Hey all, long time member and mostly lurker but in all honesty have not been on in a while, i have a new to me project that can use the knowledge base here

I just acquired a 93 Lightning from a customer that i would like to sort out and get running proper. Picked it up sight unseen with almost no history other then it has new red top injectors, new fuel tanks and pumps as well as fuel press reg. Guy i got it from had it at his auto shop and did misc work to it but never got to far because owner flaked out and did not keep up with bills on items done, my friend had no choice but to lean on it and take title. I picked it up in a trade deal and truth be told wanted it to do a Bronco Lightning (full size Broncs are my main thing). After getting it dropped of its far far to nice to take apart, its a bit weathered and has some crappy graphic treatment on the sides but very clean (maybe six or eight square inches of rust on entire truck. except for some surface stuff on hood and bumper the cab and bed are pretty clean, had a bedliner in from new that i just took out and bed floor is perfect. I would like to get it running proper but would consider swapping it for cash and a ratted out but complete gen one lightning in case any readers are interested. For now id like to sort out issues though

Current situation, at some point it appears to have had a fairly OEM looking speed density to mass air conversion done on it but other then seeing it has a MAF thats all i know of it. Knowing these were SD i assumed it was converted as it also has some other mods, Basani dual exh and a 4.10 gear to name a few. Truck will start and run rough with MAF un hooked and will not run with it hooked up or becomes very difficult to start. MAF has the numbers F50F-12B579-AA AFH80-01A SM28 if that helps and truck has maybe 70K miles on it.

My question is where can i find diagrams or info on doing the conversion to help me sort this out? Also any fox body mechanics near NW Ohio that come recommended? Thanks all . . . ohhh shes a cream puff lol

 

What you have is a GEN 1 Ford Racing LMAF conversion kit; 80mm MAF, 30lb red top injectors, AKC0 ecu, jumper injector/ecu harness and IAT relocation harness and sensor. These kits are plug and play and can be removed if you have the original injectors and ECU.

You can check for codes to start. It would be good to see it the ECU is still original to the kit: AKC0 and not some other MAF truck ecu, because those are programmed for 19lb injectors. Also, put a vacuum gauge on it and see what readings you get at idle.

 

thanks Blur, that helps me get pointed in a direction.

i stopped by my mech shop this morning and looking at it again i think the injectors are pink, at least they look more pink then red. He also found two or three injectors that were not plugged in proper (retainer clip missing) so now it starts and runs with MAF hooked up but not really drive-able. Going to excavate the ECU and see what one is in it next. I am assuming AKCO should be a prefix on it somewhere? Also it is showing no codes at the moment.

 

couple more pics for the heck of it, im pretty cheesed about finding this thing . . . or more accurately IT found me lol

Despite having had this hideous graphics treatment the body is in very good condition. Cab floors/rockers/mounts and stuff are near perfect and the bed has had a fiberglass cap and bedliner since new. I pulled the berlined the other day and the bed floor is near perfect with zero rust or dents and just a bunch of silicon tracked all over from when the put the liner in. Wheels are nice to, biggest bummer is the paint (i own a custom paint bodyshop) and the missing rear bumper. Interior is pretty good although a fresh carpet set is in the future but seats are free from stains or damage.

 

A couple of ways you can find the code on the ECU is to remove the drivers side kick panel and e-brake bracket to expose the rear of the ECU. Or remove the connector from the ECU, in the engine bay, under the cruise control servo, there is normally a tag on the ECU connector.

Nice find on the GEN 1! It'll be hard to find a factory tube bumper, but the rest of what you have can definitely be restored.

 

fortunately i have a high level of fab skills and if i can get some good pics/measurements for the bumper i can make a good copy. Never know may even find a Smittybuilt that is close, i remember they use to sell double tube bumpers.

 

It looks like spiderman installed your bedliner. Or maybe Ron Jeremy..

 

lol well i hope it was not the latter of those . . .

got it running good yesterday, changed all fluids and got the old fuel and filters out of it. The fuel in the tank was very old and was a white milky color. Did a cap/rotor/wires tune up and she runs good, took it for a quick spin thing runs like a scalded dog. Very impressed with this ol truck.

 

Good deal!

 

I had a 93 and I now have a 95 and mine came with step bumpers
Just another option or you might find a nice roll pan

 

yeah i had thought i saw a few archive pics with the step bumper but never knew some actually came from factory with them. Mine has roll pan now and id like to get that off of there asap, just not a big fan myself.

by the way what is the popular tire size for these things? More meat? Less sidewall and wider? whats everyone doing? I just realized this is the first 2wd truck i have ever owned lol

 

Throw that hard tonneau cover in the garbage too.

 

yep, thats gonna be one of the first tings to go but i gotta admit the cover and the liner has kept the bed like new for almost thirty years .

 

I'm just running stock tire size and that bed cover looks like it doesn't fit over the edges also that 410 gear is oem

 

Yeah the bed cover is horrible, doesnt fit worth a crap but i guess it did do its job for a number of years . . . . . so it goes in the dumpster with honors lol

For some reason i thought they had 3.70's and there was an invoice for a new diff and some 4.10 gears along with the exhaust. I drove it again yesterday over at my mechanics shop, gettin pretty excited about this thing