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Received: with LISTAR (v0.128a; list 80-96-list); Wed, 24 May 2000 21:34:16 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 21:34:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Ford Truck Enthusiasts List Server To: 80-96-list digest users Reply-to: 80-96-list  ford-trucks.com Subject: 80-96-list Digest V2000 #95 Precedence: bulk ========================================================== Ford Truck Enthusiasts 80-96 Truck Mailing List Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe 80-96-list" in the subject of the message. ========================================================== ------------------------------------ 80-96-list Digest Tue, 23 May 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 095 In This Issue: Re: 4.9L gas mileage/ vibration Re: 4.9L Gas mileage, headers & 4bbl Re: Reverse Lights Re: 94 Ranger Lift kit Re: Reverse Lights Re: Reverse Lights Re: 4.9L Gas mileage Re: 4.9L gas mileage/ vibration Re: 4.9L gas mileage/ vibration Engines/Tranmissions for a Swap Re: Engines/Tranmissions for a Swap Dome light remains on ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BanksRVA aol.com Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 11:23:42 EDT Subject: Re: 4.9L gas mileage/ vibration I think maybe my vibration problem could be that clunking sound I just discovered coming from the bottom of my engine! ------------------------------ From: Mike Johnson Subject: Re: 4.9L Gas mileage, headers & 4bbl Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 12:07:22 -0400 I have done exactly what you were thinking (headers along with a 4 barrel intake and 390cfm carb). I averaged 15mpg before the installation and 15mpg after the install. I did get a very nice gain in power and performance. I did also manage 18mpg on a long trip up to Canada one summer right after the upgrade, but I haven't seen that since. My father's 92 averages 18mpg, but he has a very light foot. Mike 86 F-150 300-I6, 215k mi > Subject: Re: 4.9L Gas mileage > > <<<<< ........comtemplating the idea of installing headers > along with a 4 barrel > intake and 390cfm carb. this setup looks like it flows much > better than > the stock 1 barrel setup, so i would think i ould get better > mileage if > i kept my foot out of it. has anyone had any exeriance with > this setup? > > David > 85 F-150 300 I6 >>>>> > > Admittedly, I don't have any first hand experience with > removing the 1 bbl. > carb off a 300 I6 and replacing it with a 4 bbl., but > anytime I've modified > a fuel and exhaust system to flow better, it did flow better! > Both air AND > fuel. I'm sure you can get better response and increased > power with your > proposed modifications, but I doubt you will help the fuel economy. > Just my 2 cents > Alex ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 14:35:32 -0700 From: Don or Bub Subject: Re: Reverse Lights don;t pay the $50 buks. sounds to me like it is the saftey neutral switch located on the steering column, by the firewall.. mine did the same thing so i replaced that and now no problem. bub BanksRVA aol.com wrote:> > Someone please help! > My reverse lights on my 82 Econoline 350 don't work. The switch is hooked to > the tranny and has a long cord attaching to a plug under the hood. I > unplugged it and jumped the wires and the reverse lights work. So I figure > it's the switch right? I go to the junk yard and get another switch but it > doesn't work. I just got a switch I ordered brand new ($50.00) and it doesn't > work! Anyone have ANY ideas what I am doing wrong? > Thanks, > Joe > ========================================================== > To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with> the words "unsubscribe 80-96-list" in the subject of the > message. ------------------------------ From: "Hummer Luvver" Subject: Re: 94 Ranger Lift kit Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 21:51:25 GMT Do you plan on turning it into a pre-runner, or are you just gonna try and make it look like a 4x4? ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 14:55:17 -0700 From: Chuck Sanborn Subject: Re: Reverse Lights Isn't the backup light switch activated by the transmission itself? And not the gear shift lever? My 3.03 has a plug going into the left side of it with a wire running to the engine compartment. Since I have switched to a floor shift I have lost my backup lights. Chuck Chuck Sanborn Torrance, CA 1986 F150 six banger ------------------------------ From: BanksRVA aol.comDate: Tue, 23 May 2000 19:48:44 EDT Subject: Re: Reverse Lights After jumping wires, test lights, etc. I narrowed the problem down to the plug under the hood. So after many hours of frustration, I cut the plug off, hard wired it and...reverse lights!!! Thanks to all who helped out, Joe ------------------------------ From: Awfanning aol.comDate: Tue, 23 May 2000 