Hello World! Getting to know my truck, what's that red thing?

Hi everyone, I'm excited to be here. My first bullnose was an 89 E150 and I just got my '86 this summer. I searched the VIN codes on the site. My truck is obviously an inline 6 but according to the code it's EFI? Call me crazy but there is a single barrel carburetor on top of the intake manifold. This EFI looks nothing like my old 94 f150


In addition, there is a bracket behind the carb that connects to a red rod/arm that goes behind the engine down to the transmission.

What is this thing and why isn't it connected?

Welcome!  Glad you joined.  

You found an error in the factory documentation.  Your truck obviously doesn't have EFI as that's a Carter YFA 1bbl.

The red rod is the kickdown linkage to the transmission.  But if it isn't connected let's hope you have the C6 as a disconnected linkage to an AOD spells trouble.

So, does your shift quadrant say Drive/2/1?  Or does it have an O with a D inside it?  The former is a C6 and the latter is an AOD.

I'm betting it is a C6 or you'd have all sorts of problems.  And a disconnected kickdown linkage on a C6 simply means that when you floor the throttle the tranny doesn't automatically kick down a gear.  I've run them that way and realized that if I wanted to downshift to pass I needed to pull the lever down into 2nd.

Last, where's home?  I ask because we have a map (Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu) and we could put you on it if we had a city/state combo or a zip code.

Welcome! 🙂

Welcome Tanman!  

Gary's spelled it out. That's definitely a YFA carburetor and your kick down linkage is missing between the throttle and rod.

Hi Gary, Thanks for the warm welcome.

The shifter has P R N D 2 1. The door card indicates the transmission is K, and I looked that up to be a C6.

Home is Holly Springs, North Carolina, 27540

I was searching the web for a true 1986 service manual and a forum pointed me here.

You are now on the map.  And you have a C6, which won't be hurt by not having the kickdown linkage attached.

Welcome!

tanman wrote

Hi Gary, Thanks for the warm welcome.

The shifter has P R N D 2 1. The door card indicates the transmission is K, and I looked that up to be a C6.

Home is Holly Springs, North Carolina, 27540

I was searching the web for a true 1986 service manual and a forum pointed me here.

Welcome to the forum
You are just around the corner from me Angier, 27501.

When this virus thing is over there is a bunch of us from another Ford forum that gather for dinner once a month at different places with in the state.
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