1986F150Six

Fun video!

Nice one!

French Roast to follow?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-1980-86-Ford-F150-250-350-Truck-RH-LH-Headlight-Doors-E0TZ-13064-E/154325974802?hash=item23ee8b7f12:g:oEQAAOSw05xgI4kA https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-1980-86-Ford-F150-250-350-Truck-RH-LH-Headlight-Doors-E2TZ-13064C-D/154325968811?hash=item23ee8b67ab:g:~MsAAOSwUp1gI4a3 https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-1980-86-Ford-F150-250-350-Truck-RH-Headlight-Door-E0TZ-13064/154325961486?hash=item23ee8b4b0e:g:JrMAAOSwJgpgI4SZ https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-OEM-Ford-1980-1986-Truck-Grille-Headlight-Doors-Bezels-1981-1982-1983-1984/401861913163?epid=1323336141&hash=item5d90d62a4b:g:K0MAAOSwtCJdVyew https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-OEM-Ford-1980-1986-Truck-Grille-Headlight-Doors-Bezels-1982-1983-1984-1985/143365879547?hash=item216145b6fb:g:wcwAAOSwk5NdVyg3

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-1984-Ford-F150-6-Clyinder-OEM-Alternator-and-PS-Bracket-D9TE-10039-BA/154327638570?hash=item23eea4e22a:g:OXgAAOSw9v1fBI9x https://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-1984-Ford-F150-6-Clyinder-OEM-Alternator-Adjusting-Bracket-D9TE-9B484-BA/154277181497?hash=item23eba2f839:g:4XYAAOSww6xfA0pf

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/1980-1986-FORD-F150-XLT-LARIAT-EMBLEMS-BADGES-DECALS-OEM-1985-1984-1983-1982-81/333887266674?hash=item4dbd3b5f72:g:UWYAAOSwG8tgJgB7

You and Janey can just sit in the sun room and look at the snow while enjoying heated floors and coffee!

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-80-19-Ford-Rear-Driveshaft-Carrier-Bearing-Center-Support-E4TZ4800A/333887119296?epid=1111110493&hash=item4dbd391fc0:g:cUkAAOSwALxgJdye

Quite a few years ago, I switched from having a company vehicle to using my personal vehicle and getting paid mileage. I was running Volkswagens at the time...gas engine, and then diesel, and I really got into chasing MPG. I used to joke that a MPG addiction is almost as bad as a HP/performance addiction, it's just that it's opposite. The one VW that I worked on so hard to get the optimum MPG would routinely return 50 MPG, and a whopping 800 miles per tank. Man I loved that little car. Anyway, my point in all this is that I trained myself to drive much slower to the point now where I'm so used to it, it is normal for me. Before, with the company vehicle everywhere I went I was doing between 75-90 MPH (I wasn't paying for the gas lol). Driving my own though, I knocked it down to 60-65 MPH. It's a weird sensation to make a trip somewhere and have Semi's passing you all day long...lol, but I'm used to it now...and the nice side effect is that is also more relaxing for me since I'm not scanning the horizon for police anymore, because I rarely break the speed limit. Gas is around $5/gallon here, so everything little bit that I can save is money in my pocket. As Gary previously said, speed does kill MPG. I'll let the engineers fill in where I either misspeak or leave out details. This is my understanding [from years of being addicted to fuel efficiency, like Cory stated] - wind drag doubles with the square, so as one drives faster, the power required is not linear. The following will give something to think about: 50 mph X 50 = 2500 55 mph X 55 = 3025 60 mph X 60 = 3600 65 mph X 65 = 4225 70 mph X 70 = 4900 75 mph X 75 = 5625 80 mph X 80 = 6400 90 mph X 90 = 8100

No suggestions as to what to look for, but good luck!

Motor homes get good gas mileage when they are parked at the camp site!

Good morning, Gary! Since moving the throttle cable mount on the carburetor, thereby being able to have the carburetor open fully, have you had an opportunity to "exercise" Big Blue?

