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fordtrucks80up-digest Tuesday, October 21 1997 Volume 01 : Number 178



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In this issue:

Re: Dual tank question ["Bruce A. Ramirez" ]
Re: F-250/F-350 XLT bench seat [FOMOCONUT aol.com]
Re: Re: TIRES ["Lare/Eric" ]
Re: Rough idle in 4.0 ["Lare/Eric" ]
98 3.0 [fwise juno.com]
F350 w/ two batteries [Steve Field ]
Tornado [Mitch Biarsky ]
Re: TIRES [James Forrest ]
Re: 6.9/7.3 Questions [Ken Miller ]
Gas mileage... [LarryAll aol.com]

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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 19:35:35 -0400
From: "Bruce A. Ramirez"
Subject: Re: Dual tank question

FOMOCONUT aol.com wrote:
>
> sorry no help.. but a question.. Why do you feel it so important to
> only
> switch the tanks when the truck is not running? I do it all the time
> and have
> never had any problems...IMHO though I think you just expierienced
> some type
> of relay logic failure in getting the tanks to switch. Maybe never
> happen
> again.
>
> John L. Miller
> 96 F-350 4x4
> 68 F-250 4x4
> 92 Mustang
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There is no relay logic or computer control involved in switching tanks.
Just standard relays turning off one pump and turning on the other pump.

Bruce Ramirez
Germantown MD.
1991 F-150 4x4 4.9L
1994 E-250 4.9L

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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 18:31:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: FOMOCONUT aol.com
Subject: Re: F-250/F-350 XLT bench seat

I am replying to the list on this subject as well as personally to the
originator... I too am expieriencing problems with this seat. I have a 96
F-350, 4x4 and have only 23,000 very gentle miles on it. I mean "gentle" to
the point that I get geers from my buddies at work. I really take care of
this truck. On with the point, I am seeing a severe degradation of the seats
original firmness and seem to be sitting lower in the seat than I was just a
few short monthes ago. Now I only weight about 190 Lbs. and I do hoist myself
in and out of the truck correctly. One other point which I had presented to
the list members and did not receive much response, my truck is equiped with
the 460 and the block was never painted from the factory. Please if anyone
out there has a '96 with a 460 look at it and tell me if they have the same.
I really want to go at Ford about this, but if all are like this... What can
I do? I am a U.S Marine and it was no small thing for me or anybody in my
opinion to purchase an F-350, these two items are really discouraging.


John L. Miller
96 F-350 4x4
68 F-250 4x4
92 Mustang


John Miller

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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 20:12:06 -0400
From: "Lare/Eric"
Subject: Re: Re: TIRES
>
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> From: Geoffrey Hoffman
> To: fordtrucks80up ListService.net
> Subject: Re: TIRES
> > Date: Sunday, October 19, 1997 10:10 PM
>
> At 5:34 PM -0400 10/19/97, jsruss postoffice.worldnet.att.net wrote:
> >Geoffrey ,
> >How do you know what ratio he has ? Most 4.0L 4x4 Rangers have the
> >3:73 gears which is perfect for 32's . I know this for a fact because
> >I have them ! Hell I know guys with explorers that run 3:73 that
> >have 35's .
>
> hey, i was just saying it is something to look at when you are getting
> bigger tires. most explorers come with the 3.27. the 3.73 is good for
> tires in the 32 range. and explorers with 35's are alright, it just
would
> probably be a bit better to go with something a little higher. i am not
> saying it is not possible, just 35 inches is a lot of tire.
>
> i did not know that rangers have the 3.73 stock. i apologize, and like i
> said, i know explorers better than i know rangers.
>
> see ya...
>
> --
> Geoffrey Hoffman gch2 cornell.edu
> Cornell University http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.pobox.com/~hoffy
>

My '94 Splash Ext. Cab (5 spd man. trans.) came with 3.27's with
235/75R15's stock. My first tire upgrade was to 31x10.5's with the stock
gearing; the truck seemed to lose a little gas mileage and performance
(always downshifting on western PA hills).

I just put a 4" lift, 32x11.5's and 4.10 r&p in the truck; IMHO, this
seems to be the perfect combination as far as final gear ratio goes -
better mileage and performance than even the stock combination and still
doesn't rev all that high at hiway cruising speeds (about 2,200 rpm at just
shy of 65 - plenty fast enough when dodging all these crazy deer).

Eric S.
'94 Splash

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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 20:16:51 -0400
From: "Lare/Eric"
Subject: Re: Rough idle in 4.0

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> From: greg.medert gsa.gov
> To: fordtrucks80up ListService.net
> Subject: RE: Rough idle in 4.0
> Date: Monday, October 20, 1997 4:34 AM
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 10:00:33 -0400
> From: "Lare/Eric"
> Subject: Rough Idle - Ranger 4.0L
>
> About 8,000 miles ago (59,000 on the truck currently), I noticed
that
> the
> idle on my '94 Splash 4.0L was beginning to get a bit rough. At the
> exhaust outlet it almost sounds like a miss of sorts - every two to
> four
> seconds it will sort of 'puff'. At about the same time, the
> temperature
> gauge begin to cycle from midway to very near the bottom of the
gauge.
>
> I took it to the dealership and they told me that this was pretty
> typical
> for a truck with this many miles on it that was almost four years
old
> -
> which I expected them to say.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing the rough
idle
> problem, and, could the fluctuating temperature be related, or is it

> just a
> coincidence?
>
> I haven't gotten into this (or these) problems much yet, since they
> don't
> seem to affect the performance or mileage of the truck, although
both
> problems seem to be getting more pronounced. Figured it high time
to
> diagnose this one before I have a serious problem on my hands.
>
> Recently, I replaced (as general maintenance) the O2 sensors, PCV,
> plugs,
> plug wires, & air filter.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric S. - '94 Splash 4x4 4.0L
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Eric,
> had a similar problem with my 91 4.0 except that the rough idle and
> temperature readings did not occur at the same time. The
temperature
> reading was a bad temp sensor. The rough idle was clogged or dirty
> injectors. I had the injectors professional cleaned where they
> disconnect the fuel line from the fuel rail and run it off a
> pressurized tank with injector cleaner. Cost was around $70. You
can
> now hardly hear it idling it so smooth. Hope this helps.
>
> greg.medert gsa.gov
> Atlanta, GA
>
Thanks. I'm gonna find somewhere that performs this method of injector
cleaning this weekend. I'll let y'all know if it clears up the idle.
Figure I'll try the temperature sensor, also.

Eric S. - smithj797 asme.org
'94 Splash

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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 18:17:02 -0500....

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