Gary Lewis

Your fuel pump stopped? Is it mechanical or electric? I would have thought it would have been mechanical originally.

Ok, thanks. Sounds like it will be good to have.

That engine went into the 1982 F150 Explorer, which was then sold soon thereafter. Still had the Motorcraft 2bbl but ran like it had a 4bbl and was still winding strong at 5000 RPM. I haven't seen the inside of a Holman-Moody engine. The closest I've been to one was the Cobalt boat my brother had. The valve covers proclaimed it was one of theirs, and we believe it. With the stock prop it would just spin from idle if you nailed it, and at 30 it would take the steering wheel away from you if you nailed it. He wound up with a Michigan Wheel prop they called an "elephant ear", and it tamed it. But then it would take the rope away from skiers. 😳 I'm uneducated on big block heads, but I'm anxious to learn. Bring it on!

Nice truck! Looks to be in excellent shape. 👍

I liked the XE256H I put in that 351W that we colluded on the valve swirling, head porting, etc. Would turn the tires from idle w/a C6 and 3.50's. But I don't know anything about it for a 460.

I think NAPA is a bit confused. Both part numbers are said to fit my truck, and both give you two items with the same UPC code. But one is $2.24 and one is $5.66. I know it says $2.24/ea, but it says you get 2 adjusting screws and it is the same UPC. But even if it really was each, that would be $4.48, not $5.66.

Today I did more upgrading of several pages to help Google find them. (Google can't tell what's in a picture, so needs words to describe the contents of the page.) While doing that I looked at the Fastener page, and realized that it should be Fasteners & Illustrations since it also has many illustrations, so I changed it. (Don't worry Chris, I did a redirect.) I also added content to that page because I knew where good information was on the fastener finishes - Ford's Standard And Utility Parts Catalog. The easy way was to just post screen-grabs of the two catalog pages, and I did that. But, those pages are .... no fun to read. Further, Google won't find their content since they are pictures of text. So I created a PDF of that info and cleaned it up a bunch. But, then I realized that Google won't find that content either, so I started creating a table which Google will be able to find. I only got maybe 1/10th of the way done, but wanted to know what y'all think. Will that table, the one at the top, be helpful? Or, maybe I should ask, will it be helpful to people to find that information via a Google search?

Just to follow up on this, I've revised the information I had on this website about the headlight adjusting screw. If you had clicked on the blue box surrounding the #13032 on the page in the link you'd have been taken to a picture of the screw and nut and a link to Dennis Carpenter as a source. But, I've added the bit about it being a 10-32 screw as well as the Dorman number and another source - Amazon. In addition I've realized that the #13032 is oddly-placed on the master parts catalog's illustration that I'm using and isn't easily associated with the screw and nut. Yes, there are two black arrows pointing from it to those two items, but that wasn't intuitively obvious to me, so I added red arrows hoping to make it more obvious. All in all, this has been a very helpful exchange!

I don't need the pickup either, but Big Blue's pan is dented and both the gasket and dip stick leak like a sieve, so I'm going with that pan when I can pull the engine and fix the multitude of problems. As for eBay sellers, I've been lucky - most of the ones I've used have shipped quickly. But that's not always the case, and I hope you get that choke cap soon. On the weatherstripping, we don't have a longevity report, but Ozark1 reported this on this thread on FTE: It looks like we only have two true sources, so if the Chinese version doesn't last I'd try the Indian version. And, reading that thread I was reminded that I promised to make a page about this subject on my web site - and haven't done so. Maybe soon.

Yep, that's the one.

Big Blue is running the Edelbrock cam. I've read where people say it isn't enough cam, but it'll pull well from idle. I can lug it down to 500 RPM and it'll handle it without a fuss. So, if you want power from idle it is a good one. But it probably gives away top end. As for the pan, didn't you recommend a pan for Big Blue w/an o-ringed dip stick?

Whew! I thought I'd gone 'round the bend. Yes, III or IV.

Yes, that helped a bunch. Thanks!

Not sure I understand what you said, Ken. There wasn't a 302HO in any year in the trucks. And this one appears to have had a carb, so it would have been a 2bbl feedback Motorcraft with a computer to drive it. Right? And with a computer running the carb it would run the ignition timing as well. Or, am I lost? That would be easy given what is going on right now - more about which later.

Jim - I'm not sure of much of anything. But my remembrance is that F150's didn't have a heavy enough GVWR to dodge the emissions requirements in '84, so all of the 302's had computers. If that's true, then David's 302 must have been converted to DS-II. Or did I misunderstand?

Good catch, Ken!! But, an '84 would have had the EEC computer system - right?

I'd like to turn the automatic quote inclusion off for email responses as it sure makes the threads longer. It would be nice if the default was off but you could turn it on. Did you notice how the email response had the dash patch stretched? 😜

Glad you got it fixed. 👍

Cool! They are pretty. Maybe next year you can bring them - in an engine, and providing power? Hmmm, the text box is bigger than the screen. Have you noticed that? Do I need to reduce the image size from 95 to 90%? It looks like about 6 to 10 characters are off to the right.

I think it is because you are responding via email. Click the link at the bottom of you email message to actually go to the forum and see if the pic shows. I'm confident it will on iphone, ipad, or Windows computer - it does for me. But, I've read that email systems treat phones, tablets, and real computers differently. Some assume that if you are mobile you don't want pictures. Others allow you to decide, but default mobile to no pics and computers to pics.

Which pic is that which doesn't show? As for the box, I see said the blind man. 😉

I'm with Bill - you may be able to find it in the Help section. But, to answer your question it is a 10-32 screw. However, it needs the ring at the top to ensure the headlight follows the screw. If you need one that one's an extra - just email me your address.

Thanks for the signature info. That helps all of us know something about your truck w/o having to ask. An '84 w/a 302 would have had a computer, called an EEC for Electronic Engine Control. And the computer would have controlled ignition timing. But it would have been upset because the temp sensor is broken, and who knows what else, so it probably would have locked the ignition timing and your power and MPG would have been poor. Probably for that reason, someone has done a DS-II conversion, which means they got the wiring harness, ignition module w/a blue grommet, and distributor w/a vacuum advance and installed them. No longer does the computer control the ignition timing. 👍 But you are right, you should replace that ignition module. Those wires are very suspect, an d a failure there will have you stranded on the side of the road.

Thanks!

Yes, it doesn't hurt to browse. BUT, you are supposed to be able to use the search function at the top of the page to find something on the site. However, said something cannot be found if there are no words describing it. I wish there was an emoticon with egg on its face. I've just realized that not a one of my Cooling System pages was visible to Google's search engine because there was no text telling of the gold mine of information on those pages. Just like the Fastener pages. So I've now added verbiage to the Cooling System and Fastener pages that will let Google find them. And I have a lot more pages to work through - although not tonight. This web site has been, and will continue to be I'm sure, a learning experience. I started it a little less than two years ago with just a few pages, and now we are well over 350. But, along the way I've learned a bit about what Google is looking for when the bots "crawl" a site - words describing what information is on that page. And pages that don't have those words cannot be found with a Google search. I recently upgraded the verbiage on the page for engine perches and the one for towing capacity, and those pages are now getting found in searches much more frequently. So tonight's work should similarly boost the usage of the cooling system and fastener pages. And, since my goal is to have the world's most helpful site to Bullnose owners, this should significantly help in that regard. So, thank you for finding the problem!