The finished product [job?] looks great!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-OEM-NOS-Ford-Plastic-Blue-Oval-Emblem-E4TZ-9842528-A-Name-Plate/294009693868?hash=item447457e6ac:g:yucAAOSwof5gJXwz

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My F150 [still like a brick] absolutely "fell off the edge of the cliff" regarding gas mileage when speeds exceeded 62 mph. 60-62 mph was the "sweet spot".

I'll try to help you, Cory. And, yes, I think the ones I listed today are for V8s, only. If we could just see the back of the tachometers.

Spoiler? E1TZ-10001A06-A

Gary, Bill Vose and Jim can shed some light as to what can realistically be expected regarding gas mileage realized with a 460 powered truck [carbureted and EFI]. Our vehicles have poor aerodynamics and speed can really impact fuel efficiency.

How much waste did you have in order to create the excellent repeat pattern?

And this: #14 Add to Gary Lewis's Reputation Report Post Old 09-14-2014, 07:00 AM Gary Lewis's Avatar Gary Lewis Gary Lewis is offline Posting Legend Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northeast, OK Posts: 32,860 Gary Lewis has a spectacular reputation. David is on his way home as of about 6:00 this morning. And, he was wearing a smile. His only concern was whether to get gas here, making this tank lower MPG due to the ~40 miles of testing we did, or getting gas at the end of the range to pull this tank's average up. Obviously there are swings and roundabouts in that, but the fact that he's thinking about those things shows his attention to detail. And, he is very thorough. He pulled receipts from his wallet for the last six or so tanks of fuel and each had notes on it describing the conditions under which the tank was burned. Like "hot" or "75 miles of city" or "all highway". And one notes when he re-installed the chin spoiler, which has made a noticeable difference. So, I'm confident we will get a good and accurate report on his MPG. For the records, here are our notes: Overall Timing On arrival: Initial: 18 degrees Centrifugal: 10 @ 1700 RPM/62 MPH Vacuum:12 @ 14" Total: 40 degrees @ 62 MPH on level ground On departure: Initial: 14+ degrees Centrifugal: 10 @ 1700 RPM/62 MPH Vacuum: 18 degrees @ 14" Total: 42 degrees @ 62 MPH Vacuum Advance: On arrival: 10" = 8 degrees (advance starts here) 12" = 10 14" = 12 15" = 16 16" = 18 (max) On departure (2 turns) 8" = 7 degrees (advance starts here) 10" = 10 12" = 14 14" = 18 degrees (max)

I just found this: 9-13-2014, 08:33 PM Gary Lewis's Avatar Gary Lewis Gary Lewis is offline Posting Legend Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northeast, OK Posts: 32,860 Gary Lewis has a spectacular reputation. Results We played with David's truck today to determine what his AFR is and what his timing is. First, we installed my AEM wideband meter and looked at the AFR: Idle: Once warmed up it was about 12.5:1 Cruise: At 62 where he ususally runs it was in the mid-15's on level ground, but climbing hills it got as high as 17.0 at one point. Power: Once the throttle was open it went as low as 11.5 but normally at about 12.0 - 12.5. That said the carb, a 1970 YF carb off of an F350, is jetted just right. It really shouldn't be any leaner, but the truck runs well so it isn't too lean. And it certainly isn't rich. Then we checked the timing. The initial timing was set at 18 degrees, which was getting good MPG but made the engine slightly hard to start sometimes. And, it pinged at full throttle, so the overall timing was too much. As for the mechanical timing, at 1700 RPM where David cruises it was giving 10 more degrees advance. Then we checked the vacuum advance and found that it was starting to advance at 10" and was giving a total of 18 degrees 16" of vacuum, and at the 14" of vacuum the truck had at 62 MPH the advance was 12 degrees. So, total advance at 1700 was 18+10+12=40. Then we turned the vacuum advance two turns clockwise, which made the vacuum start coming in at 8", gave the full advance of 18 degees advance at 14". Then we set the initial timing to 17 degrees, and the drive determined that it pinged both at part throttle as well as full throttle. So we put the initial timing at 14+, giving a total of 14+10+18 = 42 degrees at 1700 RPM. And the truck felt happier with that setting than it has.

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