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Re: How-To: OHC Install
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That looks great! I'm too chicken spit to cut into my headliner and drill holes.
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LOL, I hear you! If I hadn't had the ripped headliner fabric between the sun visors I probably wouldn't have done it myself. I actually had given up after I had cut a drilled a couple holes and didn't think it was going to fit! I was actually looking to buy a new or used headliner but when i found out how much they'd be I figured I give it one more try! Glad i did, but it was one big PITA to run the wires, and the Temp sensor wires were the worst!
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06-04-2016, 08:51 AM
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
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LOL, I hear you! If I hadn't had the ripped headliner fabric between the sun visors I probably wouldn't have done it myself. I actually had given up after I had cut a drilled a couple holes and didn't think it was going to fit! I was actually looking to buy a new or used headliner but when i found out how much they'd be I figured I give it one more try! Glad i did, but it was one big PITA to run the wires, and the Temp sensor wires were the worst!
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If i do decide to do this I'm leaving the temp sensor inside. We know Florida is HOT outside. lol
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
Link for the template redirects you to the buy adobe web site and you can't get the template where can i get a copy of the template please.
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03-27-2017, 07:20 AM
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
The junkyards around here want an arm and a leg for these. 75 and up and as is. Not going to take a chance like that. I can find them on ebay but no mounting brackets.
If anyone has a part number for the mounting bracket I would appreciate it. Thanx.
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03-27-2017, 07:36 PM
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
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The junkyards around here want an arm and a leg for these. 75 and up and as is. Not going to take a chance like that. I can find them on ebay but no mounting brackets.
If anyone has a part number for the mounting bracket I would appreciate it. Thanx.
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where about are you located? I've got one at work (i work in a wrecking yard) we don't charge that much. ill even ship it if your too far out to meet up
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03-28-2017, 03:27 PM
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
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where about are you located? I've got one at work (i work in a wrecking yard) we don't charge that much. ill even ship it if your too far out to meet up
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
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I have a 2005 ford ranger xlt supercab. Started out with a double din touch screen interface, K&N cold air intake, LED headlights and euro LED tail lights, last mod I did was adding fender flares from a Ford edge(primed them and painted). And yes am looking for mods big and small, I love my truck and with each day it becomes more and more me
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05-01-2017, 02:43 AM
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
Looks good man! Do your visors catch it at all when you fold them down?
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
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Looks good man! Do your visors catch it at all when you fold them down?
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They do catch, so after I redo the headliner next weekend, I have a local shop that is going to cut them down and re cover those for me.
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Nice. Take pics when they're done
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
Thanks to the OP (and everyone who posted tips)!
Son and I went to the pick-n-pull on Saturday, found a 2000 Mercury Mountaineer with a clean OHC, and paid $17 for the OHC and temp sensor.
Install was fairly easy, although I did need to modify the bracket a bit (gave it a straighter profile to pull the back end of the console up tight to the headliner). Also had to recalibrate the compass to get it working correctly.
We actually grabbed two temp sensors, and I'm thinking of installing the second one inside the cab with a switch to toggle between indoors and out. Surprisingly, my favorite feature is the extra dome / map lights!
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
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We actually grabbed two temp sensors, and I'm thinking of installing the second one inside the cab with a switch to toggle between indoors and out.
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Not worth your time, it accounts for the heat in the engine bay and the interior, having no engine producing extra heat, would probably read super cold.
At least that's what I've heard.
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
Thanks for the heads up! We didn't bother hooking up the "speed sensor" wire, but surprisingly so far the temp reads exactly what my cell phone says the local temp is.
I guess we'll keep the extra sensor as a backup. The one we used came from the same Mountaineer we pulled the OHC from. The second one was from an Explorer. Other than having a slightly different shape, they seem to be the same (and the wires are the same colors- so I'm guessing they're swappable).
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
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Not worth your time, it accounts for the heat in the engine bay and the interior, having no engine producing extra heat, would probably read super cold.
At least that's what I've heard.
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That is opposite of what I have heard.
To update the temperature, the module looks at several different factors, as listed below.
> Engine Cold
If ignition has been on for less than five minutes, and was previously off for longer than two hours, the engine is cold and does not affect the temperature sensor. Therefore, the current sensor data is used.
> Engine Warm, Updated Temperature Cooler
If ignition has been on for longer than five minutes or if the ignition was off for less than two hours, the engine compartment may be warm from the heat of the engine. The current sensor data is used only if it is less than the stored temperature reading from before.
> Engine Warm, Updated Temperature Warmer
If the sensor data indicates a higher temperature, the module looks at the vehicle speed to determine whether engine heat is causing erroneous readings. A "high speed counter" is used to determine this. The counter is incremented when the speed is greater than 53 km/h (33 mph) and decremented when the speed is between 16-53 km/h (10-33 mph). If the speed is less than 16 km/h (10 mph), the counter is reset, and the displayed temperature is not updated from its last reading. If the counter is greater than two minutes, the currently sensed temperature is displayed. If the high-speed counter has counted less than two minutes, the temperature is allowed to increase only one degree per minute.
If the temperature sensor is short- or open-circuited, the display will read SC or OC, respectively, instead of a temperature. If the temperature drops below 3.3°C (38°F) or is below 3.3°C (38°F) upon power-up, the display will alternate between displaying "ICE" and the temperature. The display will alternate every two seconds for a time of one minute.
Based on the above info I would recommend hooking up the VSS wire in order to achieve maximum accuracy.
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Re: How-To: OHC Install
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That is opposite of what I have heard.
To update the temperature, the module looks at several different factors, as listed below.
> Engine Cold
If ignition has been on for less than five minutes, and was previously off for longer than two hours, the engine is cold and does not affect the temperature sensor. Therefore, the current sensor data is used.
> Engine Warm, Updated Temperature Cooler
If ignition has been on for longer than five minutes or if the ignition was off for less than two hours, the engine compartment may be warm from the heat of the engine. The current sensor data is used only if it is less than the stored temperature reading from before.
> Engine Warm, Updated Temperature Warmer
If the sensor data indicates a higher temperature, the module looks at the vehicle speed to determine whether engine heat is causing erroneous readings. A "high speed counter" is used to determine this. The counter is incremented when the speed is greater than 53 km/h (33 mph) and decremented when the speed is between 16-53 km/h (10-33 mph). If the speed is less than 16 km/h (10 mph), the counter is reset, and the displayed temperature is not updated from its last reading. If the counter is greater than two minutes, the currently sensed temperature is displayed. If the high-speed counter has counted less than two minutes, the temperature is allowed to increase only one degree per minute.
If the temperature sensor is short- or open-circuited, the display will read SC or OC, respectively, instead of a temperature. If the temperature drops below 3.3°C (38°F) or is below 3.3°C (38°F) upon power-up, the display will alternate between displaying "ICE" and the temperature. The display will alternate every two seconds for a time of one minute.
Based on the above info I would recommend hooking up the VSS wire in order to achieve maximum accuracy.
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I haven't heard any of that before, that's great to know! Thanks for correcting me.
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