Re: FTE 61-79 - ADMIN: Ranchero list?

61-79-list-digest Thursday, May 28 1998 Volume 02 : Number 317

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Re: FTE 61-79 - ADMIN: Ranchero list?
FTE 61-79 - Re: FTE 61-79 Ken's Gold
FTE 61-79 - Junk Yard A C install?????
Re: FTE 61-79 - ADMIN: Ranchero list?
RE: FTE 61-79 - vapor lock definition
Re: FTE 61-79 - Straying topics
FTE 61-79 - Att. Gary Bowling
Re: FTE 61-79 - headers
FTE 61-79 - 63 FE mounts
Re: FTE 61-79 - Att. Gary Bowling
Re: FTE 61-79 - RE: Oil Drain Plug 68 F-250
Re: FTE 61-79 - radiator
FTE 61-79 - Chinquapin?
Re: FTE 61-79 - headers
FTE 61-79 - Re: chrome removal how to?
Re: FTE 61-79 - Oil problem
Re: FTE 61-79 - Cold miss
Re: FTE 61-79 - 68 F100 questions (semi long)
Re: FTE 61-79 - Re: chrome removal how to?
Re: FTE 61-79 - non FTE
FTE 61-79 - Seats
FTE 61-79 - clutch chatter
Re: FTE 61-79 - virtual motors
Re: FTE 61-79 - Re: chrome removal how to?
Re: FTE 61-79 - vapor lock definition
FTE 61-79 - brake probs
FTE 61-79 - ADMIN: Ranchero list, content and big stick

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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 14:26:38 +0000
From: "Gary, 78 BBB"
Subject: Re: FTE 61-79 - ADMIN: Ranchero list?

> From: sdelanty

sonic.net
> Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 10:47:24 -0700
> Subject: Re: FTE 61-79 - ADMIN: Ranchero list?

> Yeah, I'm on 2 FTE lists and 4 non-FTE lists right now. That's
> about enough for me for awhile... The problem I see with too much
>
> I'm not saying the rancheroo guys don't deserve their own list,
> nor would I prevent them from having one even if it were in my
> power, but I hate to see the knowledge base get split up too
> much...

You and I have time to deal with the traffic but some do not so will
give up the pool in the hopes of getting an answer from one of their
own type with less Deacon and Gary and Jerry ( bronco list) cluttering
up the mail box. This is what I see on the racing list, actually
page, not email. There are maybe 10 posters who answer questions and
many questions go unanswered due to lack of traffic and exposure to
the right people.

We have the right people and exposure on this list but some can't
handle the mail traffic. These could come in as a guest to pose
questions and have them answered directly to them I suppose......?
That's what Jack did for a while. Seemed to work for him, right
Jack?

78 F-150, 2wd, 460, C-6, 235's
78 Bronco 351M, Np 435, Np 205, 33's
78 Lincoln Town Car, 460, C-6, 19.5' long!

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Subject: FTE 61-79 - Re: FTE 61-79 Ken's Gold

Don't forget the refrigerant oil to keep your seals from
drying out!

-Ted
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Subject: FTE 61-79 - Junk Yard A C install?????

>From what I remember the green and black wire on the underdash
unit goes to a switch that is looking at the position of the dampers
inside the unit. Basically, from what I can gather once the dampers
are lined up properly the switch is triggered and allows the compressor
to do it's thing. I could be wrong. My whole wiring harness is under
my dash and mounted on the unit itself. Kinda self contained. But
that switch is the only thing I can see that would tell it whether it was
supposed to heat or cool.

My fan has an orange and black wire the orange being the power and
black the ground. I know there are one wire blower motors out there,
but I find it odd that a black wire is hot instead of a ground. That my be
true for the '79.

Please, please understand my unit is out of a '71and may be (and
probably is) a totally different animal.

Hope this helps!

-Ted
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Hi All.
I just installed in my 75 F250 4x4, an AC unit I pulled from a 79 F250 at a
local wrecking yard. Every thing fits great, but I cant get the electrical
working.
I am hoping someone out there can help!!!!!.
First the heater control wiring is different!
Second there are four wires from the unit in the motor compartment, one is=20=
a
ground, one is for the compressor, where do the other two go (black &
green)???

I can only get power to the fan motor from the black wire.

Thanks!
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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 12:01:36 -0700
From: "Bill Beyer"
Subject: Re: FTE 61-79 - ADMIN: Ranchero list?

