conversion from efi to carb
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conversion from efi to carb
hi all
just found this site looks cool, have a few questions i bought a 1989 ford bronco full size and trying to get it back in shape. have alot of trouble with it at the moment. i would like to convert to a carb are use a 302 i have with a carb on it, is there any info on this conversion so i would now what to take off, are replace . also trans is a mess works find during hard exceliration but when slowing down seem not to shift to a lower gear, and bucks a little, od not working also have a alot of play in the stearing, but when i jacket up can not find any bad parts. play seems to be in the power stearing. it only present when runing are driving.
need all of yalls expert adivice on these. any help would be greatly excepted
okie
just found this site looks cool, have a few questions i bought a 1989 ford bronco full size and trying to get it back in shape. have alot of trouble with it at the moment. i would like to convert to a carb are use a 302 i have with a carb on it, is there any info on this conversion so i would now what to take off, are replace . also trans is a mess works find during hard exceliration but when slowing down seem not to shift to a lower gear, and bucks a little, od not working also have a alot of play in the stearing, but when i jacket up can not find any bad parts. play seems to be in the power stearing. it only present when runing are driving.
need all of yalls expert adivice on these. any help would be greatly excepted
okie
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There is are a few threads with lots of information on this topic already. Use the search feature to find them (located in the upper right hand corner). What you'll find is basically what Thomasm67 has already said, i.e., a good working efi is much better than a carb. I think you'll find understanding and replacing the efi components much simpler than converting the truck to something it wasn't meant to be. Good luck with the search and your project, and welcome to the forum!!
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thanks all
thanks all i was just checking i like carb better can work on it ,lol,
also anyone had the trouble with the stearing like i was saying, this one got me stumped, not sure if its the gear box are where, it road walks back in forth pretty bad with stock tires, about 4 inchs play in stearing wheel . when i check it under could not find any parts that seemed bad, i looked at the tsb's had alot of stuff in there but nothing i could find that would tell me what to look for, i also haveing trouble dying when but in rev. it has a tsb but nothing on the cause, is there somewhere i did not see that has the causes and fix on the tsb
thanks for all the help
and advice, for the newbi questions
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77 taylor dc 460 bb
also anyone had the trouble with the stearing like i was saying, this one got me stumped, not sure if its the gear box are where, it road walks back in forth pretty bad with stock tires, about 4 inchs play in stearing wheel . when i check it under could not find any parts that seemed bad, i looked at the tsb's had alot of stuff in there but nothing i could find that would tell me what to look for, i also haveing trouble dying when but in rev. it has a tsb but nothing on the cause, is there somewhere i did not see that has the causes and fix on the tsb
thanks for all the help
and advice, for the newbi questions
boats is where i do all my wrench turning
77 taylor dc 460 bb
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Just do a search in the main forum at the top right corner, we just went through steering the other day.
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Once you take a little time to understand the EFI setup, you will never want to go back to a carb. Its far more reliable. Just an opinion from somone who felt as you do a few years ago. I bought a Ford Fuel injection book for the purposes of understanding how to dismantle it and swap to a carb. Found out that troubleshooting the EFI is actually much easier and it makes passing the emissions-****'s a heck of a lot easier (if you have them to deal with).
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302 block
thanks,after some checking on how much i would have to pull out i guess i will try to fix it. i have a older 302 , anyone know if all the 302 blocks the same my bronco is a 89 and bearly running at the moment was going to rebuild this 302 block and do a swap, will all the efi bolt up to it ,power stearing and such, are will i have to find a later block, no sure the year of this block i will get the casting nub.s and post them if it will help yall tell me if it will work ok, i will have to do it in this way due to down time, its my every day driver and cant keep it off the road very long.
this is a great form everyones been great
just wanted to say thanks to all
this is a great form everyones been great
just wanted to say thanks to all
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everything should bolt up.
check out www.fordfuelinjection.com get the codes read so we can help you diag your problem.
check out www.fordfuelinjection.com get the codes read so we can help you diag your problem.
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Originally Posted by okieman98
on the old block has a place for a fuel pump, just block plate it off and use the in tank for the efi
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I don't understand wanting ot go to carb....Always have to adjust it, hard strating. I guess I'm just a fuel injection guy. This truck has a self diagnostic for the fuel check engine light, I would suggest using it. Fuel injection>Carb anyday IMHO.
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trans
sounds like the tv cable might be out of adjustment look and see if it is and re adjust alot peaple from the kickdown cable chevy era try to adjust it like a turbo 350 to get it to kickdown into passing gear earlier and it just messes everything up (did it had the same problem when first started driving fords)do a filter fluid changed check adjustments might save you alot of time im with the other guys on the fuel injection get it workin and forget it haha never go back to carb unless building a mud trail rig