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JonChimpo said:
Hey man,

I have the OME 3” heavy I put on when I got it. I’m right around 27k -29k right now. I did a lot of the work myself, minus the differentials, and some of the motor work. I’m running out of stuff to replace 🤣. Although, I still have a bunch to do in reality.

It was my cousins rig he willed to me when he passed away, his name was Clinton.

We have lovingly nicknamed the LC “Clinton’s Last Laugh.” Due to the amount of money I have sunk in to get his ride back to its glory.
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That's amazing, care to share a 📸??
 
Clinton’s Last Laugh - 1990 FJ80 #968

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sticking with @Marco Lau trend of front end Tuesday

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Putting a question out to the 3FE hoard because you guys helped me bring a high mile aged and neglected 3FE to sewing machine like reliability...

On the A440 when I first got everything running I had to replace the kickdown cable. Replaced the old fluid (black) and filter was clean, magnets had minimal metal fuzz accumulated. After adjusting the cable all gears worked great and converter lockup was functioning as it should at 53mph on speedo. I have 37s stock gearing and live in the mountains so it would never stay locked very long..

Put 1200 miles on it commuting on highway 20-30min each day. Recently the 1-2 shift got sticky and hung in 1st until reved high or manually shifted to 2 on shifter for the first couple shifts of the day then acted fine. Also noticed converter lock stopped occurring. Did party trick (2-3 times) adjusted kickdown looser and ultimately changed fluid/added lubeguard trans bottle. The 1-2 shift is back to working great but still no converter lockup. All other gears work great so I believe the governor is working correctly and adequate pressure is being built. Fluid that came out wasn't burnt nor did it look full of debris.

I suspect either the lockup valve in the valve body is stuck or the converter had an internal failure to the lockup plate/disk.

Trans has fresh fluid withe lubeguard, no flare shifts and each gear holds well. Fluid is at correct fill on dipstick measured when hot. Does have big reverse clunk but drivetrain has 274k miles..

Does anyone know any other diagnostics to isolate between those without shotgunning parts at it, I have no issue getting one of Rodney's valve bodies if that is the issue or having the converter r&r'd but wondered if there was something dumb im overlooking thats 440 specific.

I'm leaning sticky valve body with the 1-2 shift issue it had.. and selfishly that can be done without dropping the trans so thatd be much easier.
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mtnbiker4evr13 said:
Putting a question out to the 3FE hoard because you guys helped me bring a high mile aged and neglected 3FE to sewing machine like reliability...

On the A440 when I first got everything running I had to replace the kickdown cable. Replaced the old fluid (black) and filter was clean, magnets had minimal metal fuzz accumulated. After adjusting the cable all gears worked great and converter lockup was functioning as it should at 53mph on speedo. I have 37s stock gearing and live in the mountains so it would never stay locked very long..

Put 1200 miles on it commuting on highway 20-30min each day. Recently the 1-2 shift got sticky and hung in 1st until reved high or manually shifted to 2 on shifter for the first couple shifts of the day then acted fine. Also noticed converter lock stopped occurring. Did party trick (2-3 times) adjusted kickdown looser and ultimately changed fluid/added lubeguard trans bottle. The 1-2 shift is back to working great but still no converter lockup. All other gears work great so I believe the governor is working correctly and adequate pressure is being built. Fluid that came out wasn't burnt nor did it look full of debris.

I suspect either the lockup valve in the valve body is stuck or the converter had an internal failure to the lockup plate/disk.

Trans has fresh fluid withe lubeguard, no flare shifts and each gear holds well. Fluid is at correct fill on dipstick measured when hot. Does have big reverse clunk but drivetrain has 274k miles..

Does anyone know any other diagnostics to isolate between those without shotgunning parts at it, I have no issue getting one of Rodney's valve bodies if that is the issue or having the converter r&r'd but wondered if there was something dumb im overlooking thats 440 specific.

I'm leaning sticky valve body with the 1-2 shift issue it had.. and selfishly that can be done without dropping the trans so thatd be much easier.
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What is the "PARTY TRICK"
 
Get vehicle to 50-60mph and throw it into park for 3-5seconds then back to D (NOT REVERSE). From my understanding; it reverses flow through the circuits to flush debris out of governor/valves and generally make you pee a little 😄

Best to replace trans fluid after this with possible debris dislodged.
 
mtnbiker4evr13 said:
Get vehicle to 50-60mph and throw it into park for 3-5seconds then back to D (NOT REVERSE). From my understanding; it reverses flow through the circuits to flush debris out of governor/valves and generally make you pee a little 😄

Best to replace trans fluid after this with possible debris dislodged.
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91FJ80FD said:
What is the "PARTY TRICK"
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i do understand the Chrysler Ford & G.M. agreed upon use of the universal Dealership Service Department's S.A.E terminology language format
for the noun " TRICK " ...... as it relates to both there factory stated sub-system warranty & milage periods with the added cost-benefit factor of which ever comes first instantly ceases it to exist ..... :poof:

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i do not understand how the noun " PARTY " also relates to the now long-term and well established & routinely applied noun above in the now
compound-word use on a A440F ...?

🤔

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Just picked up this beauty 1997, its been off of the road for 9 years. As far as I know I am the third owner , interior is imaculate, exterior is decent, no accidents. It does seem to have a minor lift along with a snorkel. I have starting wrenching on it already, took the seat out as it needs the slide gears replaced, then took out the air box as it had some leftover acorns in it that got removed. At the moment I am working on replacing the heater hose that resides beneath the air intake.

I need to rebuild the knuckles plus get doing some research on how to resolve the surface rust on the frame along with a couple of rust through spots on it.

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JnC said:
Just picked up this beauty 1997, its been off of the road for 9 years. As far as I know I am the third owner , interior is imaculate, exterior is decent, no accidents. It does seem to have a minor lift along with a snorkel. I have starting wrenching on it already, took the seat out as it needs the slide gears replaced, then took out the air box as it had some leftover acorns in it that got removed. At the moment I am working on replacing the heater hose that resides beneath the air intake.

I need to rebuild the knuckles plus get doing some research on how to resolve the surface rust on the frame along with a couple of rust through spots on it.
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i see we have a 1FZ masquerading as a 3FE ;)
 
I drove through some puddles at high speed the other weekend to make my kids laugh. Cars running fine, but something in the front right axel is squeaking, and when I coast around 20-30mph I hear a grindy/whumpy sound. Need to get the tire off and check for rocks/sticks in the boot maybe. Anyone else run into this?
 
91FJ80FD said:
Is it worth the money, time, and energy to install 4.88 gears on a 1991 with a 3FE sitting on 33's? Or is it a none factor?
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FWIW: I just switched to 4.88 and 315 tires... Speedo is within 1mph of accurate, and still drives really well...
 
Hi,

What do you guys think is going on here?

Brake is not on, vehicle just started… wiring?flashing on and off as I drive. Very intermittent.
Where should I start looking for a loose connection if it is electrical?

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