Bell Housing
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And now here comes the interesting moment - does your truck have a "creeper" gear, as in is it really really slow in 1st gear? Cause that trans that comes with the new bellhousing may be what they call a close-ratio transmission, which means you or your dad won't have to revv the engine to the skies before upshifting from 1st to 2nd gear...
By the way do make sure the bellhousing and transmission are from a diesel truck, as the bellhousing is different from any non-diesel engine Ford put in these trucks. It could be a 6.9 or 7.3 diesel, both will work, just as long as it's a diesel and not a gasser jobbie.
By the way do make sure the bellhousing and transmission are from a diesel truck, as the bellhousing is different from any non-diesel engine Ford put in these trucks. It could be a 6.9 or 7.3 diesel, both will work, just as long as it's a diesel and not a gasser jobbie.
Fleet Owner
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From: Mi'kma'ki
i used to have an '85 with the creeper in the f150 w/300 6.
i simply never used 1st on the street.just start out in 2nd.
it didn't lug with the straight 6,so im sure the diesel can handle skipping 1st.
with a load,i just started in 1st to get it rolling a bit,but didn't have to over rev,then put her in 2nd.
those where cool transmissions.wouldn't want that today with these fuel prices though.yikes.need the OD.basically it was just a 3 speed stick with an off road low 1st.you can't really cant count that as 4 speed even lol.
that was my last 2wd truck.
i bought that old girl for $400 bucks several years ago.ran her for 2 yrs pretty much trouble free.she did burn some oil though.about a quart a week.
brakes and throw out bearing was about it.
i LOVED the easy steering those gen truck had.what made them so easy to steer?
my dad had the '84 f250 w/351w 4 speed creeper.had that real easy steering too of course.
man id like to have that steering in my 93!
they make it so you "feel the road" now.never did like the idea.i liked not feeling it in the steering in old cars and trucks i used to have.
i simply never used 1st on the street.just start out in 2nd.
it didn't lug with the straight 6,so im sure the diesel can handle skipping 1st.
with a load,i just started in 1st to get it rolling a bit,but didn't have to over rev,then put her in 2nd.
those where cool transmissions.wouldn't want that today with these fuel prices though.yikes.need the OD.basically it was just a 3 speed stick with an off road low 1st.you can't really cant count that as 4 speed even lol.
that was my last 2wd truck.
i bought that old girl for $400 bucks several years ago.ran her for 2 yrs pretty much trouble free.she did burn some oil though.about a quart a week.
brakes and throw out bearing was about it.
i LOVED the easy steering those gen truck had.what made them so easy to steer?
my dad had the '84 f250 w/351w 4 speed creeper.had that real easy steering too of course.
man id like to have that steering in my 93!
they make it so you "feel the road" now.never did like the idea.i liked not feeling it in the steering in old cars and trucks i used to have.
Methanoholic
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From: Maine (NorCal Native)
To hard on the clutch, Start off in low gear.
Let the clutch out and push it right back in and grab second without touching the throttle.
Thus getting it moving with low gear and getting it going with second.
Done right no one will even know you do it unless they are in the truck watching.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
Let the clutch out and push it right back in and grab second without touching the throttle.
Thus getting it moving with low gear and getting it going with second.
Done right no one will even know you do it unless they are in the truck watching.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
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i LOVED the easy steering those gen truck had.what made them so easy to steer?
my dad had the '84 f250 w/351w 4 speed creeper.had that real easy steering too of course.
man id like to have that steering in my 93!
they make it so you "feel the road" now.never did like the idea.i liked not feeling it in the steering in old cars and trucks i used to have.
my dad had the '84 f250 w/351w 4 speed creeper.had that real easy steering too of course.
man id like to have that steering in my 93!
they make it so you "feel the road" now.never did like the idea.i liked not feeling it in the steering in old cars and trucks i used to have.
Fleet Owner
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From: Mi'kma'ki
cool.so its pretty much due to the power steering pump then.i wounder if its possible to swap pumps and pulley for the newer style belt.....hmmm.
wouldn't want to screw myself over when i go to hydroboost though.i'll probably copy what you did.this sounds fairly simple to do.
wouldn't want to screw myself over when i go to hydroboost though.i'll probably copy what you did.this sounds fairly simple to do.
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
Is there a write up or some pictures you can point me to?
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David, you know that huge fitting that you have to unscrew from the side of the pump to remove the tank, the fitting that the pressure hose threads into? Well, take that out (needs like 15/16" wrench or so) and right behind it there is a valve and behind the valve there is a spring - pull both the valve and the spring, and replace them with a spring and a valve from a Lincoln Mark VII, parts from a Mustang or another rack-and-pinion steering setup vehicle may also work. The valves actually looked identical to me, but springs are different, the Mk7 spring is longer so when compressed to the same length it pushes on the valve harder thus increasing the line pressure. As for drilling the fitting, it's that same big fitting that you drill, but you can only go as large as 1/8" or so, which is still quite more that factory.
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From: Sisters
I love my truck, i would go anywhere, i use to take it in the backwoods and go for drives. If it was starting to get stuck i just slap into for wheel drive. Now its in the yard with a whole in the bell housing and two flat tire. But she still starts up with no problem
Methanoholic
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From: Maine (NorCal Native)
Well, I was going to crack a (clean) joke on that matter and decided better judgment should prevail.
Sorry to hear about the mom situation, sounds like you have an awesome relationship with your father though.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
Sorry to hear about the mom situation, sounds like you have an awesome relationship with your father though.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
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The tires - this may be a long shot, but have you or your dad or your boyfriend tried tightening the little valve inside the valve stems? There is a special tool for that, and at one point I also had some valve stem caps that had the "fork" built in their head, but now I just use a small flatblade screwdriver that I cut a slot in the middle of to clear the valve's needle.
