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Please do not repost, forward or otherwise publish messages contained in these archives without consent from the respective author(s). These archives may not, in whole or part, be stored on any public retrieval system (FTP, web, gopher, newsgroup, etc.) by individuals or companies, without consent of the respective authors. Received: with LISTAR (v0.128a; list 97up-list); Thu, 15 Jun 2000 21:23:07 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 21:23:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Ford Truck Enthusiasts List Server To: 97up-list digest users Reply-to: 97up-list  ford-trucks.com Subject: 97up-list Digest V2000 #98 Precedence: bulk ========================================================== Ford Truck Enthusiasts 1997 and Newer Truck Mailing List(Use the Small Chassis List for Rangers, Explorers, Aerostars and Bronco IIs. Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe 97up-list" in the subject of the message. ========================================================== ------------------------------------ 97up-list Digest Wed, 14 Jun 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 098 In This Issue: ADMIN: Trim postings please ADMIN: Web site updates F250 SD Brakes Fuel Gauge on F350 PSD Re: Fuel Gauge on F350 PSD Interior Dye? Re: Interior Dye? Re: Interior Dye? Re: Interior Dye? Re: Interior Dye? Re: Interior Dye? Re: Interior Dye? Re: Jeff's Wheelheel Question ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 20:58:34 -0400 From: Ken Payne Subject: ADMIN: Trim postings please Its been said before on several occasions. This will be the last time its mentioned.... Please trim excessive quoting of messages when replying to postings on the list. A two sentence reply to a 30 line post is not only excessive, but it wastes bandwidth, increases the amount of disk space needed for the archives and takes longer for everyone to down. Trim replies to include only the relevant portions of the original posting. If excessive quoting continues, quoting limits will be enforced by the list server (ie, it will bounce postings with excessive quotes). This was recently added to the pre61-list. It can be a real pain when your message bounces so everyone please police yourselves. Thanks, Ken Payne Admin, Ford Truck Enthusiasts ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 20:44:15 -0400 From: Ken Payne Subject: ADMIN: Web site updates Ford Truck Enthusiasts web site updates: http://www.ford-trucks.com June 14: Pictorial additions: 1955 F100, 1969 F250 4x4 Crew Cab, 1970 F250 Sport Custom 4x4, 1978 F150 4x4, 1999 Ranger June 11: Pictorial additions: 1966 F100, 1977 F250 Highboy, 1978 F150 Custom, 1988 F250 Later, Ken Payne Admin, Ford Truck Enthusiasts ------------------------------ From: "Glen Novitsky" Subject: F250 SD Brakes Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 20:29:37 -0500 Ok guys.. here goes. I'm new around here. I'd like to extend a word of thanks to what I've already heard around here for the last 4 weeks and helped a friend with his '97 w/door cracks!! Thanks!!! I'll fill you in a little about myself and get to the juice quickly! I come from the Chevy side where my last vehicle was a Black unmarked 1995 Police Package Caprice I got new from a dealer (canceled order). Man, that was **the** car, I hit a top speed of 144 and I could do 0-60 in under 8 seconds in that 4,200 lb granny grocery getter!!! However, since buying a boat, the car had to go. GREAT power (LT1 equipped), however since the boat was much taller than the car, it got 9 mpg towing, and it was just too low to the ground and kept scraping the hitch... SO, the natural replacement to get was the '99 Power Stroke 250 Extended Cab 4X4 LWB XLT... green with cab lights!! I love the truck, however, I have had one problem that has now popped up twice. With 15,000 miles (I've had it since new), the front brakes developed a vibration.. At 18,000, the dealer put new brakes and rotors (or so they say). Later, with 27,000 miles, the truck started vibrating again, and today, at 28,800, the vibration is once again pretty strong. I would claim that the dealer just shaved the rotors and charged Ford for new ones, BUT since the first ones only lasted 15K before vibrating, I must ask, is this a problem? I can't believe that such a heavy duty truck has such poor brakes. I don't pull my boat very far, usually, as its about 5 miles to the dock. I do tow it about 100 miles round trip every now and then with the boat, and have taken it to VA on a 1,000 mile all interstate trip towing also. The rest of the time its used to go back and forth to work unloaded... What's the deal here? Ford fixed the rotors for free the first time, but I remember the sales "advisor" telling me that they will fix the rotors "ONCE" under warranty.. Any suggestions out there? Thanks. Glen Novitsky.... