Hello! 1981 F100
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Is the Rear window a slider or not? If it's a slider check to see if the window drains are plugged up or not.
Need to know if it's a factory rear slider, or fixed window with or without chrome trim to even find you the correct seal.
X2 on the Cargo lamp gasket if equipped.
Also check the cab seams where the rook of the cab meets the cab pillars coming down for cracks, especially in the front of the truck.
The proper way to reseal the windshield is to have it removed and a new seal put in. Most glass shops will do this for you. There is a 50/50 chance of breaking the windshield on removal if its old. I would be hesitent to use RTV myself as silicone can promote rust on unprotected metal, and the way it sounds you may need a heck of a lot of it up front along the top edge.
As for the dog dishes, I saw a few at the wrecker the other day. Those Ford Motor Company scripted caps were standard equipment and fit quite a few vehicles. Half ton F and E series mostly between 1973 and 1982.
Need to know if it's a factory rear slider, or fixed window with or without chrome trim to even find you the correct seal.
X2 on the Cargo lamp gasket if equipped.
Also check the cab seams where the rook of the cab meets the cab pillars coming down for cracks, especially in the front of the truck.
The proper way to reseal the windshield is to have it removed and a new seal put in. Most glass shops will do this for you. There is a 50/50 chance of breaking the windshield on removal if its old. I would be hesitent to use RTV myself as silicone can promote rust on unprotected metal, and the way it sounds you may need a heck of a lot of it up front along the top edge.
As for the dog dishes, I saw a few at the wrecker the other day. Those Ford Motor Company scripted caps were standard equipment and fit quite a few vehicles. Half ton F and E series mostly between 1973 and 1982.
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I know this thread is rally old but I'm putting my 2 cents in anyway : ) You're absolutely right. I have the exact same make and model as this one in the thread but to put my T18 in reverse you pull left toward your right knee as far as it will go and push straight down on the stick and then shift up toward the dash. -*
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I did not read the full thread but the way I understand it the early T18 was right and to the dash and the later link mine is right and back as in the NP435 that i now have in the truck.
I want to believe the SROD was push down, pull left and back but could be wrong as I never checked the trans that was in my parts truck.
Dave ----
I want to believe the SROD was push down, pull left and back but could be wrong as I never checked the trans that was in my parts truck.
Dave ----
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