1986 F-250 Progress Thread
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Haha, the advantage to bead blasting carbs is it comes out looking like new, down side is there's lots of grit to get out of them.
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I'm gonna have to rebuild that 1406 I'm getting from my friend, I'll probably just dunk it in a bucket of B12 chemtool and let that do the work for me.
I might see if I can run an adapter plate to get it to work on my 2bbl intake. I think it's just one big open hole under the carb (as opposed to two individual holes) so it might work okay til I can find a decent intake for cheap.
I might see if I can run an adapter plate to get it to work on my 2bbl intake. I think it's just one big open hole under the carb (as opposed to two individual holes) so it might work okay til I can find a decent intake for cheap.
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I'm gonna have to rebuild that 1406 I'm getting from my friend, I'll probably just dunk it in a bucket of B12 chemtool and let that do the work for me.
I might see if I can run an adapter plate to get it to work on my 2bbl intake. I think it's just one big open hole under the carb (as opposed to two individual holes) so it might work okay til I can find a decent intake for cheap.
I might see if I can run an adapter plate to get it to work on my 2bbl intake. I think it's just one big open hole under the carb (as opposed to two individual holes) so it might work okay til I can find a decent intake for cheap.
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It should be running on the engine tonight, but last night I found a picture of the correct factory piston linkage, it's like what I have now but has a rod sticking out for the piston linkage, I'll make a little tin bracket that sticks out and make a new linkage for it. I guess I will be using that drilled hole after all!
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Yeah the last one was kind of bad, I fiddled with it for 3 hours last night too. Oh well, I had fun with it.
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Well I ran in to a couple minor issues with the install, 1 is I bought too short of carburetor studs but I already got new ones, second the fuel line that I made hits the distributor, I found a carb shop on eBay selling Holley part # 26-25 banjo fitting for $9.00 with free shipping, half the price of the stores!. But for tomorrow I'm just going to loop the fuel line around the other side so I can get it running, I will also need to relocate my fuel pressure regulator but I already have an idea of where to put it. The 1" of PCV spacers sure made the engine look bigger. I'll also need to make a throttle cable bracket spacer but that'll be a 10 minute project.
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Well I ran in to a couple minor issues with the install, 1 is I bought too short of carburetor studs but I already got new ones, second the fuel line that I made hits the distributor, I found a carb shop on eBay selling Holley part # 26-25 banjo fitting for $9.00 with free shipping, half the price of the stores!. But for tomorrow I'm just going to loop the fuel line around the other side so I can get it running, I will also need to relocate my fuel pressure regulator but I already have an idea of where to put it. The 1" of PCV spacers sure made the engine look bigger. I'll also need to make a throttle cable bracket spacer but that'll be a 10 minute project.
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I have learned to follow the same motto. For instance, we are doing a bathroom renovation. My step-dad was saying "Oh yeah, it will only take this weekend to do" We are already at 1.5 weeks. We keep running into problem after problem.
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My SiL recently asked me how long it would take to replace the water pump on his Jeep's I6. I looked it over, thought about it and came to the conclusion it should take 1/2 day, and told him 1 full day. I wound up doing the job and sure enough, it took 1 full day. What shouldn't have gone wrong did, many times over.