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 22:22:34 -0400 From: "John E. Nichols" Subject: Fuel Gauge on F350 PSD Has anybody had problems with their fuel gauge on the F350. After my last fillup at a different station the gauge will not come off of full. the truck is a f350 CC PSD 4x4 1999 with 40,000 miles. I have tried to free up the float by going over bumps but to no avail. If anyone has any suggestions please send me an e-mail. ------------------------------ From: RSnovi aol.com Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 22:59:41 EDT Subject: Re: Fuel Gauge on F350 PSD In a message dated 6/14/00 10:16:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, nichols bcpl.net writes: IF you do not cycle key or turn off truck that will happen unlike the old style it would read fine. RS << Has anybody had problems with their fuel gauge on the F350. After my last fillup at a different station the gauge will not come off of full. the truck is a f350 CC PSD 4x4 1999 with 40,000 miles. I have tried to free up the float by going over bumps but to no avail. If anyone has any suggestions please send me an e-mail. >> ------------------------------ From: "Pete Calabrese" Subject: Interior Dye? Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 11:59:53 -0400 Well I'm sitting here with some nice guages, just waiting to go into the truck, but I'm having a really hard time finding a dye that matches the interior of my F-350 (Light Tan interior)so I can dye the A-pillar pod. Tried the dye from Eastwood - not even close. Called one of my Ford suppliers out of state and he didn't know if he could get the dye from Ford. Does anyone know of a source? What did others do? The only thing I was thinking is I could dye the passenger side one black to match the pod and it would look OK since the truck is black/gold, but I'd really prefer not to do this..... Any help is appreciated..... P ___________________________________________________________________ 1991 Mustang LX Coupe 347 : 12.14 112 No NOS yet! : 3240w/driver 493RWHP/582RWTQ Griggs, Wilwood, NOS : 11.64 121.53 A few years back... Hudson Valley 5.0 #00 Poughkeepsie Sports Car Club 924EM http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.snkypete.com 1993 Taurus SHO:LPM, C&L : 1998 SeaDoo XPLimited - Coffman equipped! 2000 F-350 CrewCab Powerstroke Lariat LE Dually ------------------------------ From: RSnovi aol.com Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:35:36 EDT Subject: Re: Interior Dye? In a message dated 6/15/00 12:04:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, snkypete banet.net writes: Heard of something called paint? RS << Well I'm sitting here with some nice guages, just waiting to go into the truck, but I'm having a really hard time finding a dye that matches the interior of my F-350 (Light Tan interior)so I can dye the A-pillar pod. Tried the dye from Eastwood - not even close. Called one of my Ford suppliers out of state and he didn't know if he could get the dye from Ford. Does anyone know of a source? What did others do? The only thing I was thinking is I could dye the passenger side one black to match the pod and it would look OK since the truck is black/gold, but I'd really prefer not to do this..... Any help is appreciated..... P >> ------------------------------ From: "Pete Calabrese" Subject: Re: Interior Dye? Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:46:28 -0400 No, what's paint? Give me a break... First off, you don't paint plastic, you dye plastic. Painting it does not work. Second, I just got through dye'ing my mustang's interior black from the factory red. Your sarcastic response still didn't say where you can locate the proper interior "paint". Try reading the post next time before you respond.... ___________________________________________________________________ 1991 Mustang LX Coupe 347 : 12.14 112 No NOS yet! : 3240w/driver 493RWHP/582RWTQ Griggs, Wilwood, NOS : 11.64 121.53 A few years back... Hudson Valley 5.0 #00 Poughkeepsie Sports Car Club 924EM http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.snkypete.com 1993 Taurus SHO:LPM, C&L : 1998 SeaDoo XPLimited - Coffman equipped! 