oil light comes on when idling
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02-08-2013, 08:21 PM
thanks everyone for all your advice. as for the HB its the outter ring. it hasnt came aprt anywhere that i can see its like the balancer itself is sliding around on the shaft.i can wiggle it back almost into place but as soon as i got to drive it slides rite back into the cover. an theres oil bein thrown from it. thinkin of doin a cloes double roller timing chain an a new cover when i replace or repair the balancer. an as the lift goes, i was just wanting a small body lift, nothin real big bein that iits only a 2wd. how would i go about fixin the balancer is my main question???? thanks guys for the info. would like to put a pic of my truck up soon but unsure exactly how to..
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02-08-2013, 10:42 PM
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02-09-2013, 07:04 AM
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Rockauto would have a Doorman harmonic balancer for about $75 or so, a new timing cover with gaskets about $175, they also have the double roller timing chain/sprocket set for about $45, if your taking all this stuff off you should do the water pump and all hoses also to do it right, check your serpentine idler and belt tightner, new anti-freeze, maybe a oil pump if the manual guage check comes in low....all these will make you forget about the lift kit for awhile. Do this asap. before you make a minor problem a major problem.
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02-17-2013, 01:53 PM
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I'v had oil pressure problems in a few trucks..
97 f150
98 f150
99 ram 1500
Dropped the pan on all of them to find chewed up chunks of plastic in the fords. and just a sludged pick up in the ram. After cleaning these the problem always came back! drop the pan asap before any more damage can come to the motor. Its not a hard job on the ram and can be done in under 2 hours.
Good luck!
97 f150
98 f150
99 ram 1500
Dropped the pan on all of them to find chewed up chunks of plastic in the fords. and just a sludged pick up in the ram. After cleaning these the problem always came back! drop the pan asap before any more damage can come to the motor. Its not a hard job on the ram and can be done in under 2 hours.
Good luck!