No such thing as a 1983 anything w/a 400.

400 (and 351M) cancelled after 1982. F100/350's after 1977 used the Ford pump w/the plastic reservoir, not a Saginaw pump.

 

I know Bill, It was a well used, cobbeled together cheap truck.

 

wow, heaps of post since I was last here.
Cheers

Yeah, I'll scoot out and grab some pics on my phone

It's on the pump.
Yeah, I see.
I guess the **** around is my steering box is on the other side than the pump, I'm guessing for yous, it's be right beneath the pump?

I tried Enzed, they's probably the best known hyd hose and fitting outlet Australia wide, but they said they dont have a flaring tool to do that task.

Thanks, I didn't know what it all meant.
Makes sense now

 

 

I had a think about making a hose fit, but the thing is, the outlet is at the back of my pump and then it goes around the pump 270degrees and along the cross member infront of the pump.
After some research, it turns out this is the ONLY model with it. The model before had a different body setup, the model after had a different pump, and in America their box and pump are on the same side.
When I was patching it up with tef tape it was good if I was gentle. Soon as I put some Gs through it or hit the rough stuff it leaked.
I pulled it off and the crack was 3/4 the way round now.
So I bit the bullet and made one myself.
I made this tool:


Go myself some barstock. I can now use the term billet, so that makes me cool.


Made it look like this:

I likes. So I want ahead and made the rest. Fkn spewin, couldn't find the tool holder for this little lathe, and the big lathe has the fourjaw on it atm, and it wont fit stock this small. I was stretched for time so I had to make do with a HSS tool someone else ground. It wasn't very good, but it worked.

Here's the old one cut off:

The new one in:


And here's it done.
Great success.




**** you world.
You make **** difficult and I'll just go round.
Mine is better cos it's solid, the orig was a double crimped tube. My ID is a bit smaller for even more strength.

 

Good job! I wouldn't know how to do that myself even if I had the right tools & equipment.

I'm guessing those Enzed guys just didn't want to fsck with it for some reason; it's just a dang 90° hydraulic fitting and there's no magic there that I'm aware of and you're not the only one in the world with one....

 

Cha1se - So that's how you do that!? I would have tried to turn up to the raised area from both sides and then shaped the edge of it. I'd have not thought to grind a bit to match the needed shape. But, I guess that's 'cause I don't know what I'm doing.

So, how did you grind the bit? Especially the slot? Dremel tool w/a grinding wheel in it? Can you show a couple of pictures of the bit? That'd help me understand.

Thanks, and good job!