15 tires with some 33x12.5r15 tires.  My Bronco had 8.5" width rims so it was an easy swap.  I know some friends with other vehicles have 7.5" width rims and some major tire shops will not install 33s on them.

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