I'm gonna throw my $.02 in here. First I don't agree that there isn't much
on the net for Ranchero guys. Let's not forget this is just a Falcon or LTD
in disguise so they have allot more in common with cars than trucks. I
owned a '63 Fairlane for awhile so I know there's plenty of support both on
& off the net for Falcon owners. Second, I agree with Steve D. about
diluting the knowledge base too much. Third, I really get way more posts
now than I have time to peruse thoroughly and I'm only on 2 lists, one FTE,
one non FTE. So there yuh go!

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> Subject: FTE 61-79 - ADMIN: Ranchero list?
> Date: Wednesday, May 27, 1998 6:36 PM
>
> Anyone here think a Ranchero list would be a good idea? The
> Ranchero folks really are up a creek since they join, find
> very little talk about their truck/car and leave. There really
> isn't much on the net for Ranchero folks. It shouldn't be a
> problem for us to admin it, I don't expect high volume postings.
>

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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 14:05:24 -0500
From: Jim Pointer
Subject: RE: FTE 61-79 - vapor lock definition

>Another thing to do is replace the metal line with a
>rubber one or putting a wooden clothes pin on the fuel line. Don't ask
me
>how this last one works but for sure it does.
>John Strauss

Is it acting as a heat sink, maybe, like the big metal monster
on Pentium processors?

Jim Pointer
66 F100 352 4 speed,
And now, one coat of new black paint on the previously rusty top!
jimp

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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 15:10:23 +0000
From: "Gary, 78 BBB"
Subject: Re: FTE 61-79 - Straying topics

> Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 02:10:05 -0600
> From: Ryan Dorman
> Subject: Re: FTE 61-79 - Straying topics

> versatility offered by a 390, a 302 or 351 would work if I didn't
> need to have the power to motor over anything that gets in my way

> As far as the 460 goes I don't need that much engine...

Going into the 85 bronco? I forgot what you said earlier but the 351
can be made to do anything the 390 can do and do it more cheaply
IMHO. There are simply more after market parts, inexpensively
available for this engine and it will bolt in to your present tranny
making the swap less of a hassle. It's also an easier engine to work
on when you get around to rebuilding it etc..

If you don't need the power of the 460 then the 351W should be just
the ticket :-) Personally I can't see myself ever NOT needing the
power of the 460. It's just to dang much fun :-)

Funny thing is you've been getting along with the I6 for this long
so I should think any improvement in power would be appreciated? The
351W I had in my 75 van had a bunch of torque when it was fresh.
When it died i just had a hankerin for mo powa so I stuck a
cleveland (4v) in there and that was a big mistake, no guts untill
you hit 40 or so, then the 429 (my favorite) and then the 460. Funny
thing is I've never, ever been in a situation where I had too much
power.....:-) (you just don't mash the go pedal as much :-))

78 F-150, 2wd, 460, C-6, 235's
78 Bronco 351M, Np 435, Np 205, 33's
78 Lincoln Town Car, 460, C-6, 19.5' long!

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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 12:13:14 -0700
From: Marko Maryniak
Subject: FTE 61-79 - Att. Gary Bowling

Gary (and anybody else reading this post)

I am doing a frame up on my truck, a 67 mercury body on a 71 f250 4x4 frame
with 410 merc (okay, okay). The color scheme is wimbledon white with black
dash pad, salt and pepper seat (out of a stock 69) black trim around dash,
black door arm rests, black column, and black wheel. (BTW the lettering on
the tailgate will be dark grey, black is too harsh).

Anyway, the wheel from my 67 is perfect, but as Ford was prone to do, it
has been painted. It was molded in black plastic, then painted red, then
green (the 67 used to be holly green with green dashpad). So, I want to
make it black again, by removing the paint and polishing up the plastic
(since it was painted, it has never lost its richness to UV rays!). I was
thinking about the best way to remove the paint. I tried glass beading a
spot but the bead just bounced off. I tried a bit of thinners and they
worked, but that would probly do some serious damage to the plastic
underneath. I was thinking stripper may work but with the same problem of
stripping out the oils in the plastic underneath. What about sanding? is
that what you did? What papers did you use? Can you send me some info?

The next question is, how do I buff it back to shininess, if I do sand it?
Can you help with some directions? I know how to do a lot of things
(mechanically and prep-bodywork), but fine finishing is not one of my
strong points yet.

Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. Anything I can do in
return, please don't hesitate to ask.

marko in vancouver
marko

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>Can't resist posting my 2 cents worth, I went over to Stan's to have
him
>build a Tri-Y setup for my 4wd Chev. van 6 or 8 years ago, got a nice
job at
>a fair price, well made of heavy material and fit well. The tri-y
design is
>more compact than the 4 into 1 so blocks off a lot less engine area.
They
>are local to me which was handy. I occasionally drive by in my Ford
truck
>(Ford content) and would like to get a tri-y setup for the 390 work
truck,
>one more cracked ci exh. man. and I will torch off all that cast iron
and
>get something that will last.
>
>
>
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JIM, COULD YOU GET ME A PHONE NUMBER & ADDRESS TO THIS PLACE..I'M
LOOKING AT PLACING HEADERS ON MY '76 FORD F-100 AND WOULD LIKE TO TRY
THE TRI-Y SETUP.. I HAVE A 360....

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ldd.net (William L Ballinger)
Subject: FTE 61-79 - 63 FE mounts

> If the '63 frame is the same width as the '65 (and I don't know if they are
> or not), then you should
> buy motor mounts for a '65 352. (That was the 1st year of the FE offering
> in trucks I believe.) If all
> else fails, take the motor mounts from the '61 Tbird off and take them down
> to the local parts
> > store and see if they are the same as the ones for '65 with 352. Did your
> '63 truck have a V8
> or 6??? The stanchions are different I believe between the V8 and 6, so
> you might have to
> get the stanchions from a '65 or later also. I'll leave this to the guys
> that have been there and
> done that. I haven't.

I'm pretty sure that the pre '65's don't have the proper crossmember to
mount engine side mounts, using the front bracket and bellhousing mounts
instead. As from my revious post, the 4X's were the only ones to use
this style after '65. I bet you'll have a hard time finding them. I had
a '61 F250 Styleside with a 292 and 4 speed back around '78 (wish I had
that one back)and I couldn't even get the 292 mounts for it back then.
Of course the aftermarket is kicking in more, so I don't know. But
stock, the 4X mounts are probably it.
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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 12:22:32 PDT
From: "Jay Branscome"
Subject: Re: FTE 61-79 - Att. Gary Bowling

Read your post about your steering wheel. In either Custom Classic
Trucks or Classic Trucks magazine there was an artivcle on how to repair
steering wheels. I will look it up and see what it has to say.

Jay B. 1965 F-100 Custom Cab Long Bed

JBMAN100

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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 12:20:58 -0700
From: Marko Maryniak
Subject: Re: FTE 61-79 - RE: Oil Drain Plug 68 F-250

>A way around this is to take a piece of cardboard or posterboard about 18"
>long and 6" wide and fold it in half lengthwise to form a "V" channel for the
>oil to run down into the drain pan. Wedge it under the drain plug and
leave a
>little above the plug to account for splashing, and place the other end over
>your drain pan. Getting the plug out is a little bit more awkward this way,
>but after a couple of times you figure out a way to make it all work, and no
>more oil splashing all over your frame rail and driveway.
>
>I started doing this after SWMBO told me that I was going to have to start
>going to JiffyLube if I didn't stop making oil stains on the driveway, and
I'm
>still changing oil at home.
>
If you have a 4x4 with the rear sump, of course it's no problem. Jamey's
idea is great, (Just 2 weekends ago I rustproofed my cross member on my
beater truck yet again!) but I would use tin (you could use, for example, a
length of stove pipe cut in half) so it could be reused, and not thrown out.

marko in vancouver
67 mercury 250 4x4 (coming along, slowly)
71 f100 (beater truck, rusty but solid)

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> Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 09:02:15 -0400
> Subject: FTE 61-79 - radiator

> I hope I never see -30 degrees again in my life. I understand what
> you're saying, here. The radiator could be the size of a Power
> steering cooler, and be sufficient in that weather. I know that it
> doesn't take but very little air to cool a lot of water at those
> temps. Probably convection would do it. I was merely trying to
> make a point for Keith to understand the thermostat thing.

I know people cover the radiator but except for the diesels I don't
belive it's necessary. If the motor isn't hot the thermostat stays
closed so radiator coolant DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE ENGINE TEMP. It's....

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