2000 F-350 CrewCab Powerstroke Lariat LE Dually -----Original Message----- From: 97up-list-bounce ford-trucks.com [mailto:97up-list-bounce ford-trucks.com]On Behalf Of RSnovi aol.com Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 12:36 PM To: 97up-list ford-trucks.com Subject: [97up-list] Re: Interior Dye? In a message dated 6/15/00 12:04:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, snkypete banet.net writes: Heard of something called paint? RS << Well I'm sitting here with some nice guages, just waiting to go into the truck, but I'm having a really hard time finding a dye that matches the interior of my F-350 (Light Tan interior)so I can dye the A-pillar pod. Tried the dye from Eastwood - not even close. Called one of my Ford suppliers out of state and he didn't know if he could get the dye from Ford. Does anyone know of a source? What did others do? The only thing I was thinking is I could dye the passenger side one black to match the pod and it would look OK since the truck is black/gold, but I'd really prefer not to do this..... Any help is appreciated..... P >> ========================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe 97up-list" in the subject of the message. ------------------------------ From: "Christian B." Subject: Re: Interior Dye? Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 14:10:22 EDT Pete, Where could I find just a generic assortment of colors of dye? Will the auto parts store have this or should I check out a paint shop? I need to dye my interior of my 1980 Olds Cutlass(Olds 350 V8 & Turbo 350 tranny). I also have a few items in my F150(ash tray) that need to be re-dyed grey. Thanks, Chris << ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ From: "Pete Calabrese" Subject: Re: Interior Dye? Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 14:30:50 -0400 Chris, Eastwood http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.eastwoodco.com has a good selection. You could also go to your local auto parts store or Summit and get VHT brand. Although I've had better luck with the Eastwood brand, and EVEN better luck with Corvetter dye that I was using from the local Corvette specialty shop. Although the Corvette stuff is VERY expensive, it coats better, is less picky about surface prep, and much more forgiving. Grey, red, black, etc are all readily available. Unfortuantely the two tans they have are two shades - too light and too dark.... You'll also have to get a can of plastic prep, and a can of sand free to make sure it adheres properly. I went from red to black and if you didn't know, there's no way you could tell. I know of someone who did their interior and years later it still looks great. ___________________________________________________________________ 1991 Mustang LX Coupe 347 : 12.14 112 No NOS yet! : 3240w/driver 493RWHP/582RWTQ Griggs, Wilwood, NOS : 11.64 121.53 A few years back... Hudson Valley 5.0 #00 Poughkeepsie Sports Car Club 924EM http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.snkypete.com 1993 Taurus SHO:LPM, C&L : 1998 SeaDoo XPLimited - Coffman equipped! 2000 F-350 CrewCab Powerstroke Lariat LE Dually -----Original Message----- From: 97up-list-bounce ford-trucks.com [mailto:97up-list-bounce ford-trucks.com]On Behalf Of Christian B. Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 2:10 PM To: 97up-list ford-trucks.com Subject: [97up-list] Re: Interior Dye? Pete, Where could I find just a generic assortment of colors of dye? Will the auto parts store have this or should I check out a paint shop? I need to dye my interior of my 1980 Olds Cutlass(Olds 350 V8 & Turbo 350 tranny). I also have a few items in my F150(ash tray) that need to be re-dyed grey. Thanks, Chris << ________________________________________________________________________ ========================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe 97up-list" in the subject of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 14:56:08 -0400 From: Ken Payne Subject: Re: Interior Dye? At 12:46 PM 6/15/00 , you wrote: >First off, you don't paint plastic, you dye plastic. Painting it does not >work. Second, I just got through dye'ing my mustang's interior black from >the factory red. > >Your sarcastic response still didn't say where you can