Larry the Lariat - My 86 F150 4x4
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Congrat's on the wipers! Looks like it worked out well.
And that's basically the way I got the cowl off on Big Blue. Not easy, but it worked. As for the fuel line, that's ingenious! Well done! That probably holds as well as the expensive tool, and that socket makes for a good way to push. 
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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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Needed a good place for a fuel filter since the carb I've got doesn't make it where I can use a screw in filter at the carb.
Since the truck uses nylon and quick disconnect fittings, I started looking for a fuel filter that is compatible. The WIX 33243 seems to fit the bill. So I came up with a plan.  A 2" conduit hanger is loose on the filter but nothing some rubber mastic tape can't solve, so I lined the hanger with that. Replaced the screw with a stainless one to hopefully make it easier to change the filter down the road. I took advantage of an existing hole in the frame at the gap in front of the tank. This should do nicely... 
Ole Blue -- 1970 F100 Custom, 240 and a C4 automatic
Larry the Lariat -- 1986 F150 XLT Lariat 4x4, 351w and a C6 automatic |
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Well done! That's where mine is as well.
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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Fuel pump replacement on a 351w with power steering. What a brilliant design Ford. 🤦🏻♂️🙄
Maybe there was an easier way, but that right hand screw, ugh. 🤔 I managed to get the old fuel pump off without moving the PS pump, but I couldn't get it started back without some more room. Moving the PS pump wasn't to bad thankfully.  Fuel is piped all the way from the tank to the carb. Unfortunately, I didn't think about the battery earlier. It was dead so I'll let it charge overnight and see if I can get Larry running off it's new tank tomorrow after worship. I was optimistic on Friday so I called the insurance co and added the truck to my policy. I can't wait to take it down the road!
Ole Blue -- 1970 F100 Custom, 240 and a C4 automatic
Larry the Lariat -- 1986 F150 XLT Lariat 4x4, 351w and a C6 automatic |
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Good luck! I’ll bet it fires right up.
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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It's alive!
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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👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Vacuum modulator was hooked up...BUT... Apparently when I was messing with the blower motor I knocked the vacuum line that goes to the big black vacuum ball thingy, whatever it's called, loose at the manifold on the firewall.  Funny the 351w sounds a bit better after hooking that back up. 😜 As always, thanks for the steady flow of awesome advice! Just went for a four mile drive and it's running ok and shifting just fine. Maybe a bit early so I'll probably adjust the modulator a bit so it shifts a bit more aggressively. I may wait until I take it out on the highway to see how it feels first though.  Oh, I swapped out the old neutral safety switch to finally eliminate this broken connector. No point ending up broken down when it decides to get loose again. 
Ole Blue -- 1970 F100 Custom, 240 and a C4 automatic
Larry the Lariat -- 1986 F150 XLT Lariat 4x4, 351w and a C6 automatic |
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Great! Well done!
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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Not much of a tailgate. It's aftermarket, it's bent, and the paint looks like a poor rattlecan job, but at least it opens and closes and doesn't have huge rust holes.
I'd love to find a good original tailgate, but I suppose so would every Bullnose owner. 
Ole Blue -- 1970 F100 Custom, 240 and a C4 automatic
Larry the Lariat -- 1986 F150 XLT Lariat 4x4, 351w and a C6 automatic |
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Time to start ordering seals and such to keep water out. The breather had a lot of rust in it so I know the cowl seal was long toast. I'm not familiar with Fairchild but that's what I'm finding, with the best price on eBay. Do these seem to hold up?
Ole Blue -- 1970 F100 Custom, 240 and a C4 automatic
Larry the Lariat -- 1986 F150 XLT Lariat 4x4, 351w and a C6 automatic |
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In reply to this post by Gary Lewis
I LIKE that idea. I'm not sure if this is made the same but it looks like it might do the trick. I think I'll pull off the old piece, break off what's left of the dried out rubber and see if I can save the metal strip, and reuse it. Seems that would help stiffen the rubber and make a tight seal.  Just 9', but I'm guessing that would make two of these easy enough. They've got the same stuff in 16' as well.
Ole Blue -- 1970 F100 Custom, 240 and a C4 automatic
Larry the Lariat -- 1986 F150 XLT Lariat 4x4, 351w and a C6 automatic |
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Success, with a big variation from how you did yours. The stuff the big orange box store had didn't provide any seal at first, so I doubled it up... Two layers. Good thing home Depot was out of the #8 1/2" stainless screws I wanted to buy, forcing me to get 3/4" instead. Those ended up perfect, along with the #8 stainless washers (the seal I got didn't have any washers). I did use the strip from the old seal. Eventually, I may cut a 1" wide strip of stainless or heavy aluminum from some of my father's scrap (he was a metal worker and mom still has his old shop in the basement of her house). I think a wider piece of metal would allow the seal to come up higher on the cowl and form a tighter seal. I might experiment with turning a 1/4" or so edge out at the top to stiffen it. But what I have is good enough for now... Some heavy rains are coming and I'd like to keep the breather dry! Seal in place dry towel over breather  A gallon of water to test, poured right into the gap between the cowl and hood  Towel is still dry! 
Ole Blue -- 1970 F100 Custom, 240 and a C4 automatic
Larry the Lariat -- 1986 F150 XLT Lariat 4x4, 351w and a C6 automatic |