Rdub6’s F150 thread

General karthief said:

The window is set in a rubber gasket right?

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OEM I believe it was butyl tape. Whatever they used didn’t hold up well. I’ve seen videos of guys putting them back with the tape, and also the 3M stuff in the tube.
After some interior parts come out, it ust unbolts...... clean off the old crap...... new stuff on, and bolt back in (similar to our 1/4 glass). Or so it seems that easy.
I already have a roll of butyl, so I’m going to go with that first.

So, some things are changing with my ‘02.
My daughter will be taking that over once she passes her road rest, and I am in the process of buying an ‘18 F150 2.7 Ecoboost. My first venture into turbo territory, but it’s a nice truck!! Fingers crossed. I will miss the v8 exhaust note for sure.
The ‘02 will now get my full attention to make sure all the stupid things that I deal with, are fixed for her...... starting with my sinking brake pedal (master cylinder is already on the way). I also need to get the parking brake back in order, as most of the components were rusted so I just disconnected it and threw out the crappy springs.
I’ll give the headlights the restoration they need so she can see at night, and maybe I’ll finally put in the tailgate assist shock I’ve always wanted to do, but never did. I’ll replace the broken/ missing center cap on the left rear wheel, and maybe I’ll address the failing clear coat on the A.R.E. tonneau cover. ....... and yeah, we still need to fix the leaking rear glass.
In my head, she’ll drive it for a year or so, and by then the Fox will be somewhat where I want it (maybe), and I will start on this as my next resto project. I bought this truck new 19 years ago......and I won’t be letting go of it that easy!
Here it is:

MustangIIMatt said:

2.7 Egoboosts leak oil like a sumbitch thanks to their plastic oil pan, be prepared for that.

At least it's not a damned 3.5 Ecoboom. those things.

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I’ve researched that, and they seemed to have fixed the oil pan, as well as the carbon build up after the ‘17 models.

Haven’t tackled the rear window yet, but did some headlight resto today. The 3M kit works very nice...... but make sure you have all your batteries full for your drill!
Pass. side before:

Driver side after:

I’ve also been dealing with a “sinking” brake pedal in this thing. And before I hand it over to my daughter, it needs to get fixed.
I need to test it, but it seems it’s probably the $800 ABS modulator that is failing. There are no leaks, and the master cylinder is only a year old. We’ll see!

RaggedGT said:

I tackled my back window not to long ago, I ended up using the rightstuff to glue it back in

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Any leaks so far? I am leaning toward using one of the “liquid” sealers, rather than the butyl, myself!

Stop at a QUALITY local auto glass shop and ask/buy what they are using... I recommend NOT going to Safelite...

Was working on that ABS control module today.
two lines just wouldn’t budge, so I had to cut them. Ordered a whole new set of lines for the truck. I figure it can’t hurt to replace everything while I’m here.

Gave the new/ old bracket a quick clean and shot of paint.


I still have to clean up and paint the old bolts. Also need some new captive nuts that help hold the bracket. One broke causing the bolt to spin and spin. So I managed to get my welder up there on the backside to tack the broken piece in place and bolt came right out! That made a relatively crappy day turn out not so bad. Now I wait for my new lines.
And here’s my used ABS module that I’m praying works!