Gary Lewis

By auto-rotate I mean that the forum software reads the metadata, learns how the camera was held, and then automatically rotates the pic so you don't have to rotate it. But there should also be an option to rotate it manually if you want to do so. From what I've seen Discourse doesn't do that and it doesn't even offer a manual way to rotate them. Right?

I don't see () that being a problem, Jeff. Maybe on a Crew Cab, but on this regular cab I couldn't fit horizontally between the back glass and the steering wheel. So I'll just rotate it a smidgen.

Thanks, Larry. That really helps. But if there is no way to rotate a pic, much less auto-rotate, then we've not made progress since posting pics is one of the main issues with Nabble. So even if all the other bells and whistles are as helpful as a pocket on a shirt, I don't think they are going to be enough.

I know that dance well, but 2 minus 1 is still progress!

Welcome! Glad you joined. How 'bout showing us some pics? You might want to read the page at Bullnose Forum/Forum FAQ's for how to do that. And, where's home? We have a map (Bullnose Forum/Member's Map) and can add you with a city/state or a zip.

Larry, and anyone else that uses Discourse, tell us about posting pics, please. Does it rotate pics w/o you doing it manually? Can you do it manually?

Today Janey and I took Big Blue on a ~200 mile trip to test the seats. They work nicely. They aren't as comfortable as the captain's chairs, but that might be due to being new and the captain's chairs having been used for quite a few hours. In any event, they are comfortable enough to set in for several hours at a time, so we are happy. But we think we are sitting upright more than the captain's chairs so I may pull the 3/4" spacers out of the rear of the platform legs and see if that helps.

Today Janey and I took Big Blue on a ~200 mile trip to test the seats. They work nicely. They aren't as comfortable as the captain's chairs, but that might be due to being new and the captain's chairs having been used for quite a few hours. In any event, they are comfortable enough to set in for several hours at a time, so we are happy.

Here's what I found in the MPC. Note that there is one for 84/87 Crew Cabs, which must have all been drilled for the hydraulic master, and a different one from 1988 on. That's surely because at some point, and I think it was 88, the holes were drilled on a slant rather than in a vertical line. So if you are looking for one the 84/87 one might fit better.

You are now on the map. And the truck looks like it is all there, so you shouldn't have too much trouble getting it back on the road.

Let me see if I understand - by themselves the hazards work, including the right front. But by itself the right front turn signal doesn't work. Does it come on at all?

It is wonderful that the DS-II swap is working nicely and the truck is running well. As for the shows, they are in Skiatook, OK and in September. Maybe the 14th this year?

Welcome! Glad you'uns joined. But, what do we call you? Team? Cope? You do realize that membership is free so you could both enter and have your own accounts? And, we do our best to keep it family-friendly as my grandtwins, who are 11, read the site. As for your truck, we can help you with that. Big Blue was an 85 F250 w/a 460, dual tanks, etc so I'm quite familiar with the setup. I'm confident you'll get it going, soon. Would you like to be on our map? You can see it at Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu, and Abernathy, Tx is as close as we get - no addresses allowed. Let's see a pic or two of the truck. But you might want to read the page at Bullnose Forum/Forum FAQ to see how to post pics.

You are on the map.

You are on the map.

I’ll try to remember to do it this evening. We are trying out the new seats in Big Blue today, and doing the map is lots easier with my tablet than my phone.

Okay, now you're talking my language. But I agree, the last one is my preferred too. If you think about it, how many know that the 85 F250's didn't come with a solid front axle? The 86 F350's did. So from the outside you have an old truck that sits a bit high and has some nice tires on it. And a winch, and a tool box. So?

Don't miss that he's going from a Bronco to an F-Series. I think if you buy a 90's bumper from another F-Series it'll bolt to your arms.

Thanks Jim! Wow! That's a huge difference! Well done!

Make sure you are getting two strong streams, and if so then adjust for more. If not you need to find out why not. I've seen the nozzles plugged from rust in the tank. That's an easy fix as you can take the nozzles off and clean them out using a small piece of copper wire - copper is soft enough not to hurt the nozzles but strong enough to push junk out.

There really isn't one table that tells. The best you can do is to go to the EVTM that is closest to your year of truck, and I don't know what that is because you don't have it in a signature. But we have the 1981, 85, and 86 EVTMs at Documentation/Electrical/EVTMs. Then you can go through each section and usually at the back of the section there's a list of the connectors and where they are located.

Yes, I'd try it again. The illustration below is from the factory shop manual section on the 2150, which is shown on our page at Documentation/Fuel & Air Systems/Carburetors, Chokes, & EFI/Motorcraft 2150. On the right you can see the slots and on the left the accelerator pump. If you move the rod to a higher #'d slot, meaning farther out on the arm, then when you open the throttle the accelerator pump arm will be forced to move farther and you'll get more fuel squirted in.

Well said, Bob. Exactly as I explained it to Janey. I'm hoping that one of my spare speed control units has one of the beaded chains I can use to attach the hand throttle's linkage to the existing linkage. That seems the cleanest way to connect as then it can cause a bind if pushed in too far.

Oh, my bad! Without load the engine can easily continue to spin through a lean spot. But under load when it bogs the load drags the engine down. I would test the accelerator pump. Pull the air cleaner and, with the engine off, look down the throat of the carb and open the throttle a bit. You should see two strong streams of gas shoot into the throat. There should be several positions on the accelerator pump lever that allow you to adjust how much stroke the accelerator pump is given when the throttle is opened. I'd move the arm in a notch or two from where it is to give it more stroke with the same throttle opening and see if that helps.