Searley

Hi and Thanks SParKy_Dave. Mr. Fathead did send his e-mail and I got them away in segments of 3 @ a time. I'm getting more skilled at this stuff. They did'nt teach me this Stuff @ School.

Hello Mr. Fathead. I've got the Kirby Bishop Power Str Pages Scanned 1-13 and a Spare Parts Numbers Page. However its not Uploading for me. I have'nt got Tapatalk. If you want to send me an e-mail address so I can send as an Attachments. Unless somebody knows another way.Let me know. Thanks. My e-mail is (edited removed )

I'll Pause The Party and Drinking and Get Right on to it!

Good Morning. Yes Thats Good. I might just Scan it tonite and put it on anyway. Have a Great Safe Happy New Years Eve Day!

So a 178 rwkw would feel like "Whoopeee"

Hello Thom,Just been Scoureing your Threads on the SOHC 4.0. ?? Now if you managed to get 178 rwkw from those changes. How many rwkw/s would one get from a standard used old 4.0 sohc? Just trying to get an idea of contrast. Thanks Hope everyone is Enjoying Election Mania.Searley.

Gooday to Everybody and I hope you are all Travelling Pretty Well. Now I'm about to Buy some Head Bolts for a sohc 4.0 and I see on E-Bay the prices can Vary from $40 to $110 before you go to ARP Hi-Dollar stuff. Are they all the same? The MACE Engineering look better and come with a washer. And maybe they are made in Australia. I did read in a Ford magazine about a Jim Mock sohc rebuild and he said that you can use 2nd hand head bolts as long as they are in good condition! I don't wanna stuff this up on Experiments.I bought a Enduro Tech head gasket kit that does'nt come with the Bolts Again any Advice or Opinions or Experience is Appreciated and I won't be Offended. Have a Great Nite.

Hello Mr. Poulson I won't be useing 2nd hand head bolts.Jeez after all that work & money. No I was just a bit dazed and confused when I read the article on rebuilding your sohc 4.0 and a well known performance engine builder says something like that. He also prefers to torque the bolts useing n/ms or ft/lbs in a 4 step sequence not the angular method. Does that really matter? Anyway thanks Its always good to get more knowledge and expertise.

Hi Outback Jack. Yes I'll go for the Nason for $50 instead of MACE for $110. They have a washer but that should'nt make much difference. That article you put out on the 3 x different types of head gaskets was Great to read. I know the car parts shops are always willing to palm off a cheaper gasket and bolts that they wanna get Rid of that might not be Suitable.

Hello Fordys, I've come across stories of people mixing soluble oil (ie machinists cutting oil) with demin water to use in their cooling systems. Apparently its good for the water pump bearing and makes the water passages smooth and shiny and offers some anti-corrosion power. However this seems to be with Vintage & Veteran vehicles that would have cast-iron heads. How would a soluble oil & demin water go in todays Alloy heads? It sounds good but could it have adverse effects? Thanks for any Advice or Opinions I won't be offended.

Hello OzFalcon Friends and Freaks. I was curious to know is the XH Longreach LSD Diff called "The HydraTrak" the same LSD as the ones in earlier Fords like an 87 FE LTD? Its just in case the the Hydratrak blows up and i need to replace it with something.Also got the factory workshop manual for the 87 FE LTD LSD you know. And I'd like to Wish that all The Good People on this Wonderful Forum a Safe and Happy New Years Nite and Overall a Lot Better Year for 2022 than previous.Take Care and All The Best Searley.

Hello Dex, I've got a XH Longreach with the Hydratrak and also a RTV with the Dash operated Locking Diff. As gerg said they are 2 different types. As you most probably know you only need to Operate the Diff Lock when you're about to attempt to drive thru a Boggy Mushy patch of road Never Ever on the Bitumen or hard rock road Always ackowledge the GREEN light ON and Verify that its OFF when you want it OFF. Save a Big headache and Heartache and Walletache.

Thanks Ando81 , My Diffs workd very well when it needs to right now. There must be some Hydras lying around in wrecking yards or on shelves somewhere. When you say you wheeled the houseing under do you mean the Whole diff from hub to hub or just the internals? Thanks.

Thank-You Professor gerg. I'd have to give you or anyone 11 out of 10 for that descriptive answer. There must be heaps of Hydra-Traks lying around somewhere. Cheers.

Hello Fordy Guys and Gals,I just purchased a 2003 XLS ute with a Barra and am Happy with it but its going into storage for a while..Can I take the Battery out for a time and then put it back in without all this Re-Programmeing I hear about on other modern cars? Or is it Best to leave it in there and Start the motor every 3-4 days? Thanks for the Advice. Hope Everybody is Travelling well etc.

