Gary Lewis

Clay - I may have an extra pulley and will gladly donate it to Rusty. I'll look tomorrow. On the puller, I've rented them from the parts stores, and then when I returned them I get my money back. But I've done enough of it that I bought my own some time ago. It is this OTC Tools 4530 Power Steering Pump Pulley Service Set, and it works well.

Looks great, Cory! And that is a neat story. So, the Blue Mule is covered for the winter?

Ok. Maybe it was just me. Thanks.

Well, I just got notified that I posted. Hmmmm....

I don't seem to be getting email notifications when any of us post. Are you getting notifications?

Pretty! I think I have some of those.

Man, they want real money for those! I think I'll hold onto mine for a while and see if they go up any more.

That part number, E0TZ 16474-C, doesn't appear in the MPC. And while lots of times parts get replaced in later years, this is a 1980 part so it isn't likely it replaced another part. So I'm at a loss to say what it is.

Rob - Thanks! Jacob - It sure would be nice if church could go back to normal. We have about half of the congregation coming in via Zoom or Facebook Live and the rest attending in person, and even there most wear masks and social distance themselves. As for what I did today, yesterday when I drove on a bumpy road I heard a clunk that should have been there. So today I checked ALL of the fasteners in the front end. None were loose so I checked the wheels, and sure enough found the left front wheel bearing to be slightly loose. I pulled the lock-out and tightened it up and now there's no more clunk. Then I decided I'd see about mounting the fog lights as Bruce suggested. Happened to have a piece of 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 angle 18" long that came from a garage door installation. Not the stiffest piece, but plenty good enough to test the idea. LOOK MA, NO HOLES! Janey likes the look, and it works well save for a couple of minor problems. So I think this is a winner, but I'd like to hear (see) your thoughts. On the problems, the first is that the winch's clutch handle can't be rotated the whole way. Second, the cover won't slip between the winch and the angle. But as you can see in the pic the angle could be 1/2" narrower and I believe that will fix both problems.

I have other cars from the 80's that have an inertia reel, but they don't need to see decelerative forces to activate. They work similar to the way a distributor advance works - centrifugal weights held in by springs. Yank on the seat belt and the inertia reel spins hard enough to make the weights fly out, and on the outside of the weights is a cog similar to what you would find on a ratchet strap. All they take to activate is a good tug on the belt. If the Ford system also requires deceleration, then it's a different animal than the inertia reels I'm talking about. Is it just a spring-loaded bar that flies forward under braking and locks the reel? Like a stick on bicycle wheel spokes, so to speak? The ones in Big Blue catch you if you lean forward too quickly to open the kick panel vents. Janey had fits with that last week. Took several tries to get to the vent.

I'm not sure what a "regular old street tire" is, but there's not much "regular" or "old" on this truck. The tires are Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx LT285/75R16's, and each one is rated for 3750 lbs @ 80 PSI. And they have an aggressive enough tread that I picked rocks out of it today after it had been on the road up to 70 MPH. Plus, the tread makes a lot of noise on the highway. They were on the truck when I got it and they have lots of miles left in them. As for the switches, they are mounted in a medium-duty radio bezel, not one from one of these trucks.

That's not the label we are looking for. And the last time I looked up that PN in the lower left it was for the blank label. As said, we are looking for a label like this, and we need the # like 2-03A-R10. That is the calibration code and then I can look up the "calibration parts list" that will have the carb #, dist #, etc. Here are the calibration codes for the 1985 E-Series vehicles with a 7.5L engine. But I don't see any C/C body codes in the catalog, so I don't know how to find the calibration code. Which is why I am hoping you can find it on the vehicle. And here's what the body codes mean.

Pittsboro? You are now on the map. Check it out. As for the family, that sounds like a wonderful project! I look forward to following that one.

I wasn't suggesting anything in particular. Just pointing out to Rusty_S85 that 35 psi isn't the OE pressure for all trucks, and that the 40 psi that seemed high to him really was pretty low in this context. But yes, finding what works for you with your truck and your load is best with a 3/4 or 1 ton truck on Es (I'll change tire pressure by a LOT when I have a pallet of concrete pavers in the bed!). It's not one-size-fits-all. Yes, I change tire pressures a lot as well. Put the car-hauler trailer on and 35 psi is not nearly enough in the rear, so I go to 50 for short hauls. But if I were going across country with a big vehicle on the trailer I'd probably go higher. But as previously said, 40 on a gravel road feel like steel wheels. 30 is a whole lot better, and I'm sure 15 or 20 would be much better still. I think that 4 CFM/200 PSI air compressor is going to get a workout.

