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Dodged a bullet! Glad all went well. Next 500 miles will finish the story.No idea what caused the Fitech to croak?

Good information,still relative today,but the thread is twelve years old.

Thanks for the information.Ive been running a 1st gen bronco 3 core cross flow,and thin direct drive flex.worked OK but not great.This time I went with a champion 4 core and 18” electric.No shroud,we’ll see. I do still have room for the thin flex if needed.

Hey Jack.What radiator,fan,shroud combo are you running.Those temps sound like its workin for ya.Wide or narrow radiator.

Back in the day when your dad was using Fram filters they were a premium filter.After buy outs,take overs,and just plain greed, now junk trying to capitalize on name.

New felpros and a good retorque after two or three average heat cycles and you’ll be good to go a good long while.

When I was shopping there were some copper ones out there but no real options on thickness.Or go with another set of Fel Pros, with studs and maybe get another few years out of it.

The cometics are available in a variety of thicknesses.Now would be a good time to freshen the heads MLS gaskets as stated above need proper surface finish,If you do the math you could lower your static a bit.And I know there pricey but get the studs.

Would be a good time to recheck the deck height at the four corners.

Good attitude,I wish I had your enthusiasm.If I did I’d be driving mine by now.

Head gasket not so bad this time of year,but a full tear down yuk! Pullin for ya!!

Maybe head gasket.Do a leak down on and listen where the air goes.Or borrow a smoke machine leave the plugs out and follow the smoke.#8 maybe a big blob of I burned oil(carbon) taking up space

You would not ad any additional,once set at the proper angle.Usually 3 to 5 degrees negative (down) at running weight.

Looks like a nice piece!

The proper pop rivet would be a “cherry” blind head aircraft rivet. imo you can’t beat the tried and true 1/8 NPT