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Gary Lewis

Re: "Cam's Ol' Blue"- 1986 F-150 Base Ex-State of Oregon

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Well done, Cameron!

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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

thefraze_1020

Re: "Cam's Ol' Blue"- 1986 F-150 Base Ex-State of Oregon

And I replaced the rearview mirror since the old one was shot. I took the opportunity to hang fuzzy dice (Big Red has a red pair).

Cameron

1986 F-150 Base, 4x2, 4.9L I6, C6
1992 F-250 XLT, longbed extended cab, 4x4, 7.5L V8, ZF5 5-speed

ArdWrknTrk

Re: "Cam's Ol' Blue"- 1986 F-150 Base Ex-State of Oregon

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In reply to this post by thefraze_1020

Nice clean install Cam!

I've got to say my joinery has improved since I was a kid knocking together scrap on a jobsite, but not everybody is into dovetails or lock miters.

Would you have a preference of wood?
Mahogany, maple, cherry or walnut are what I likely have kicking around in widths that would be useful.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

thefraze_1020

Re: "Cam's Ol' Blue"- 1986 F-150 Base Ex-State of Oregon

Probably maple if I had to choose. Are you going to build me one? If so, how much do you need to get paid? Or parts trade?

Cameron

1986 F-150 Base, 4x2, 4.9L I6, C6
1992 F-250 XLT, longbed extended cab, 4x4, 7.5L V8, ZF5 5-speed

ArdWrknTrk

Re: "Cam's Ol' Blue"- 1986 F-150 Base Ex-State of Oregon

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I need to poke around for some wider shorts with nice figure, like flame or fiddleback.
You have to cut around that stuff when building cabinets.

The console is 12" and 8" high.
The 'front porch' is about 4.5 x 2.25"

ETA: I've just realized it looks like a Jeep, if I had put one more cassette slot in.
How I hadn't seen that before is beyond me.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

grumpin

Re: "Cam's Ol' Blue"- 1986 F-150 Base Ex-State of Oregon

A Jeep! That’s funny, it would.

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

thefraze_1020

Re: "Cam's Ol' Blue"- 1986 F-150 Base Ex-State of Oregon

Right before we moved, I replaced all the belts. Ever since, the truck has not run quite the same. It will start right up like usual and has its normal fast idle for the first minute or so. But when warm, when idling in drive, the tach shows the idle speed at about 300-400 RPM and the engine has a slight shudder. It seems like the idle speed should be higher than that, and it should idle smoother. Since this started, I dialed the timing in as close as possible to 10 BTDC, replaced the plugs, cap and rotor, PCV, air filter and fuel filter. I also cleaned the carb and checked the vacuum, which is showing 20 in Hg, normal. Thoughts?

Cameron

1986 F-150 Base, 4x2, 4.9L I6, C6
1992 F-250 XLT, longbed extended cab, 4x4, 7.5L V8, ZF5 5-speed

Gary Lewis

Re: "Cam's Ol' Blue"- 1986 F-150 Base Ex-State of Oregon

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Hard to believe it would idle at 300 - 400 RPM, but probably only the 300 six would do that. However, I'd bet it would have a slight shudder.

You obviously don't have a vacuum leak, and 20" of vacuum is ok, although if you get the RPM up it should be more like 21".

Have you tried adjusting the idle speed up?

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

thefraze_1020

Re: "Cam's Ol' Blue"- 1986 F-150 Base Ex-State of Oregon

No I have not adjusted it yet. I think there is a possibility that the tach reads 100-200 RPM too low, since I also hooked up a tach/ dwell meter when I first got the tach to work.

I have not adjusted the idle speed up yet, because I didn't want to mess up anything computer controlled.

Cameron

1986 F-150 Base, 4x2, 4.9L I6, C6
1992 F-250 XLT, longbed extended cab, 4x4, 7.5L V8, ZF5 5-speed

1986F150Six

Re: "Cam's Ol' Blue"- 1986 F-150 Base Ex-State of Oregon

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Adjusting the curb idle speed should not affect the computer. My son's 1984 4.9L with original computer control is set at 10 degrees BTDC and the idle speed is about 650-700 RPMs.

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