HBF comes out of retirement
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http://www.garysgaragemahal.com/air-cleaners.html
Belay my last question! 
1984 F-150 2wd short bed with 4.9L, 4 speed overdrive manual transmission, and 3.08 rear end (18) switched to the 3.55 limited slip (H9).
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This is an awesome write up I have both parts on order via eBay Temp sensor and the black thing on the snorkel that connects to the sensor and the flap
1983 F100 302 2WD Base Model Short Bed
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I'm glad it is helping y'all!
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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
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Well, a bit back someone asked for some pictures on what I was going to fill my "behind the seat" storage unit. Started with sorting out what "roadside tools" it might have come with...
 Then, loaded it up!  The 50 cal ammo can doesn't fit inside the trough but sits along the edge well enough. And, that's my lunch box so easy access to that! The 762 cal ammo cans have chains and tools and a bit too much room to slide around. If I rebuild it one of these days, I will build it to fit the cans a bit better.
1984 F-150 2wd short bed with 4.9L, 4 speed overdrive manual transmission, and 3.08 rear end (18) switched to the 3.55 limited slip (H9).
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Well, last month I tried to straighten my bumper with some cargo straps and didn't get too far.
 So, I have been thinking, what if I use a jack to try to flatten out one part of the bumper and how will that influence another. I have no auto body experience except the last few months with HBF. Anyhow, I opened up the hood and grabbed the jack and went to work. Jack, cargo straps, and a hammer!   
1984 F-150 2wd short bed with 4.9L, 4 speed overdrive manual transmission, and 3.08 rear end (18) switched to the 3.55 limited slip (H9).
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Oh, ok. You are right, the pics don't really show it. But I'm glad you made progress.
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
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
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Yeah, the pictures don't really show it. Maybe this one might show it a bit more. This one was from the day HBF got drug outta California!
1984 F-150 2wd short bed with 4.9L, 4 speed overdrive manual transmission, and 3.08 rear end (18) switched to the 3.55 limited slip (H9).
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Let's make that a bit lighter and a bit bigger. Yup, I see it
 
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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
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Well, for the last 20 years or so, the tailgate cables were broken and the tailgate would bounce on the mishapen bumper. Fixed that this week...
  And the modicum of clearance that I was able to make from my auto body work: 
1984 F-150 2wd short bed with 4.9L, 4 speed overdrive manual transmission, and 3.08 rear end (18) switched to the 3.55 limited slip (H9).
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That's a great improvement. Now you have a flat, fairly level, surface to sit on, stand on, work on, etc. n
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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
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The happy blue Ford becomes more useful by the day!
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. |
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Well, I had had enough!!! The engine kept racing for the first 10 minutes or so every morning and evening when I went to and fro from work. (I think the little 7 volt electric heater to the bimetallic choke must take about 10 minutes to warm the choke up, come to think of it.) So, after all the other things had failed that I had done (see above), I started to tackle the stove pipe that heats the choke as was suggested earlier.
The cold air side of things seemed intact but the hot air side of things has issues:   And where the hot air side inserted into the carburetor, the flare nut fittings were frozen together but would spin on the shaft. So, I decided to get a little creative for a temporary fix. I rotated the pipe up and out of the way and cut back some of the insulating fibers. Then wrapped the fibers with some aluminum tape:   Then, I realigned it with multiple wraps of aluminum tape:    And, then I went for a test drive. Well, the verdict is out if it would have worked because I have had the HBF garaged for the last couple hours, so the bimetallic choke might be nice and calibrated. But, no racing engine on my little test drive. That said, I smelled smoke upon returning!!!
1984 F-150 2wd short bed with 4.9L, 4 speed overdrive manual transmission, and 3.08 rear end (18) switched to the 3.55 limited slip (H9).
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So, on the other side of this...
 ...there was this:  I didn’t remove any parts or pieces. Did one fall off over the years? Did a little rubber cap melt away?
1984 F-150 2wd short bed with 4.9L, 4 speed overdrive manual transmission, and 3.08 rear end (18) switched to the 3.55 limited slip (H9).
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