80-96-list-digest Tuesday, March 23 1999 Volume 03 : Number 082



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In this issue:

FTE 80-96 - 92 F250 rear shoe question
Re: FTE 80-96 - power loss
Re: FTE 80-96 - Diesel Engine Info on the Web
Re: FTE 80-96 - Important head question!!!!
FTE 80-96 - Fw: Transmission Fluid
FTE 80-96 - Important head question!!!!
Re: FTE 80-96 - Broken plastic door panels
FTE 80-96 - Brake Booster and rough idle?

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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:31:51 +0100
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F8rnar?= Huse
Subject: FTE 80-96 - 92 F250 rear shoe question

If you press the brake pedal w/out the drum on, just one side may move,
since the other will move only while the first encounters resistance
from the drum.

Regards,
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Bjornar Huse
http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://bryggen.bgnett.no/~bjornar
1 Son, 3 yrs
1 Groenendael, 4 yrs
1 1990 Ford E-250 Club Wagon 7.3 diesel, 3.54, E4OD
1 1994 Ford Escort 1.3
Oh, yes, one 1971 wife, too!
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:32:20 EST
From: DENNY727 aol.com
Subject: Re: FTE 80-96 - power loss

I read recently of a similar problem...loss of power when the headlights were
turned on...The mechanic eventually hooked up a simple grounding strap to the
metal headlight housing and a good ground on the truck. Good Luck .
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:00:10 -0800
From: johny
Subject: Re: FTE 80-96 - Diesel Engine Info on the Web

Information: http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.abol.com/users/jlester/
Information and parts: http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.dieselpage.com/

Rob wrote:

> Does anyone know of a good source on the web where I can find out
> information on diesel engines? I just bought a 1993 Ford F350 with the
> 7.3L Diesel, and it's the first diesel I've ever had. Any help would be
> appreciated. Thanks,
>
> Rob Cowan
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:16:50 -0800
From: "Dennis R. Fischer"
Subject: Re: FTE 80-96 - Important head question!!!!

Derrick


Get a copy of "How To Rebuild Small-Block Ford Engines by Tom Monroe (ISBN
0-912656-89-1). It has covers 221-351 engines has a great section on Parts
Identification & Interchange.

Dennis

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From: Ezekial
To: 80-96-list ford-trucks.com
Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 9:33 PM
Subject: FTE 80-96 - Important head question!!!!


>This question is VERY important.....
>I need to know what early 351w heads will fit my later model 93 F-150 to
>get a little more power!! I want to find the 69's with the best flow,
>am I correct on that?? I am looking to spend $300 give or take some for
>the heads. I found a couple places to buy and need to find out if all
>my engine accessories (ps, air) will bolt up correctly or a way to do
>it. Or any other year head with better flow that will work.
>Thanks in advance.... Derrick.
>
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>1993 Ford F-150 4x4 Off-Road, ext.cab short bed, 351(5.8)
> 3.55 gears, 31x10.5 Daytona Stag LT
>1988 Ford F-150 2wd 302(5.0) auto, long bed-reg cab
> Has been totaled and I am re-building it
> Was my Grandpas truck, so theres sentimental value
> It had the meanest factory 302 I have ever seen
>1966 Mustang Fastback 289HP heads, 302block, Holley 4bbl,
> EB intake, chrome headers-duals w/ super turbos,
> 4sp toploader, 9' rear 3.73 locked, Crager SS wheels
> ( F O R S A L E $7500 )
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:38:51 -0600
From: "Justen Noakes"
Subject: FTE 80-96 - Fw: Transmission Fluid

I recently submitted a posting stating that you could not mix conventional
and synthetic transmission fluid. Following that I received some responses
stating
that YES you can mix the two.

I apologize for passing along incorrect information, or at least in such a
definitive
manner. I should have stated that "it is not recommended" or that "yes,
while
you can physically pour synthetic transmission fluid and conventional
transmission fluid into the same %&!ing hole, it is not recommended".

Following is the "official" response from Castrol.

Justen Noakes
'95 F-150, 4.9
'94 Thunderbird, 4.6
jrnoakes texas.net
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From: Webmaster CastrolAuto
To: jrnoakes texas.net
Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 2:58 PM
Subject: Transmission Fluid


Thank you for your recent e-mail regarding transmission fluid.

Our conventional ATF and synthetic ATF are totally compatible with each
other
and can be mixed with no problem. However, we do not recommend this
practice
since you dilute the final product. It is very important to adhere to the
manufacturer's transmission guidelines.

Thank you for your interest in Castrol products.

Betty Lawrence




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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 22:23:01 -0500
From: "Steve"
Subject: FTE 80-96 - Important head question!!!!

Ezekial wrote:

>>>This question is VERY important.....
I need to know what early 351w heads will fit my later model 93 F-150 to get
a little more power!! I want to find the 69's with the best flow, am I
correct on that?? I am looking to spend $300 give or take some for the
heads. I found a couple places to buy and need to find out if all my engine
accessories (ps, air) will bolt up correctly or a way to do it. Or any
other year head with better flow that will work.

Make sure you stay away from the heads for the trucks manufactured in the
early '80's. They were built for a 2 bbl carb and the ports are
somewhat smaller than other years.

Steve

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Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 00:26:00 EST
From: Ralston127 aol.com
Subject: Re: FTE 80-96 - Broken plastic door panels

If you still have the piece that broke off I would just use some J-B weld or
epoxy. that should work for you, it did for me.
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 22:20:19 PST
From: "Casey Vandor"
Subject: FTE 80-96 - Brake Booster and rough idle?

Here I go thinking again.... (uh oh) I have been having some real bad
problems with the idling of my 351W, and I just realized that since the
brake booster started leaking the idle has been bad. Before I screw it
up, I was wondering if I could pop off the vacuum line of the booster
and plug it when the engine is running. Should the idle come back to
normal/close to normal with the booster line plugged?

Thanks
Casey Vandor
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