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fordtrucks80up-digest Sunday, September 28 1997 Volume 01 : Number 135



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In this issue:

Velvet-Ride Spring Shackles ["jlohse" ]
Re: 1999 F-350's ["Jim Bielecki" ]
Re: fordtrucks80up-digest V1 #134 [Bill Funk ]
Re: 1999 F-350's [BigDogF250 aol.com]
Re: '94 Ranger Brake Drum Problem [Dave Armbruster
Power Stroke Starting ["peter.arnold.01" ]
Re: 1999 F-350's [Jerad Heffner ]
Re: ["John W. McCleney Jr." ]

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Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 03:56:46 -0700
From: "jlohse"
Subject: Velvet-Ride Spring Shackles

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What were the results???. Was it difficult to put on????


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Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 07:55:02 -0500
From: "Jim Bielecki"
Subject: Re: 1999 F-350's

> From: Scott MacButch
> Subject: 1999 F-350s
>
> Reply to Ditzy AOL.COM - I have been looking for info. on the '99
> F-350s also. What I found out was that the front is somewhat rounded
> but not as rad as the new F-150s and that the bed will be just like the
> old models. Check out www.abol.com/users/jlester (Jason's Power Stroke
> > Page), under "Photos", he has a "Spy" picture of a white F-350 Crew
> Cab. I kinda like the looks of it. Also I was told they will be out
> starting in March of '99. Let me know if anybody has any more "scoops"
> on the new F-350 & 250 HD.


I live in a small town in northern lower Michigan that is located on I-75,
which is the main travel artery north out of Detroit. I see all sort of
pre-production vehicles from all of the Big 3 as they and their engineers
try and work the bugs out of these new cars and trucks. Back in June or
so, a whole fleet of production-ready 1999 F-350's were scurrying around
town for two or three days before heading on elsewhere. I got several good
views of these vehicles (but, alas, no photos) from all angles. First off,
I like the way this vehicle looks. While it takes its basic styling cues
from the F-150, there are several key differences to set it apart. The
grille/hood is very prominent on this truck. It looks like the F-350
concept that made the rounds at the auto shows last winter, but just not as
garish. My only complaint is that there is a definite Dodge Ram influence
to the front end (I guess the Ram's success in the marketplace was noticed
by our friends at Ford).

The other major styling feature is the "scooped out" side windows that are
exactly as those seen on the F-350 concept. This is where the front edge
of both the driver and passenger side windows "dip down" beneath the window
sill before rising up and meeting it farther back. This is harder to
explain than to actually visualize so look at the F-350 concept photos if
my explanation sounds confusing.

The rest of the vehicle looks pretty much like the F-150. Sorry, I have no
information on powertrains, etc. Hope all of this helps.

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Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 06:25:02 -0700
From: Bill Funk
Subject: Re: fordtrucks80up-digest V1 #134

> From: "Lare/Eric"
> Subject: '94 Ranger Brake Drum Problem
>
> I recently noticed a pretty bad vibration while under moderate braking
>
> conditions in my '94 Splash Ext. Cab. Monro (since I was 140 miles
> from
> home - would have looked at it myself otherwise - I just love to
> tinker)
> said that the brake drums were 'out of round' due to overheating and
> that
> the drum's diameter measured 10.125", which was beyond the factory
> replacement limit of 10.060".
>
> Questions:
>
> 1) With 54,000 miles on this truck, is this normal?

No, that's early.

>
>
> 2) What would overheat the brakes to the point of warping out of
> round?
> and, What is the remedy, if any?
>

Riding the brakes, not releasing the parking brake, brake shoes adjusted
too tight.Since it's *both* drums, it's unlikely that there's a sticking
wheel cylinder.

> 3) What kind of weight/seriousness should be given to the factory
> limit of....

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