Gary Lewis

Thanks, Chris. I have thought about it and haven't come to a conclusion if I need to ask, or even allow, for help. One reason for that is that I don't yet know what it is going to cost. But when we get over on the AWS servers I probably will pretty quickly. Another is the suggestion by my son, the lawyer, to create a separate entity for the funds to go into. In other words, don't mix them with our personal funds. And that is going to take some research. I know creating such an entity in some states can have a significant cost, and we don't want to add cost. Anyway, when the dust settles after the migration I'll rack and stack the costs and check with my "manager" regarding what we think needs to be done. And then I'll let y'all know. But I certainly appreciate the offer.

That stuff STINKS! Do you have a pet skunk?

A name-brand 75/90 or 80/90 will be fine, unless you have the limited-slip diff and then the friction modifier is needed. I run Mobil 1 synthetic, but that is probably overkill.

Dane, I caught that, too. A Freudian slip? Before you read anything into it make sure you read Dane's post here, and my response. And then read my post here again.

The '85 looks pretty decent, although $6K for the PNW seems high. The A/C compressor and hoses are missing. And there's the typical rust on the bottom of the tailgate. But with both the engine and tranny having been recently rebuilt, ... Wonder who did the rebuilding? Cousin Joe or someone reputable with a warranty?

That's a lot of truck! But I don't need a dump bed and wonder what the attachment there of has done to the bed? I'm wondering that so's I could restore it to its former glory.

Sounds like a plan, Stan. As for "so's", I found this explanation of the origin and meaning quite appropriate: Don't those definitions seem appropriate here?

So that is exactly what I have heard mentioned before that so many people complained about the oil pressure gauge reading on the low side of normal when they expect it to ride on the high side so the fix was a new sender that operates more like a on off switch like with an indiciator light that would put the pressure gauge in the middle to comfort the people. Looks like the sender they used is E6SZ-9278-A which is not the number of the sender that I ordered. It also seems like this fix only applies to the 87 and up trucks not the 80-86 truck. Hopefully it reads and works like a regular gauge sender and not the later on-off switch sender. This is only going to be a temporary setup till I can get Dakota Digital to offer a retro cluster for our trucks. I have plans to get a sniper to dakota digital module where my temp gauge will run off the sniper temp sensor, rpm will be off the sniper rpm signal, etc. I also want to use a module for air fuel ratio and fuel pressure that way I can have it throw a warning up on the dakota digital cluster to inform me when my O2 sensor fails by going full rich as well as warning me when the fuel pressure falls outside of the 55 to 65 psi pressure range. That way I can diagnosis my sniper on the road without the hand held. If I see no tach movement when cranking then I know the sniper has lost rpm signal for example and is why its not starting. Sounds like a good plan.

The sealer I never heard off till some 8 years ago when I started at my current job and that stuff works great the only thing is its hard to prevent squeeze out when you install the fitting and its also hard to wipe up cause it likes to smear till you get it all wiped up. Yep but it also says for the I6`s the same sender was used on vans 88 and up. Its very confusing just like I have heard it go both ways with the later senders basically being an oil activated switch for the later models that above x psi the switch sends a steady resistance so the oil pressure gauge will read in the middle. Some people claim this was a real legit thing and ive seen some state it wasnt. See what you think of TSB 88-05-14.

ARP has two, they have lube which I have in the bottle and they have thread sealer in a tube which I have also that I use for pipe plugs and any bolts that thread into coolant. I actually used it on the head bolts on the inside of the valve cover as all of those on this late model F1SE block go into coolant while the outside ones are blind. This is the liquid thread sealer. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/arp-100-9904 This is the thread lubricant https://www.summitracing.com/parts/arp-100-9910 Yep that number isnt in the book but on rockauto it also has SW1547B as the rockauto number and I see that number listed under the part number E4ZZ-9278-A which appears to fit 1988 E150/350 7.3L, 82/83 F150 230 I6, 80/87 E-F150/350 F(Super Duty) U150 8 cyl all, 88/ E150/350 4.9L, and 86/87 A 140 I4 and 171 I6. It is also all under the oil pressure gauge and not under the light. Thanks for the clarification. Hadn't seen the ARP sealer. As for the sender, that says the E-Series van didn't go to the new gauge & sending units in 88 when the F-Series did.

I do like the lower hose fitting. But is the ARP stuff really thread sealer? Or is it their lube? On the sending unit, I can't find the E6 # anywhere, so can't help you there. But it is looking good!

They aren't even close. Caramel is like a burnt yellow color, and is the most awful color ever offered on an interior. Whoever decided on Caramel must have looked at the crust on his mustard bottle that morning because that's exactly what that color looks like. I had it in my old F150 before I lucked out and found the complete black interior for it. Awful Caramel Nutmeg: Don't hold back, Shaun. Tell us what you think. Anyway, thanks for the explanation.

It looks like the previous poster didn't bother to record the results of his tests. But if we want to modify the code we are going to have to be more diligent. And speaking of the code, it is in NAML, and a couple of tutorials are available on that here.

Chad - Maybe you could take some pics when you get yours together? Include some measurements? We could put them on that page and help the next person that comes along.

Thanks!

Congrat's! You are really making good progress, and it looks great. And I agree that a donor vehicle is the only way to go. You can't imagine all the things that I've had to go back to it to get when I've done swaps. On the frame, you'll be fine squeezing the frame that much. Big Blue's frame rails were off 1 1/8", as described in this post. You can see in this post what it took to straighten it. From what I can tell the frames should measure 40" outside/outside, so I'm guessing that yours measure 40 1/4" - right? That's not much and you'll be surprised how much flex there is in the frame rails. You'll probably have to take them in at least 1/2" to get them to stay in the 1/4" when you take the force off them.

Wonderful shot of a beautiful country and truck. Keep us posted on what you do to Eddie.

In my way of thinking, if you create a thread/topic or post on one you should be automagically subscribed. Why wouldn't you want to know if someone posted on your thread or replied to your post? I spent some time a few months ago trying to make that happen, but gave up for some reason. And right now I'm trying to get us migrated to the new servers, which is at a higher priority level than subscriptions. But once we are moved and I put out the fires that creates then I hope to go tilt at the subscriptions windmill again.

Chad - I assume you found our page at Documentation/Fasteners & Illustrations/Radiator & Grille. That page isn't all that big, but I've extracted the same page from the MPC and am embedding it here as it should give you the clearest view you can possibly get of that drawing. Note that at the bottom right you can click on the "100%" and make it bigger or smaller. Or you can click on the drop-down and down load it. Or, click on the full-screen button to be taken to a new tab with it open.

Yes, I believe that is an '85 or '86 tailgate given the trim panel.

Nice truck. I know a young lady that is looking for something like that so I passed it on to her.

That's a funny, and very familiar story. Just read it to my brother and we had a good laugh! He said that our dog, also a mutt, could have gotten the guns for us. He knew when we were getting ready and he PLANNED to go. One time Dad and I went on to the cabin w/o Mom and my brother and didn't take the dog. When they got there the next day the dog ran into the cabin and told us off in no uncertain terms. Man, was he mad!

Joe - That's a very good question. And I don't know if you can press the gear off the sleeve. I pulled the drive gear on Big Blue's BW1345, but I didn't swap it, I just put it back. But I from the advert that David found (thanks, David!) it looks like they come on the sleeve.

Thanks, David.