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Found a maintenance item that I hadn’t attended to yet. So I lubed up my shaft. Hopefully remedies all of my ‘slip-bump’ woes. Engine build moving along. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just for you @CoronaRaptor Dicked up cutoff. This is actually best case. Was way worse before I adjusted it and doesn’t look that terrible projected on the wall but is way worse shining on the road. Swap out process. Fortunately these are probably the easiest headlights I’ve ever yanked...

Dropped the parts off at the machine shop this morning. Drove an hour to take it to the best shop in the area. Guy said he doesn’t see these at all and they are THE shop for Fords around here. His first Raptor and he’s only seen maybe one 6.2 from a F250. Again, like the limited info on the...

I'll do what I can.

Light was shipped out 2 hours after the order was generated. Will be here tomorrow. Okay Morimoto. I see you.

Yeah, I'm on mid. But every other XB I got before this was already perfectly adjusted for mid. I think this adjuster was busted from jump. Update though! I emailed Morimoto (really just to find out if I could repair this myself) and got a reply back within SIX MINUTES! And because I referenced...

Yep, I read that somewhere too. Who would have thought that just getting them pointed off of the ground would be too far though? If you design a product that you know can break while the consumer adjusts it and release it to the public that way... That to me seems to be a bit of a poor design...

Jesus H Christ, ya boy can not catch a break on these things. So as mentioned initially with the latest replacement the first thing I noticed was a cloudy lens. Fine. Not worth the hassle for me for this issue, I'll just deal with it, even though it drives my OCD wild. Welp, I confirmed last...

All good man. I don't ever read anything as condescending as tone is generally lost on the internet and I've developed a thick enough skin in this lifetime to where shit doesn't get to me either way. I appreciate all the feedback. Good and bad. Have a good one!

Yep, thanks for the input. That's what Adam was suspecting as well. I swapped the connector out right after he suggested it and so far so good. So other than the one cloudy lens on the last replacement and the fact that it seems to have fallen out of alignment after I adjusted it, it seems to be...

Awesome! Thanks for the insight. Maybe I can reach out with questions? I got you brother! But for real, the guy I got the engine from is fully set on 'build up and swap' where I'm leaning more toward 'slap it together and sell'. Told him that if I wanted to put a built motor in my truck, I'd...

Yeah, my situation is unique. Building an engine is something I've always wanted to learn how to do. Engine was free and it's not out of one of my own vehicles (no down time) so it's a win-win. In the end, I'll have learned a lot and will either have a spare motor or make a money. Fair warning...

Yeah, that's a great question. My options right now seem to be either a stock build or a build and then whether I keep it as a spare, swap it out with mine (if built), or sell it for money. Nothing I really need to make a call on until I can really get in and assess what condition it's really in...

I think I can confidently say they're cast looking at this. Makes sense as they use these engines in Super Duty's as well. I know the part was definitely stout in the hand.

Yep. Honestly, from what I see tracking my costs and posting it here is probably the only real piece of value a thread like this can provide to the community. That, lessons learned, and maybe something like "how to time the engine". Other than that I don't know what else we can learn or gain...

Yeah, I definitely don't consider Uwharrie, or much east coast off-roading, "Raptor Friendly". Though last time I was there I did see somebody in an H2 on a pretty gnarly trail (Dicky Bell). I think when mine sees dirt it will probably be at one of the closer TORR events like VIR or Durhamtown...

Not sure if they're cast or not. I can take a closer look next time I'm there. They definitely look like it in the picture though. Yes, there's a ratchet that the pin grabs to load it. You can sort of see the smaller shaft and pin hole in the picture. The design architecture is clearly based on...

Engine rebuild has begun. Follow along here. We're not far down the road, but it's progress all the same.

Finally kicked off this project this yesterday. Disclaimers: Info here is purely to share and document my experience. If it can help anybody, then great. This is my first engine build, so it will be a learning experience for me and I assume zero responsibility for anybody dicking their shit up...

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Yeah man, good feeling. So the failure mode is that, by design, the wiring should retreat into the door panel when you close it, but what actually happens is that kinks between the cab and door and then stays there, so over time of just cyclic bending will just fail. Why mine's close to the...

Dove fully back in this evening because I’m me. Confirmed that the switch is definitely integrated into the latch assembly. Yanked the entire harness and cut away the wrap to fulling expose the run of wire inside the bellows. Problem was immediately apparent and was basically the same failure...

Thanks for the picture. It's helpful as far as understanding the guts of the thing. Holy moly that thing is nasty. All other door ajar switches I've seen in the past were a little button between the cab and door like you said. But when I tried to learn about my issue, I saw that Ford has one...

Couple small updates from the weekend. Picked up the next project. I inherited the smoked engine from my buddy. Ya boy might bit off more than he can chew here. But got it to its new location. Will be my first engine build so could be a huge bust but for sure a learning experience. I’ll start a...

Oh also forgot to mention that I hopefully put an end to my headlight saga a couple of weeks ago by swapping out my socket as a suggestion from the vendor. Anyone interested in some entertaining, mature discourse can find how all of that transpired on my post in the lighting sub-forum. Did a...