locate the proper >interior "paint". That's all about to change. FTE is reviewing a new product that has been approved by Visteon/Ford and is in the process of being approved by Chrysler. It paints plastic, leather, PVC & ABS and vinyl without looking tacky. It dries in 45 seconds (no kidding) and is completely cured in 10 minutes. If it holds up to its claims (ie, no flaking, cracking or peeling and it absorbs into the surface instead of laying on it) then it will be a real winner of a product..... And actually, you can paint plastic, such as bumpers. A flexing agent is added to it. Ken Payne Admin, Ford Truck Enthusiasts ------------------------------ From: "Keith Veren" Subject: Re: Interior Dye? Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 16:03:15 -0400 Actually, there are some specialized paints for plastics. One is based on an epoxy-type resin coating, the other is more like a powder coating technique using a lower temperature curing process. Coloring plastic can get quite complex depending on the type of plastic, durability expected and flexability needed. Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Calabrese" To: <97up-list ford-trucks.com> Cc: Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 12:46 PM Subject: [97up-list] Re: Interior Dye? > No, what's paint? > > Give me a break... > > First off, you don't paint plastic, you dye plastic. Painting it does not > work. Second, I just got through dye'ing my mustang's interior black from > the factory red. > > Your sarcastic response still didn't say where you can locate the proper > interior "paint". > > Try reading the post next time before you respond.... > > ___________________________________________________________________ > 1991 Mustang LX Coupe 347 : 12.14 112 No NOS yet! : 3240w/driver > 493RWHP/582RWTQ Griggs, Wilwood, NOS : 11.64 121.53 A few years back... > Hudson Valley 5.0 #00 Poughkeepsie Sports Car Club 924EM > http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.snkypete.com > 1993 Taurus SHO:LPM, C&L : 1998 SeaDoo XPLimited - Coffman equipped! > 2000 F-350 CrewCab Powerstroke Lariat LE Dually > > -----Original Message----- > From: 97up-list-bounce ford-trucks.com > [mailto:97up-list-bounce ford-trucks.com]On Behalf Of RSnovi aol.com > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 12:36 PM > To: 97up-list ford-trucks.com > Subject: [97up-list] Re: Interior Dye? > > > In a message dated 6/15/00 12:04:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > snkypete banet.net writes: > > Heard of something called paint? > > RS > << > > Well I'm sitting here with some nice guages, just waiting to go into the > truck, but I'm having a really hard time finding a dye that matches the > interior of my F-350 (Light Tan interior)so I can dye the A-pillar pod. > Tried the dye from Eastwood - not even close. Called one of my Ford > suppliers out of state and he didn't know if he could get the dye from > Ford. > > Does anyone know of a source? What did others do? The only thing I was > thinking is I could dye the passenger side one black to match the pod and > it > would look OK since the truck is black/gold, but I'd really prefer not to > do > this..... > > Any help is appreciated..... > > P >> > ========================================================== > To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with > the words "unsubscribe 97up-list" in the subject of the > message. > > > ========================================================== > To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with > the words "unsubscribe 97up-list" in the subject of the > message. > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 21:26:15 -0500 From: "(_!_)" Subject: Re: Jeff's Wheelheel Question Jeff, That tire salesman is all wet. I have 265/70x16 Dunlop Touring LT's on the OEM 16x7 polished wheels--they 'look' fine and the degradation in acceleration is negligible. As far as a 7" wheel being too narrow for a 265/70 tire....I believe that the Toyota 4Runner (or is it the LandCruiser?) comes w/ 275/70x16's on a 16x7 wheel. I'm considering going to the 275/70's next time, myself As far as the changes required to get your speedometer adjusted, I believe on all '97's, it is just a small gear that needs to be changed--no big deal. I haven't.... To access the rest of this feature you must be a logged in Registered User Of Ford Truck Enthusiasts
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