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fordtrucks-digest Digest Volume 97 : Issue 57

Today's Topics:

Re: 292 Y-8 mileage [Mathew Baker
RE:FE blocks [Ken Payne ]
Re: restoration [Ken Payne ]
RE:FE blocks [Ken Payne ]
RE: Misfire [Tim & Jolee Hann
Re: restoration ["Kimo Owens" ]
Re: 1995 Ford Ranger 4.0L Questions ["Kimo Owens" ]
Mufflers and the 7.3L Diesel [Larry Wiandt ]
Bearing Replacment - 360FE [John Strauss
1963 F100 Sales Figures [John Strauss
Re: mileage ["Jason K. Schechner" ]
Re: driveshaft slack [llemmon pilot-ind.com ]
Chrome Wheels Rusting (ARRGH) [Michael & Linda Waak
Re: restoration -Reply [PAYNK (Ken Payne)
Re: Mufflers and the 7.3L Diesel [Michael & Linda Waak
Re: Help-bearing woes-'68 F100 360 [Steve & Rockette
Re: 292 Y-8 mileage [Steve & Rockette
Re: Muffler's [LanceWaldn aol.com ]
Re: mileage -Reply ["James A. Doty" ]
Re: Mufflers and the 7.3L Diesel [LanceWaldn aol.com ]

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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 00:10:58 -0600
From: Mathew Baker To: fordtrucks lofcom.com
Subject: Re: 292 Y-8 mileage
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Erik J. O'Daniel wrote:
>
> Can anyone here provide me with a good estimate on the mileage I'll
> get on a 292 in a 56F-100? I would love dearly to be able to drive
> this vehicle daily and I'd love it even more if a longer trip won't
> kill my wallet.
>
> Anyone have any good ideas for tricking this engine out a wee bit?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Erik O'Daniel
>
Be sure to use lead additive when you gas up to protect your valves.
To get better milage with the new crappy gas, advance your timing till the engine starts hard, then retard it about 5 degrees. Make sure your vacuum advance is in good shape, set the accelerator pump to the middle setting on the carburator, and gap your points and plugs (I use autolite or motorcraft, NEVER Champion) to .001 or .002 over spec. I also reccomend that you get a tachometer, and shift at around 3000 RPM. This is how mine is set up, and if I keep my foot out of the gas I can get 15 mpg. on mountain roads with a 4.56 gear ratio. We have a '56 Fairlane Town Sedan with an automatic. 312 Y-block and 3.55 gears that gets 20 mpg set up this way.

Mat Baker
'64 F-250 4X4 292 Thunderbird Y-block

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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 04:45:04 -0400
From: Ken Payne To: fordtrucks lofcom.com
Subject: RE:FE blocks
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At 12:50 AM 4/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>> > >
>Without disassembling, how can I tell whether an FE block is a 352, 390, or 360?
>I have heard many different things from many different people. I now turn to the
>list to enhance my confusion.
>
>An excellent indicator is that little tag that is usually bolted onto the
>intake along with the coil. If you've got the original engine in that '67,
>then it's a 352. I wish I could help you more, but my understanding is that
>it gets tricky with FEs from here on out. For instance, many FE blocks are
>stamped "352" to designate that they were spouted off the FE line.
>Hopefully somebody else can provide more if this doesn't help.
>bigric mail.utexas.edu
>'68 Ford F100 Custom Cab Stepside 360 FE
>'66 VW Beetle 1300->1500
>

About the 352 in 67, I've heard several people say this. And my manuals say it too. However, the door-plate on my 67 says its a 360. I've had several people say it can be, that 360s weren't available until 68.
I've had the engine opened up more than once - its clearly a 360. Or was, now its a 390! Maybe I've got a late run 67? Going to send away to Ford for full production info on my VIN. Who knows, maybe I've got a very rare beast.

The thing about these FEs is that there really is no fool proof way to know exactly what you have without measuring the cylinder (you can find stroke though) - there are only good clues.

-Ken Payne
1967 Ford F100 Custom Cab, 390 FE V8
List maintainer, send me comments and suggestions.
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 04:51:12 -0400
From: Ken Payne To: fordtrucks lofcom.com
Subject: Re: restoration
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At 11:28 PM 4/21/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm a new subscriber and my father passed on his 1971 F-100 sport custom
>to me when he purchased a 1990 f-250 (7.3L D) ext. cab. My '71 is in need
>of some restoration and I am seeking some info. on prices for a dash pad,
>arm rests, and steering wheel. I would also like to get the most power
>out of the 352 in it for less bucks. Any info. would be welcomed.
>

Obsolete Ford, Dennis Carpenter, Carolina Classics and Melvins all sell the parts you need (on the web site).

