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Short one battery to solenoid. Long solenoid to starter. Added split loom and taped the ends to hold it in place.
Needed to change the positive cable. It was the original. Said Motorcraft (D9.....). I had some 2/0 welding cable around so I used it and made my own cables. Solder on the ends and shrink tube. Starts much better now. I forgot to take a pic of the original wire. My take one before disposing of it.
Nice work on the cables. Quality cables with heavy copper wire like you used are not cheap if purchased outright from a quality supplier. What you'd get if bought from a big box auto supply store can't compare in quality. Win win you saved money and ended up with better cables. Installing good heavy cables are an often overlooked maintenance item on these trucks.
I have a '75 f250. During my auto to 5 speed manual swap I pulled the interior and covered the floor with sound insulation.
I also applied a layer of pad on top of that to further help with insulation against noise and temperature extremes. But, the consequence of that was that the gas pedal was prevented from reaching full throttle. That was an easy fix. I removed the pedal assembly and heated it with a torch, and bent the rod up a bit. The pedal is still comfortable to the foot, and is now able to reach full throttle with ease.
Got a tent, propane lantern and a cooler for 80 bucks. Put my block and hoist inside tent. Propane heater, outside skin of tent 63, block 72. I turn off heater to do the painting. Then turn it back on to "bake".
Hi all!
1978, f250, custom, super cab, RWD, 300 i-6, manual trans
Removed and replaced following photographed items with "upgraded" parts. Too many pictures of new parts so I made this album showing all the new parts installed.
-front and rear shocks KYB gas a just
-variable rate coil springs
-body mount bushings Energy suspension Poly
-Radius arm bushings poly
-Axle pivot bushings Poly
Unfortunately I cracked the seal on input sear shaft for my power steering gear box when i was installing body mount bushings. Rebuilding the seal and reinstalling gear box this weekend. Heading to alignment shot next week. Thanks everyone!
I just finished my 93 F150 4.9c.i. auto. Finally repaired my ignition switch actuator and steering column bearings. I put on a new ignition switch- not key and tumbler. I tried to start the truck by manually moving the pin on top of ignition switch. No luck starting. Did I get a bad switch or can the truck not be started like this ? Jumped the solenoid and the truck starts right up. Mounted the new switch with no results. Bad switch or ? All ideas and information accepted. Thanks all.
Got my water pump finally. Improved impeller design moves more cool and and anodized finish resists corrosion. Along with other parts I had powder coated, I can now begin assembling the block.
Photo 1 of 2 Converted 1977 Steering Column over to 1978/79 complete with trim and turn signal switch. A shout out to forum members Rich and Twinzilla for there OEM parts help. Photo 2 of 2 Converted 1977 Steering Column over to 1978/79 complete with trim and turn signal switch.
2018 Ford Super Duty OEM Under Hood LED Light
Saturday, (19 December 2020) went to local Junk Yard to look for a pair of tweeter speakers which I got out of a loaded up 2004 Ford Expedition and they say Ford on them. Like everyone else, I looked around and saw a 2018 Ford F-350 that was t-boned on the passenger side. Checked under the hood and saw the OEM LED light, so I got that as well.
I took Ron, junk yard employee a cup of McDonald's coffee, as he lives at the junk yard in a motor home. When I was ready to leave and pay, Ron told me Merry Christmas. I send Ron a Christmas card every year ICO "Tri-County Auto Dismantler".
2018 Ford F-130 Super Duty OEM LED Under Hood Light
Went to local Junk Yard Saturday, (19 December 2020) to look for a pair of tweeter speaker which I got out of a ~ 2004 loaded Ford Expedition. Then looked around and saw a 2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty that was t-boned on the passenger side. Checked under the hood and got the Ford OEM LED under hood light. Installed it in my 77 F-150.
When I was ready to leave and pay, Ron (junk yard employee) told me "Merry Christmas". I know Ron lives at the Junk Yard in his motor home, so I took him a cup of McDonald's coffee, which he said it was really good, and I send Ron a Christmas card every year, ICO "Tri-County Auto Dismantlers".
2018 Ford F-130 Super Duty OEM LED Under Hood Light
Went to local Junk Yard Saturday, (19 December 2020) to look for a pair of tweeter speaker which I got out of a ~ 2004 loaded Ford Expedition. Then looked around and saw a 2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty that was t-boned on the passenger side. Checked under the hood and got the Ford OEM LED under hood light. Installed it in my 77 F-150.
When I was ready to leave and pay, Ron (junk yard employee) told me "Merry Christmas". I know Ron lives at the Junk Yard in his motor home, so I took him a cup of McDonald's coffee, which he said it was really good, and I send Ron a Christmas card every year, ICO "Tri-County Auto Dismantlers".
I'm going to have to remember that about LED hood light. Yeesh. What a place to live. That was nice of you with the coffee and the card. A friend of mine used to send a card to his favorite bar, and Margaret. The lady that was there so often and so long, that you wondered if she did not in fact live somewhere inside the bar.
11-20-2020, 10:34 PM
