Hey guys,
I'm new to this site and Ford actually. I'm in the process of trading my 1999 Blazer for a 1994 F-150 4x4 with a 302, and I have a question. I'm used to having shift on the fly 4 wheel drive like my Blazer and my dads 99 F-150 have, but how do I use the manual 4 wheel drive locks? Stupid question probably, but its still one I have. Thanks!
-Spencer

 

Welcome to FTE dsgrntld187. The new truck has a manual transfer case, and manual hubs right? The reason I ask is that I know on my old bronco, even though I had manual hubs, I had an auto transfer case. If you have the manual/manual combo, what you do is lock the hubs (turn clockwise). You can drive around with the hubs locked, it will just cause drag. I always lock the hubs before I leave, if I think I will need to use 4x4 during the trip. Now as for the transfer case, you need to be stopped. You want to shift the transmission into neutral (or park). From there, you can safely engage 4x4 HI. If you want to use the 4LO setting, you MUST be at a dead stop, and in neutral. When you want to disengage 4LO, again you must be at a dead stop, and in neutral. You can disengage 4HI while in motion though (Im not talking doing 85 down the freeway, and you decide 2wd is more appropriate ). I am sure someone will let me know if I missed something, or gave you the wrong procedure....I havent made my morning coffee yet .


Rich

 

Wow thanks for the quick reply *thumbs up*. I should be getting it tonight or tomorrow, so hopefully I can have some pics of her up soon. By the way, that is a very nice Bronco you got. I think thats the same color the F-150 is, except it doesnt have the tan on the bottom, it has black.
-Spencer

 

You can shift in and out of 4x4 high on the fly. I wouldn't do it over 50...nor should you be going over 50mph in 4x4 anyways... Like said, If you have the manuals lock them before you leave. 4low you must be stopped in neutral.

 

Yeah, I shift my dad's 87 F250 in and out of 4 HI when moving. I don't do it when I am going fast though. Enjoy the new truck!

-Matt

 

Thanks for the help guys. I picked the truck up tonight. MAN! Way different than my dads 99 F-150. Its L-O-U-D. Maybe because it doesn't have an exhaust. But besides needing new tires and a little love, it's a great truck. I gotta figure out why I can't see what radio station its on though..

 

re the radioi...if it's the same as my 93 F-150 Ford radio there's supposed to be an LED light indicating station/clock time. This little dealy kgoeas bad, and takes a couple special tools to get at.

My local car stereo guy fixed for $20 time and part, took him about 20 minutes.

 

Yikes, sorry about the typos there.

 

Theres a quick shot of the truck that I took when I got her home last night. Not a bad deal for a 99 Blazer. If you don't understand why I'd say that, check out page 6 on my cardomain page www.cardomain.com/id/dsgrntld187

 

Even if the Blazer wasn't "DESTROYED" you still got a good deal. Nice truck man! Congrats and welcome to FTE!

-Matt

 

Yeah well the guy doesn't seem to think so. He emailed me and told me he either wants some money or he wants the truck back because the Blazer had frame damage. I clearly told him I did not know about frame damage, because I didn't want to say there was only to find out there was none, or to say there wasn't any to find out there was. Thanks for the warm welcome though guys, hopefully it lasts longer than this weekend.

 

I bought my 1995 F150 4x4 brand new off the showroom floor 10 years ago February. That was 110,000 miles ago and it is still running (and looking) like brand new. Frequent fluid changes are the key - especially that E4OD transmission.

One of the few changes I made to this truck was at about 50,000 miles. The automatic hubs finally crapped out, at the most inopportune time, while towing a trailer on the causeway to the Keys.

Once disassembled, the reason was clear - the inner gear is made of zinc pot metal and smashed into a zillion bits. It never worked well to begin with (it never seemed to be clear whether it was IN or OUT of four wheel drive).

I put in the delux WARN hubs (about $80 from J.C. Whitney) and never looked back.

The great thing about manual hubs is that you can put the truck in 4WD even after you get stuck. With a lot of "automatic" hubs, the wheel has to turn several revolutions before it will lock. So if you are already stuck, you have to jack up the truck and spin the wheels by hand to get them to lock. Some fun!

I have not found any instance in 10 years where I really needed to put it in 4WD on the fly. This is a heavy truck and does not get disturbed easily.

The main time I use 4WD is to pull a 27' boat out on steep and slippery ramps.

Bear in mind that the front axle does not like to go too fast, or so the old timers tell me. This isn't a high speed machine...

Good Luck!

 

That color, by the way, is called "Electric Red" and I think it rocks.

Enjoy the truck!

 

Hey guys, how do I get the lead out of the rear view mirror? I found it under the seat, and the guy says I need to do just the lead and not the whole mirror.

Also, here's some more shots of it in the daytime.








The hood normally doesnt stick that far up in the corner, but I had popped it so I could check it out again.

 

Yeowch - what happened to the hood? I try to lube the hinges often, and now I am glad I do. Too bad about the lift kit! Hopefully the previous owner did not have Bozo tires on it - they tend to wear suspension components. Stil a nice truck. Maybe you can get the kink out of the hood somehow. Looks like a nice ride. Have fun with it!