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fordtrucks-digest Wednesday, September 10 1997 Volume 01 : Number 207



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In this issue:

RE: parts chimps ["Gary, 78 BBB" ]
RE: Plugs, again? ["Gary, 78 BBB" ]
Parts guys [mark heims ]
RE: Dash Lightbulbs [DC Beatty ]
Parts chimps, etc. ["Paul G." ]
tranny..... [SLaG ]
RE: Dash Lightbulbs [pharrell bae.uga.edu (Graphics & Research Fabricatio]
California Smog Check Program. [danadeb pacbell.net]
Cleaning fluid soaked brake shoes? [JRFiero aol.com]
Removing paint from rubber parts? [JRFiero aol.com]
Re: Screwed My axle HELP!! More info ["Brett McCoy"
Re: Dash Lightbulbs ["Donald R. Screen" ]
Re: tranny..... ["George Shepherd" ]
Attachment test [Randy Collins ]
Re: Removing paint from rubber parts? ["Kevin" ]

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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 14:02:44 +0000
From: "Gary, 78 BBB"
Subject: RE: parts chimps

> From: Kevin Kemmerer
> Subject: RE: parts chimps
> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 12:50:00 -0400

> the gratefull dead to yanni to bach. there has to be people out
> there that WANT to work as a parts guy, not for the money. but for
> the job. a little understanding of how a car works, would help alot

My mom worked as a registered nurse all her life and at one point,
after many years of service the hospital administration asked them to
work for less pay for the "Nitengale tradition" and because hospital
cost were just too high and she asked him how much he was going to
cut his salary since "We are all in this humanitarian occupation
together aren't we?" and the discussion ended for some unknown reason
:-) (They didn't cut their pay either)

Maybe he expected them to sacrifice something he wasn't willing to
sacrifice himself :-)

I agree that you should do your best at any job you work at but there
has to be some incentive to improve or most people will become
complacent, even quality people. I've even recognized this in myself
under some working conditions and had to fight the tendency.

I protect myself by going to places where I get the service I want or
being prepared with part numbers or vehicles they came from. It
makes life so much easier :-)

The swift of foot and slow of wit
have more off road experiences

- -- Gary --

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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 14:06:48 +0000
From: "Gary, 78 BBB"
Subject: RE: Plugs, again?

> From: Kevin Kemmerer
> Subject: RE: Plugs, again?
> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 13:01:51 -0400

> plug. as for the side electrode. theoretically it seems better,
> but if they were that good, wouldn't ford or gm or dodge or even
> mercedes use 'em as oem?

Only if it can be done cheaply. If the present plugs work with
current ignition needs they won't go to more expensive ones, trust
me :-) They only need to stay ahead of warantee periods to reduce
costs so it doesn't need to last any longer than that :-(

But you do have to wonder why they aren't offered as an option on
some models, or are they?

The swift of foot and slow of wit
have more off road experiences

- -- Gary --

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Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 13:10:20 -0600
From: mark heims
Subject: Parts guys

All this talk about parts guys makes me really miss Missouri, I had a
friend that worked at a parts store there. He drove Ford trucks and I
would walk in and tell him what I needed and he'd pull it off the shelf
(most of the time without having to look at the books). Not to mention
the nice discount thing! I now live in Great Falls, Montana and have not
found anywhere near the service I took for granted there. I moved two
years ago and was back visiting last summer, it was nice to walk in
there and have half the counter people call me by name and ask if I
still had "The Great Pumpkin" (it's orange and black, the name fits).

I'm looking for a good source of info on rebuilding a NP435 trans, I'm
tired of it popping out of third gear. Any info would be helpful.

Mark
78 F150 4X4, 400, 35" BFG's, what gas mileage?

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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 16:59:30 -0400
From: DC Beatty
Subject: RE: Dash Lightbulbs

Not to be a smartass, but is the dimmer turned all the way on
(counter-clockwise). This could be your easy to fix problem.

DC Beatty
1967 F100 352
1974 Maverick 302


I recently replaced all of the dash's light bulbs with standard
bulbs (something like 194's if I remember correctly). The dash is still
way to dim. Are there specialty bulbs that will brighten up the dash
and still fit in the original standard sockets? This question is for my
1974 Ford F100 XLT Ranger. Thanks!

Don
Allen, Texas

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Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 19:13:23 -0700
From: "Paul G."
Subject: Parts chimps, etc.

What really bugs me is the parts stores have moved everything good
behind the counter, so you have to wait in line to get a simple part,
from shocks to voltage regulator, etc. It's no fun to shop for parts
> anymore.

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Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 19:15:18 -0500
From: SLaG
Subject: tranny.....

Hey...

It's about time for a new tranny ...and i have a few questions
such as....
What kind?
Do you have to take the engine out ....or can you get the tranny out
from the bottom?

It's a 73 bronco...V8 (302 i guess but i'm not real sure about
anything on this truck!!!)

what's the advantage/disadvantage to rebuilding the tranny as opposed to
just getting a whole new one??

thanks for any info ....and please respond by e mail ...as i am very
behind on my list reading.......thanks again....

rasberry aaaa.net
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 97 20:40:36 EDT
From: pharrell bae.uga.edu (Graphics & Research Fabrication)
Subject: RE: Dash Lightbulbs

I went through the same problem on my 1980 Bronco. The dash lights were
never bright enough. I tried the original 194's, different colored bulbs, I
even replaced the rheostat (headlight and dimmer switch). I took the dash
apart so many times I could do it blindfolded. You'll have to pull the
speedo cluster to solve the problem but it's no biggie. If it's an
automatic, just be careful with the cable that controls the park/drive
indicator though. You'll see it when you pull the steering column shroud.
The problem is that Ford put these little colored plastic covers over the
bulbs and they are just too dark to let enough light through. they're on the
inside of the cluster so you'll have to take the clear front off. I tried
drilling small holes in the covers but that won't let enough light through
either. Just pull them off and put new bulbs in when you put it back
together. Don't worry about it being too bright. Hope I helped.

Pat
pharrell bae.uga.edu

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I recently replaced all of the dash's light bulbs with standard
bulbs (something like 194's if I remember correctly). The dash is still
way to dim. Are there specialty bulbs that will brighten up the dash
and still fit in the original standard sockets? This question is for my
1974 Ford F100 XLT Ranger. Thanks!

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Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 18:00:58 -0700
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