Hello Fellow Fordys,Hope you're all going well and getting "Back To Normal" I'm Curious about the Forged Factory ConRods that appear to exist only on the 200 cu X-flow and pre-crossflow I think.Are they Better than the others? Are they worth useing in other performance applications? I look forward to reading your Replys. On another Note years ago (decade) I was surfing the net on Ford Performance sites for the 250 X-Flow and there was a Bloke who seemed to be a X-Flow Black-Art Guru Wizard who for $1500.00 each a Pop would exchange a Carby Inlet Manifold or a Cast Exhaust Manifold that would in return give so-called remarkable HP Performance increases.Everything looked the Same on the outside,no visible mods etc yet he was $Chargeing $1500.00 a Pop for each just exchange over.I've got it recorded somewhere on a Usb stick or a old PC.Does anyone have any knowledge of this bloke and what he did?I suspect he either Bored out the Inner workings a bit or soaked the insides with strong acid.Anyway Have a Good Great and Happy and Safe Weekend.And Watch out for "The Empty Headed Steering Wheel Attendants" ie TEHSWA.Best Regards Searley

Thanks Mate,That clarifys things a bit.For some reason every time I was reading about a Hotted 250 X-Flow I'd see "And its got Forged 200 Conrods which made me think that 200s were made with Special Conrods but they were'nt.Whew Thank God I did'nt dismantle all those 200 cu/in motors from U-Pull-It just for the Conrods!

Thanks Mate,Its starting to make Sense now and Takes away the "Black Art Mystery Guru Crap"!

Thanks Mate,That helps join the Dots a lot more,Vely Interesting.I wonder which Speedway Guy was the 1st to Spark this in their Noodle?

Hello Everybody,Searley here who had a unsuccessful day trying to start the XH ute,When I put in the courtes/interior light globe it came on with the doors shut.I found that the RHS door button had gone into the inside of the door coz rubbers perished,Could that have anything to do with it.See it used to start easily with window down or door open etc.I then followed procedures about the "Smart Lok' and when error went away after 30 mins it went "Code" still nogo.I have'nt got the Factory Reset Code but someone said its the last 4 letters of the VIN Number,Does anyone Know how to find out the reset code number ?Its gotta be a 4 digit number. It seemed like it wanted to Fire a whole lot better but something is still stopping the Dots from being joined.Oh What A Feeling Fordota! Best Regards Searley.

Hello Mr. hendrixhc, How did you go with Mr. Total Towing? Did he let you have the Longreach for a Carton of Beer?

And its in a Street called Hill St. Port Elliot which is off a Waterport Rd. So comeing from Goolwa going to Pt.Elliot before you get into Pt.Elliot there's a Turn right into Waterport Rd then a bout 3 kms and turn left into Hill St.Hill St is the Main Industrial Area of Pt.Elliot and the Scrap yard 3/4 way down on the Left.I have a Funny feeling about the stuff in this place.Why has this Guy got all this stuff just Rusting away.We can all become "Hector The Collectors" But? ps there is another Hill St. in Victor Harbor its a one-way St next to Woolworths so

Oh Yeah forgot to add that the mob 0408824939 that was on the sign is also the same number advertized for Total Towing in the Yellow Pages so it must be him.That other next door chap said he sometimes turns up @ the site on weekends.

Hello Mr. hendrixhc,I found that White Ford Longreach Ute.Its in a Type of scrap cars and cranes & industrial & agriculture machinery type of cemetry.The wheels are still on it.There was a sign @ the end of the fence with 'total towing' mob 0408824939 written on a piece of plywood with white finger paint mob number written twice with total towing.The chap next door who runs Pt.Elliot Mechanical (aka the old Pt.Elliot Wreckers) said there's a Chap who comes in now and then and thinks he might have a car yard sales somewhere in Adelaide(the big smoke),He himself was showing interest in the cranes he's got there coz they still work.He said he thinks the Longreach was the owners personal @ one time.I looked up Total Towing Adelaide and found it in the Yellow pages @ 11 York St.Wingfield.So anyway I have'nt Phoned him and thats all I could find out.Hope this Helps.If you need a hand with getting stuff off I would help out.I have tools and a gas propane hose and torch for heat and jack stands. My trolley jacks are only smaller car types not big truck types.I would'nt mind a Squiz @ it either.Maybe its got a Nice dash mat or a better bench seat than mine,I could use some decent headlights etc. Its been there for least 10 years maybe 15.Ok my mob is 0487831133 but not after 4:00 pm Thanks Searley