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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 04:29 PM
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Irritating Little Crank *****.

I’m working on some little fixes today. I need a window crank handle ****. I received a couple from LMC. They’re incorrect. I tried Dorman -no joy. Anyone have a source for new stock replacement?



 
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 07:36 PM
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I actually think your crank is wrong. Look at the crank available from LMC or Dennis Carpenter.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 07:42 PM
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I bought the same **** in black from LMC and had the same issue. I can't speak to whether it was the wrong crank or not as my truck came with a lot of swapped parts. I ended up picking up a complete crank at the wrecking yard.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 09:13 PM
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I think you have the incorrect or already have aftermarket handles on your truck. The **** you ordered looks correct, yea just not for YOUR handles. IMO if you do not have a JY near by, where you can get any one off a 73-79 truck, just get a reproduced one that is complete handle and ****.

Window Crank Handle | Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Parts

This looks like more of what will work with the **** you ordered. https://www.macsautoparts.com/ford_t...thru-f350.html
 
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 78Hayride
I’m working on some little fixes today. I need a window crank handle ****. I received a couple from LMC. They’re incorrect. I tried Dorman -no joy. Anyone have a source for new stock replacement?

FoMoCo did not supply the clear plastic ****, it was only available with the handle. Ranger XLT & Lariat used different window cranks than Custom/Ranger.

D4OZ-6523342-A .. Window Crank Handle - Includes Clear Plastic **** / Obsolete

1977/79 F100/350 Ranger XLT & 1978/79 F100/350 Lariat // 1974/76 Torino Elite.

GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 1 = 800-543-4959.

CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 1 = 800-476-9653.

KLIMESH MOTOR SALES in Calmar IA has 3 = 563-562-3241.

NOS PARTS LTD in Waxahachie TX has 9 = 972-937-2201.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 08:30 AM
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Thanx all. The handles are original. I did find a correct shaped **** on the net yesterday. Though the place only stocked black ones. Still on the search.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 10:21 AM
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Am I the only one noticing the utterly silly amount of censoring in the above posts?

and as the folks below say, by 30 October the word '****' is no longer replaced with #%&? or whatever
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 10:38 AM
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Whachoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by HoustonDave
Am I the only one noticing the utterly silly amount of censoring in the above posts?
I don't think so. What word is being censored? And how?
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 11:21 AM
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It wasn’t sensored last night when I reviewed the thread, but today it is. I guess the kooks don’t work on weekend nights.
The sensored word is ****. **** is sensored. Wonder if you can say knobby?
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 01:30 PM
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Just an FYI interesting fact about my factory window crank, my factory plastic **** doubles as a turkey call. I find myself playing the tune at every red light. The squawk it makes by rolling it quickly with my finger sounds exactly like a turkey call. Anybody else's???
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 05:09 PM
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This is actually kinda funny, but ridiculous. Sorry to get my own thread off track. But how do you describe the thing that lets me open house my front door? I call it a door ****. What do the censor kooks call it? And how do I adjust my truck radio? What are those things called?
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 06:01 PM
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Re censorship, it may be the work of a robot that claims some degree of artificial intelligence. Door ****, Door *****, window ****, window *****, knobby knees, but what if I type door ****, window **** and nobby nees?
This is a test. It is only a test. Do not adjust your web browser or your eyeballs.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 10:33 PM
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It censored "****?"
Ridiculous!


Originally Posted by flowney
claims some degree of artificial intelligence.
Well put.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by meangreen92
It censored "****?"
Ridiculous!



Well put.
I see ****. Am I missisng something?
 
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