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Hey all,first post.I just purchased an 88 F250 351.For my neck of the woods to find a 12 year old truck with a plow on it that isn,t totally rusted out is a find.The body is good and solid but the runnin gear is fair at best.Looking under the hood shows me more cannisters and hoses that makes my head spin.Can I go back to a clean set up reasonably or do I need all the stuff.Please bare with me as I really am not tuned into where I want to go with it as far as rebuilding it yet.I do know that I want something that will plow the drive and take me in the woods hunting.Thanks for listenen,nmaineron
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Does the truck run bad? Does anything under the hood look broken? EG: vacuum hoses, wires, broken or missing parts? It all depends on your home state inspection if it is pollution related. Sometimes you can eliminate extra BS items and go back to the basics depending what you are looking to eliminate. I would start with a complete tune up and service. You may want to take a compression test on the engine. I would also check all fluids like trans, transfer case, and rears. Check all steering components for grease and sloppy movement. Plowing can be rough on a trucks front end. Just some thoughts. Good luck.
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Hey Jake,seems your the only one thats gonna talk to me.I bought the truck for a yard truck to plow and get me in and out of the woods with.The running gear seems to be the worse for wear.I had to plow in low range because hi wouldn't work.The tranny seems to shift through the gears in 2wd alright.It is pretty rough but I have seen worse.The front end needs the usual ball joints and u joints.What I need to know is about hi range 4wd.Low range is alright ,at least it works,hi has a bad bearing noise so can I go at that bearing and do a fix to get me by?I have a lot of questions so please bear with me.Thanks nmaineron
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Hi, I would suggest getting a repair manual for your truck and between the book and the folks here you should be able to accomplish almost anything. As for the bearing noise does the four wheel drive work but is just noisy or four high doesnt work at all??? John
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Fat,it works but is wicked noisey,that bearing really howls and the linkage,pawl or what ever it is that engages 4Hi is either out of adjustment or bent.Like you said I need a manual but I don't want what is available in these parts.I think they are Haynes.Are there any online or even a blowup of the transfer case would be a big help?I looked at the tag and it has J12-- along with a few other numbers.Is this the model #.Can I throw other tranfer cases on or does it have to be specific?Enough questions,thanks for the reply.nmaineron
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Hi, there should be a tag on the rear of the transfer case. should say New Process with a number like 205, 208 it should be a 200 series transfer case and can be easily swapped out they put these in alot of different trucks and years. I'll look and see what is in my book but I think it gives a pretty good expoded view of the transfer case along with a good explanation of how it works and this is a Haynes. They are a pretty good book actually. John
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Nmaineron, Just by guessing I would kinda think that the noise you hear and the shifter linkage problem may be related if everything seems OK when in Low. If there is a bearing that is bad, I would feel that other parts that are in relation with that bearing may be in need of attention. There seems to be a choice here. You could take it to a reputable transmission shop and let them check it out or I would search the salvage yards for another case. Items like a transfer case can be kind of tricky when it comes to taking them apart. Internal parts can be expensive too. By the time you replace the worn parts, you could have probably purchased a rebuilt case.
I have gone the same route with transmissions. I have had transmission shops charge me half the money to rebuild a trans then what it would cost just to purchase a rebuilt trans from Ford. That figure would also include removal and re-install. Jake.
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I have gone the same route with transmissions. I have had transmission shops charge me half the money to rebuild a trans then what it would cost just to purchase a rebuilt trans from Ford. That figure would also include removal and re-install. Jake.
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Guys,I can't seem to find what I have.The only tag I have that I can read doesn't have any numbers that have 208,C6 or any of the tyical tranny #s.I looked through an old manual at work today trying to decipher what it is that I have.The only thing that I can find is A Borg Warner stamping and a number that I couldn't see for the dirt and low light.I'll keep digging I will find it sooner or later.There are tons of old Broncos and F150s up here,can any of these inter change?Thanks ,Ron
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Ron, there is a very good chance that you can use parts from either Bronco's or F-150's. A lot of different vehicles used the same equipement. You just have to make sure that the donor has the same type of part. Jake.
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Hi, I looked in my book and it shows two different Borg Warner transfer cases Does your rear driveshaft bolt to the transfer case with U-bolts? or is it a slip joint like a normal driveshaft? If it bolts to the transfer case it is suppose to be a Borg Warner 13-45 if it is a slip joint like a normal drive shaft it should be a Borg Warner 13-56 and they used these different transfer cases in all 1980-96 ford trucks with only minor case changes from 1988 on it looks as though you could take a Borg Warner 13-45 out and bolt in a New Process 208 it shows them to be the same configuration If you have a Borg Warner 13-56 then you either need the same thing or a new style case 13-45 everything depends on how the rear driveshaft mounts to the transfer case. John
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J&J,I have a 13-56.I got a chance to take it for a ride the other night and play with it a little bit.I think I have a little room as far as having to tear it down right off.It definately needs some work but I can run it.My linkage leaves a lot to be desired and if I play with the stick a little I can get 4HI to run.With the snow going here finally I won't have to plow or use 4WD and it will give me some time.I want to do the brakes and front end and make it safe.In the mean time the search is on.Thanks alot for your info and I'll keep you posted.I'm looking forward to my project.Thanks again,Ron
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