Considering how many of the Bullnoses were built it's ridiculous how hard it can be to find a particular vacuum diagram. Having a complete organized set of vacuum diagrams (for all combinations of year, engine weight rating, location, etc.) all in one place seems like common sense.

 

Wrote:
"...engine weight rating..."

Meant to write:
"...engine, weight rating...".

I left out a comma.

 

We will remember the lack of a comma - the grammar police are pretty serious around here.

Yes, it is hard to find the diagrams, which is why I'm collecting them and placing them on my web site.

 

If you use the edit button in your reply (little pencil) you can make changes for 30 days from the time you posted.

 

You may have guessed, but my truck's green--pale green and cream two-tone.

 

Pale Green and Cream two tone ?? Be still my faint heart ! This is the big one Elizabeth...I'm commin to join ya honey !

 

Yep; I didn't like it at first, but...now I do. I think it'll look really fine when I repaint with the same colors. I'm hoping I can find somewhere where I can get a single-stage enamel paint job. A good one; the old paint's worn? through in many places. I like the look of basecoat-clearcoat much less, and I've heard that requires MORE maintenance in some ways.

 

Thanks for the tips on the buttons, and bearing with me with my typos. Typing (accurately) faster than a sloth has never been my strong suit.

 

I'm thinking that if I find the same vacuum diagram on multiple trucks the same year, with the same permutations of features, the more likely it is that that diagram is the right diagram for that combo. of features. My mechanic thinks I have the wrong diagram underhood, but it's seeming more likely it's the correct one. He's been looking high and low for a vacuum diagram for my truck, but I think we may be wasting our time with the correct one right under our noses. (Which I'd really prefer not to do.)

 

Will a vac diagram for an 1983 work for an 1981 300 6?

 

1986 F150 4x2 5.0L EFI AOD transmission. Pretty darn simple compared.

 

Gary,

Below is a VECI (VEHICLE EMISSIONS CONTROL INFORMATION DECAL).

There is some explanatory text.

The number E4AE 9C485-ACB is similar in format to a FORD ENGINEERING PN. It is a actually a Publication PN that can allow ID/reorder.

E4AE is the Prefix (in this instance 1984 FORD PASS CAR)

EDIT- While the Prefix (in this particular instance) calls out a 1984 FORD PASS CAR APP, it may/can also be found on other vehicle(s) that share the exact same engine emissions calibration.

9C485 is the Publication Basic PN (most decals will have Basic PN's)

ACB is the PN Suffix and narrows the decal application to this one particular vehicle. EDIT Should read particular engine emissions calibration

The basic 9C485 you found in the MPC is a Service PN released as a kit (called a Campaign Kit). It is an emission update for a certain vehicle. Usually these will be in a TSB form.



Does this help at all? This is specific to the 1984 Model Year (in this instance). Form varies by year/period.

 

81 non-ac

20160606 165847

81 AC

20160606 165929
Dave ----

 

Don't know if the collection is still running but here's a 1981 302(5.0) with A/C, AOD and dual gas tanks: (don't know how I upended the pic...)

 

I posted all of the ones I could come up with on Gary Lewis' site.