Nice truck! I could drive that, as is. But it says in one place it is a "brand new crate 502" and in another a 5.0L. So I'm thinking it is a crate 302. Nothing wrong with that. No pics of the interior. Wonder why?

Those aren't bad prices to get one of those lights back in business.

Cool! Done. Thanks!

Mena AR isn’t too far from me, the Ouachita Mountains are beautiful. I’m lucky to live right in the middle of them. If you go all the way to Mena you have to make the hour drive east to Lake Ouachita. It is one of clearest lakes in Arkansas and its huge. I live pretty darn close to it and I’d show some fellow enthusiasts around. If anyone decides to venture out that way make sure to do the Queen Wilhelmina scenic drive (right there next to Mena AR), if you want to go little further east get on Highway 270 and go to Mt Ida. Get a cheeseburger and milkshake from from the Dairyette, you’ll need plenty of napkins. Best cheeseburger in the county. Then you can head to Joplin/Crystal Springs and go up HickoryNut Mountain and go to the Vista (it’s a lookout on top of the mountain over Lake Ouachita). There’s nice and easy offroad trails there too. There’s several campgrounds, cabins, marinas, and good places to eat. And it’s National Forest so you can camp anywhere you want. If one wants to come even further east they can hit Hot Springs and walk around downtown. Then you can go to the ORV Park and test out your rig’s offroad capabilities. Around sunset you can catch a ride on “the Belle”. It’s a riverboat that takes you on a spin around Hot Springs on Lake Hamilton. There’s plenty of places to explore with a Bullnose here, I’ve done it:nabble_smiley_grin: I think I’ve missed my calling as a travel agent. Jim - Part of it may be the wheels the tires are mounted on. I don't know how wide these are as Vernon put them on, but they seem to be fairly wide. And that may alter the amount of pressure needed to flatten the tire on the pavement, which these seem to have been. As for squirm, there isn't any at 35. May have been some at 30, but very little. The truck corners well for a truck this size and height, and if the toe-in helped I think I'm going to be happy. Jacob - It sounds like you've been all over that area. We've done the Queen Wilhelmina scenic drive, both on a motorcycle as well as in a brand new Murano, and it is beautiful! But we've not done any of the other things you mentioned, so perhaps we can when we've gotten the vaccine and we'll feel comfortable being around other people. That's because Mena is 3 1/2 hours from here, so it'll have to be at least a one-night stay, and probably two. So thanks for the info! Yes, you may have missed your calling.

Welcome! Glad you joined! Nice looking truck. Hope you start a thread on its "journey" so we can follow along. As for joining in from time to time, sure! But don't be a stranger as we like to get to now people. So, you live where our "clippers" come from. Those Alberta Clippers sure do bring a lot of cold down here. Must be everywhere up there! Have you seen our map? Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu above. We could add you if we had a city.

I like it! Wish I had one for BB as black fits with his theme as well.

Bruce - Are you suggesting something like this, although the stems would be behind the vertical piece? Hadn't thought of that, but it would keep the top of the bumper clear. I just tried it on Janey and she likes that position better than stacked out by the headlights. I'll have to look tomorrow to see how much room there is, but we might have a winner!

Bob - You are right, those LR E's can go right on up to 80 PSI, so 40 isn't much at all. But the guy from the tire shop looked them over today and said that they are wearing nicely, so apparently the 35 psi is working. Bruce (Sorry I said Scott) - I've actually been eyeing the Kiamichi Trail, so thanks for the link. I have a friend, via Facebook, that writes for Overlanding Journal and several other pub's, that recently went on it. She and her husband live in OKC and took a couple of days to do it. From here it would take two days as well. So, perhaps in the spring if we get the vaccine? Right now we are looking at Robber's Cave State Park on Thursday or Friday. That's going to be all highway, which is one of the reasons I want the speed control working. And, yours doesn't have a vacuum reservoir. Ok, I'll quit worry about that.

That's quite a list, but by keeping a list you can work through it and see progress. And, it is important to be able to see results so you can feel good about your progress. Keep on truckin' and you'll get there.

Thanks!!!! And yes, your plans on the engine do make sense.

Thanks, Scott and Cory! Scott - The speedo is very smooth save for at about 15 MPH, at which point it wavers just a bit. But the speed control fluctuates at highway speeds, although it is better than it was as it was unusable. I've been checking out the diagnostic procedure from the FSM. (We have this whole document on the page at Documentation/Electrical/Speed Control.) I see that the first thing to check is the throttle linkage, which I'll do again. I also notice in the drawings that the diesels have a vacuum reservoir, although I don't see one for the gasoline engines. But, y'all, does yours have a reservoir?