1986 F-250 Progress Thread
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Well, last month I noticed the engine block to firewall ground was disconnected. Ever since I hooked that back up my rear fuel tank sending unit has worked every time for a month now. Tomorrow I am going to fill that tank full and see how well it works. It has worked intermittently before and seemed very accurate. I guess I'll use that tank from now on so I have a more accurate gauge and don't wear out that fuel tank selector valve on the frame.
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I wouldn't call it free... now you've got another tank to fill up! lol good find with the ground wire.
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I'm just gonna use this one for the main driving tank since it doesn't use the fuel tank selector valve, might as well since this sender seems to work faster and be more accurate, and I don't wear out the valve lol.
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Oh it does, rides great with a full tank in the back, as well as my crappy, hard as hell tires on the back will have more traction in wet conditions. Hell, I've even locked those rear tires up on dry pavement a few times these last few months on accident. Not trying very hard either.
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It would be nice to keep like, 15 gallons in the fron tank too with some sort of additive to keep it from going bad, that way if you ever run real low on gas or run out you have that spare tank.
. It sounded even better when you stabbed the gas.
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I wasn't sure if it was yours. I recognized the color scheme but couldn't remember if your tailgate had the dents in that aluminum trim. Pretty cool still. I also saw you heading the opposite direction on Auburn Way when I went that way. I was heading to my bank.
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Yeah I went down there looking for the old Goodwill but never found it. So I came back and went to Napa to try and buy some keyed alike locking gas caps but they only had one keyed alike cap. They were all like what the heck?
Speaking of which, do both of our rigs have the same horn?
Speaking of which, do both of our rigs have the same horn?
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Goodwill? I don't remember there ever being one that far north on Auburn Way. There is one south from there a ways but that's the only one I know of.
I'm not sure what you mean, my truck and our Van have a similar horn but the bug is totally different and weird sounding and the 2 mustangs are different.
I'm not sure what you mean, my truck and our Van have a similar horn but the bug is totally different and weird sounding and the 2 mustangs are different.