Gary Lewis

Thanks, guys. I finished the Pony part of the page, made that page visible in the nav, deleted the other pages, and set up a 301 redirect for them to the new page.

Haynes and Chilton manuals aren't in the same league as the Ford documents like the EVTM and the clips from Ford's Master Parts Catalog like I have on my web site. On the ignition, since you don't have to pass emissions testing you might consider a DS-II conversion. We don't, yet, have a how-to on these conversions on this forum, but FTE does. Go here and scroll down a bit to the Ignition and EEC (Electronic Engine Control) section. Basically the situation is that you have a computer that controls the ignition timing as well as the carb's air/fuel ratio. An EEC system. It can't be happy since it isn't controlling the carb, so probably has the ignition timing locked, meaning there's no advance and that kills the power. But, you can change to a DuraSpark-II system, which Ford used for many years on non-computer controlled vehicles. It takes a different wiring harness in the engine bay, a different distributor, coil, and ignition module, but is pretty well plug & play. The only real option you have to get the truck running well is to make the computer happy, and that requires giving it all the inputs and outputs it was supposed to have. We already know that the carb isn't connected, but what else isn't?

You have the thin-film ignition system, which means you have a computer running the ignition and trying to control the carb. But, since the feedback control is unplugged it cannot control that, and the computer will have its knickers in a twist. In fact, it is possible that it is in limp-home mode and has your ignition timing locked. If so, your performance could be a lot better. Do you have to pass emissions tests?

Picked up this guy today, as well as his 5 siblings:

And Jonathan from AZ, and David from AL, and.....

I liken these trucks to onions - you keep peeling off the layers of problems and crying. Hope you like onion rings.

Yep, Samsung Android Now the menu goes away but the keyboard is so compressed it's hard for me to type. And I lose the right side of my reply This is going to take a bit of concentration, which I can't do at the moment. And with my memory.... please don't let me forget. 😕

And, I've already started. See what you think. However, it is currently hidden in the nav menu so you'll have to use this link: http://www.garysgaragemahal.com/bullnose-faqs.html

So, here I am in the reply window, taking a screenshot. Wow! That's UGLY! Not sure what to do about it, but need to think about it seriously. What happens if you rotate your tablet? On mine, if I go landscape I have the nav menu, but if I go portrait I only have the 3-line "hamburger" menu. And, this is an Android?

Skiatook, which is just north of Tulsa. As for the hotel, the Osage Casino is only a mile away: (877) 246-8777 On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 10:46 AM, RichP [via Bullnose Enthusiasts] <redacted_email_address> wrote:

Folks - I've been struggling with an "organizational" question on the website (not the forum if you understand the distinction) and need your input. In the navigation menu I have one item called Oddities. And the only thing in there is the page on the 1982 - 84 F100 Pony, which probably should have been named Unicorn as no one seems to have seen one. Anyway, I don't like having single pages under a page, but don't want to lose the info on the Pony. At the same time I've been trying to come up with a place to house information on the Bullnose trucks, including the year-by-year stuff I put on the Specifications page. In addition, I want to write up the evolution of the term "Bullnose" as I don't think that's been properly done anywhere - and several of us know the details. So, what about creating another page in the navigation menu called Bullnose FAQ's and under it put the stuff I'm talking about? Like: Bullnose FAQ's

Welcome, Rich! Other than the extended vs regular cab, yours looks to be quite similar to Big Blue, which is the truck you see above. (That's temporary as I hope to get a Bullnose line drawing I can put there.) Any chance you are available to drive it over for the show and get-together on the 16th? You can see the flyer for it here: http://bullnose-enthusiasts.12971.n8.nabble.com/Get-Together-September-16th-Be-There-tp250p955.html

Bill - Thanks. That certainly helps. Jon - Show us some pics of the distributor and the module on the fender so we can tell what you have.

It's getting cold overnight, even in California. What if it snows when we get there? Rent a 4wd truck?

True. 335's had one deck height, although several pin-heights as they decreased compression. And one head. Pretty simple.

Jon - You say the fuel pump appears to be working, but didn't say how you know that. Presumably that means it pumped gas into a coffee can or some such when you cranked the engine. If that is correct the needle in the carb is probably stuck on the seat, not letting gas into the bowl. To unstick that try rapping the top of the carb sharply with a screwdriver handle right above where the fuel line goes in. If that doesn't work after several tries I think you will have to disassemble the carb, and when you have it apart I would replace the needle and seat as well as the gaskets. On the wires, I don't have a 1984 Electrical & Vacuum Troubkeshooting Manual (EVTM) on this site, but I do have a 1896 version. You can get to it via the navigation menu to the left (Electrical/EVTM/1986 EVTM), and on Page 56 you can see a feedback control solenoid with a red wire and a tan/light green wire. Might that be it? If so, you have to think about if you need it connected, and that depends on both whether you have emissions tests as well as what ignition system you have. Do you have an ignition module on the fender, and if so, what is the color of the grommet where the wires go in? Or, do you have a vacuum advance on the distributor?

Not to hijack this thread, can you take a screenshot of the overlay you are talking about and email me?

This looks to be a post and I see the sig. Chris - Looks like you have the trip sufficiently nailed to make it work. Good luck, and have fun. 👍

Clear your cache. And, by the way, have you introduced Bill to the forum?

460's are complicated!

At least you have the favicon? Glad it finally showed up. I was beginning to think I was the only one to see it.

Bizarre. And it didn't lose your input? I will check to see if this is a known problem.

Wow, Hirsute! That stuff tickles! Ok, thanks. I've already given the go-ahead on printing 200 ballots, and will print the registration forms myself. I should give the go-ahead on the "business" cards tomorrow. (Typing that out, I'm reminded of the septic pumping guy's motto - "We handle your 'business'". He was just here yesterday, so that's imprinted on my brain. ) I'll pick up the trophies tomorrow. And I'm borrowing a "ballot box" from church. Plus the volleyball standards are there to stretch the banners between - and I just put cord (small rope) in Big Blue's tool box for tying up the banners. And, speaking of cord, I just put probably 250' of extension cords in Big Blue for the welding guy so he can have 110v - but not for the welders. Which makes me think of Tim - he will get in Friday afternoon some time and I'll need to meet him at the church building to place his motorhome and trailer. Then I'll bring him back to the house to meet the rest of y'all that are coming as well as to have dinner - Mac's. So, what am I missing?

Just make sure that there is vacuum from the intake manifold on the hose going to the PCV valve. Sometimes they get plugged, and then leaks happen.

I'll be watching for that thread.