Gary Lewis

I've seen them all, many times. But it doesn't have to be a car/truck movie to have a neat scene in it about a car or truck. We were flipping through channels the other night and caught the scene in RED2 where the girl friend and Malcovich were in a 2CV. I've always like those and almost bought one when we lived in the UK. In fact I have a model of one in the shop. And I remember scenes where James Bond drove one.

Both Blue and Big Blue have done their share of work, if towing Chevrolets is work. (Maybe that's fun for a Ford? ) But not every day. Typically they sit and wait for another chance to shine as we have more efficient vehicles for the mundane stuff. But, hopefully Big Blue will get to do some long-distance trips next year, as well as some "off-roading", although that will be limited to going places rather than seriously testing the mettle of the vehicle and/or driver. In any event, places where the high lift jack might be useful. Light bar, not likely. However, I will say that lots of the ranchers around here, and there are a lot of ranches and ranchers, have light bars on trucks that are USED daily. But 20's with little rubber bands wrapped around them are a bent wheel or blown tire waiting to happen. No thanks!

Well done, Shaun!

Do you have a OneDrive account? Or Google Drive? Not sure if it is possible from Drop Box.

That's a REALLY good tip! I haven't carried a slab of wood for that purpose, but I do have a 2x4 in that the spare tire sits on which could be used. However, I have a 6 ton bottle jack in the tool box, and hopefully its range is adequate. If not, surely with the that and the Ford jack I can get the job done. (I'm not going to mention the HighLift jack that I hope to be carrying, as most people won't have that as an option.) Anyway, I'll slip a good-size chunk of wood in the tool box. Thanks.

Those R's and 4.11 gears aren't very compatible. Drive carefully, we'll see you soon!

Yes, I think you are right in planning to test the TPS voltage at the ECU. But I'm not sure there's much to fix inside there. We may have to figure out the part number of that ECU and what other vehicles it was used on. As for the codes, I don't know. But if you have a new TPS and it still has its knickers in a twist about TPS values then I'd focus on that and hope the lean problem goes away when the TPS issue is fixed.

That's pretty mild, but that it delamination. It isn't going to get any better, only worse.

Yes, it is a shame. Beautiful piece though.

Yippee! Road trip! Can't wait to meet you. Please travel safely.

Yes, I agree.

No, we don't have. But I agree it would be helpful. What we do have is in Documentation/Fasteners & Illustrations/Front Clip. There you'll find Fenders & Aprons, Hoods, Radiator & Grille, Headlights & Turn Signals, and Wheelwell Mouldings. Take a look and see if that would be helpful for the interior. Having said that, the master parts catalog isn't much help on the dash. As you can see below, it doesn't show the screws for the dash pad. So I'm afraid I don't know what the part number is for that screw. So if we find the number we need to record it. Do you have other fasteners you are looking for?

You have an example of this foam baffle? Worried if i put random foam in the door it will mold. I suspect he's talking about something like these from Crutchfield:

I like the list - and especially the last entry! Any interest in doing a to-do list that you can easily update? Check out the first post in Big Blue's Transformation. Or the first post in Dad's Truck Build. The latter is good from the standpoint that it documents a lot of the background on the truck, and provides links to something like 20 threads or posts on FTE that provide the background. I've used that feature many times in the few months since I created it to find info that had been previously lost, or at least hard to find. Anyway, if there's an interest in doing something like that then let me know and I'll walk you through it.

I'm going to be using a '95 serpentine belt system off an F450 and it didn't have the smog pumps, so I won't know about using the 2nd pump spot. As for welding, I plan to not be abusing things to the point of needing a welder. I hope.

Yep. Kinda what I'm thinking.

No, because I've not done it - yet. I have the compressor and there's a spot on the to-be 460 where it'll fit, so I may do it. But, I may also cop out and put an electric compressor on board instead. Would be easier as there's always the oil from the Techumseh to deal with. We shall see.

Good idea. But I'd expand the subject to include towing. When you get a vehicle on the trailer, as I did last Saturday, there is likely to be antifreeze, oil, or just dirt on the trailer. And laying down in that to put at least two chains on the rear and two ratchet straps on the front isn't pleasant. So I carry a roll of left-over marine carpet. Roll it out and scoot up cleanly under the vehicle. And, if you find that the vehicle is so low that the chains/boomers are going to be banging on the deck of the trailer, just cut off a strip of the carpet, roll it around the chain/boomer, and tie it with duct tape or a bungee cord.

Agree fully. Get the winch up above the deck height so it won't drag on the deck, and especially at the break to the beaver tail and/or to the vehicle when on the ramps.

No, I forgot how new they are. So not likely there's a valve guide/seal problem. Show us a pic of how things are plumbed on the engine, particularly the tops of the valve covers.

Matthew - Looks like you are ready! See you soon. Have a safe trip. JMU - If the oil's been in a long long time then this may be a false alarm. I'd drive it some and then pull another sample as they suggested. And even if that shows above normal quantities of bearing material, if you aren't having a problem I don't think I'd worry about it.

I hope they didn't eliminate the PVC valve. Those are necessary and except in racing they aren't removed. It should be in the passenger's valve cover and go to the back of the carb or a port behind the carb on the intake manifold. And replacing it wouldn't be a bad idea. If that doesn't change the smoke situation you may have bad valve guides or valve seals. That allows oil to be sucked into the cylinder, and that usually happens when you have high vacuum in the cylinders. Coasting creates really high vacuum, and when you come back on the throttle you'll usually see a bit of blue smoke if the guides or seals are bad. Seals can be replaced with the heads on the engine, but seals usually go because the guides have worn. So replacing just the seals doesn't usually last nearly as long as having the guides and seals replaced. But that requires pulling the heads.

I'd win that hands down. My truck hasn't burned a single drop of gasoline in years... Dad's truck hasn't burned a drop of gasoline in years either. But then, it's only moved a few feet.

It is always the little details that hang you up. But you are still making progress.

So, for this post WHYDTYTT is What Have You Done To Your Trailer Today. I loaded it for the show/swap meet. Boy that T-19 is heavy! Or I'm getting old. Still have a few more things to load, but I'm getting there. Unfortunately the forecast is for scattered showers.