As far as power, Edelbrock has a 4bbl intake/carb combo that might help.
The best bang for the buck would be to find a 4bbl carb/intake at a junkyard (most likely off a car) and put it on. Headers help to.
Cheapest I've seen headers were $99 in some mag for no-namers.

-Ken Payne
1967 Ford F100 Custom Cab, 390 FE V8
List maintainer, send me comments and suggestions.
Visit the Ford Trucks List Web Page (unsubscribe form is there): http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.mindspring.com/~fordtrucks

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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 05:37:27 -0400
From: Ken Payne To: fordtrucks lofcom.com
Subject: RE:FE blocks
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-snip-
>
>About the 352 in 67, I've heard several people say this. And my manuals
>say it too. However, the door-plate on my 67 says its a 360. I've
>had several people say it can be, that 360s weren't available until 68.
>I've had the engine opened up more than once - its clearly a 360. Or was,
>now its a 390! Maybe I've got a late run 67? Going to send away to Ford
>for full production info on my VIN. Who knows, maybe I've got a very rare
>beast.
>
>The thing about these FEs is that there really is no fool proof way to
>know exactly what you have without measuring the cylinder (you can find
>stroke though) - there are only good clues.
>

Guys, please forgive my 4:30 am rantings (been sick). I couldn't stand it any longer and went outside and checked. The plate id says 352. I could have sworn it was 360. Anyways, I guess it really doesn't matter since its not the original engine (the LTD air cleaner gave it away).

-Ken Payne
1967 Ford F100 Custom Cab, 390 FE V8
List maintainer, send me comments and suggestions.
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 03:14:36 -0700
From: Tim & Jolee Hann To: "'fordtrucks lofcom.com'" Subject: RE: Misfire
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How many miles are on this truck? if you got over lets 60k you may need an O2 sensor

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To: fordtrucks lofcom.com
Subject: RE: Misfire



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To: 'fordtrucks lofcom.com'
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Is this an EFI engine, if so is there any check engine lights come on when it happens? You may need to flush the injectors.

No, the Check Engine Light does not come on. The ABS light stays on, but I know what is happening there.

ryan
91 F150


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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 07:11:53 -0500
From: "Kimo Owens"
To:
Subject: Re: restoration
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What is the address to these web sites?

Obsolete Ford
Dennis Carpenter
Carolina Classics
Melvins

Kimo

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> From: Ken Payne
> To: fordtrucks lofcom.com
> Subject: Re: restoration
> > Date: Tuesday, April 22, 1997 3:51 AM
>
> At 11:28 PM 4/21/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >I'm a new subscriber and my father passed on his 1971 F-100 sport custom
> >to me when he purchased a 1990 f-250 (7.3L D) ext. cab. My '71 is in need
> >of some restoration and I am seeking some info. on prices for a dash pad,
> >arm rests, and steering wheel. I would also like to get the most power
> >out of the 352 in it for less bucks. Any info. would be welcomed.
> >
>
> Obsolete Ford, Dennis Carpenter, Carolina Classics and Melvins all
> sell the parts you need (on the web site).
>
> As far as power, Edelbrock has a 4bbl intake/carb combo that might help.
> The best bang for the buck would be to find a 4bbl carb/intake at a
> junkyard (most likely off a car) and put it on. Headers help to.
> Cheapest I've seen headers were $99 in some mag for no-namers.
>
> -Ken Payne
> 1967 Ford F100 Custom Cab, 390 FE V8
> List maintainer, send me comments and suggestions.
> Visit the Ford Trucks List Web Page (unsubscribe
> form is there): http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.mindspring.com/~fordtrucks
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________________
> Message distributed via http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.lofcom.com/
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 07:16:02 -0500
From: "Kimo Owens"
To:
Subject: Re: 1995 Ford Ranger 4.0L Questions Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Check out APE Chips for your truck, they might have one and they are on the net.

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> From: Brad Miller
> To: fordtrucks lofcom.com
> Subject: 1995 Ford Ranger 4.0L Questions
> Date: Monday, April 21, 1997 10:03 PM
>
> I'm new to this list . . . and quite frankly new to Ford's . . . but
> anyway, I've got a few questions. My apologies if this has already been
> covered, but I didn't want to smoke the web page area for the site as it
> sounds like you all are being strangled in some wierd bit crazed way.
>
> My truck is a 1995 Ranger Splash with the 4.0L and a five speed manual.
I
> figure the usuals should help out -- free up the exhaust, stuff a K&N in
> it, etc... Has anybody got any experience or tips that they could pass
> along on this motor? I'd love to give it just a little more uuumph! I
> *unfortunately* have the 3.08 gears . . . how difficult is it to change out
> to the 3.55's? How bad will it hurt fuel economy (right now I'm avg.
21mpg
> or so)? Has anyone had any luck with the Hypertech (or hype?) chips? Is....

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