Hi all , Im from South Africa and will be flooding this board with questions, so plz bare with me ;-)

Its the first time im working on a F100 '66 Twinbeam so theres alot of unknows - and w/shop manuals are not available here.

Today I tried lifting the front of the truck with a trolly jack (under front door), after lifting it the front coil spring fell out, is this normal ? Or is there a specific location for lifting the front ?.

Also I need an exploded view of the columb shift and the hand brake cable system under the truck.

I need 2 get it going asap and will order a w/shop manual later.

CHOW

post 1 of many 2 come

 

Graig, Welcome aboard, I hope that you can find a good seat and sit a spell with us. A word of advice for a newbie. Your question very well has been asked "many times", so spend some time reading the archives, there is a lot of great information there.

No, your coil shouldn't have fallen out. There is a retainer at the top that should be in place to hold it in.

I jack my 66 front end under the I-beams. If I want to lift one side, I'll lift it near the shock. if I want to lift the whole front, I'll jack both I-beams from the center. There is too much travel to try to lift from the body like a car.

I hope that you will enjoy your stay. :-)

John
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Thanks for the reply, all I need 2 do now is get a decant trolly jack, my 1Ton buckles under the weight a bit. LOL

what is the average mpg for the straight six, 3spd manual ?

 

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