20:06:00 EDT Subject: Re: 4.9L Gas mileage In a message dated 5/23/00 Alex wrote: << Admittedly, I don't have any first hand experience with removing the 1 bbl. carb off a 300 I6 and replacing it with a 4 bbl., >> Me neither, but see my comment below... << but anytime I've modified a fuel and exhaust system to flow better, it did flow better! Both air AND fuel. I'm sure you can get better response and increased power with your proposed modifications, but I doubt you will help the fuel economy. Just my 2 cents Alex >> I accept, in theory, the claim made to me by one of the guys at Clifford Performance that efficiency (economy) should improve under the following scenario: o an approparate 4-barrel carb (i.e., small primaries) in good tune o the installation of appropriately sized (i.e., modest tube diameter) headers o steady state operation (i.e., cruising not full throttle runs) I only wish their parts had Calif. smog approval. I would love to rebuild my engine and test out this theory. Alan Fanning San Jose '82 F-150 ------------------------------ From: berninghausen2 juno.comDate: Tue, 23 May 2000 18:34:59 -0700 Subject: Re: 4.9L gas mileage/ vibration I have no imagination. I tune it to the specs on the sticker under the hood. Occasionally I consider advancing it to 8 or even 10 degrees BTDC, and maybe even opening the plug gaps another .010, but inertia or good sense eventually stops me. Inertia is the more likely. Question for Phred: with an MSD5 installed, would these base timing advances (or the spark gap increase) be of any benefit to the 300I6 (carbureted by Carter), or am I following the rosy road to detonation? Bill in Portland On Tue, 23 May 2000 06:45:28 -0700 Chuck Sanborn writes: > At 10:20 PM 5/22/00 -0700, you wrote: > > >I'm about stumped. When all else fails, I check the timing (6 deg > BTDC), > Shouldn't that be 12~ advance? Or at least 10? > Chuck ________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 20:12:18 -0700 From: chuck sanborn Subject: Re: 4.9L gas mileage/ vibration At 06:34 PM 5/23/00 -0700, you wrote: >I have no imagination. I tune it to the specs on the sticker under the >hood. Makes sense to me..my sticker says 12~ for same motor Chuck ------------------------------ From: "Bruce C. Anderson" Subject: Engines/Tranmissions for a Swap Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 21:02:07 -0700 Howdy I'm looking for recommendations for a Ford 4WD engine/transmission/transfer case to use to swap into an Isuzu Trooper. Preferably a Port Fuel Injected engine. A 5.0L will fit, but that's as large as will fit into the engine bay. Either manual transmission, or automatic, since I haven't decided which to use yet. I would prefer to use a complete assembly so I can purchase it as a one piece unit, out of a wreck. Since I don't know anything about Ford Products, any advice on which combination, and what vehicles it would come out of would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Bruce Prescott Valley, AZ USA www.cableone.net/bcanderson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 21:23:25 -0700 From: Bob Kennedy Subject: Re: Engines/Tranmissions for a Swap If you are sure a 5.0 will fit, hunt down one from a late model Mustang, get the entire wiring harness, included with AOD-E transmission. Have the tail shaft assembly swapped out with one from a AOD, this transmission came in Broncos/F150s. And you'll have one very high performance rig. Bob "Bruce C. Anderson" wrote: > Howdy > > I'm looking for recommendations for a Ford 4WD engine/transmission/transfer case to use to swap into an Isuzu Trooper. Preferably a Port Fuel Injected engine. A 5.0L will fit, but that's as large as will fit into the engine bay. Either manual transmission, or automatic, since I haven't decided which to use yet. I would prefer to use a complete assembly so I can purchase it as a one piece unit, out of a wreck. Since I don't know anything about Ford Products, any advice on which combination, and what vehicles it would come out of would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > > Bruce > > Prescott Valley, AZ USA > > www.cableone.net/bcanderson > > ========================================================== > To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with> the words "unsubscribe 80-96-list" in the subject of the > message. -- http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.superford.org/cgi-bin/sf.cgi?uid=default&vr2=1&ID=311 86XLT/5.0/AOD/8.8/D44 4.56 Detroit/EZ, 36x12.50x16.5, 6"/0" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 22:34:34 -0400 From: flagship Subject: Dome light remains on The dome light (and outside back light) on my 94 F-150 remains on even with the doors closed. I've seen failures of the switch before but it always failed in the off position. Anyone have this specific problem before? 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