PistolPete Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Hi all! I have a 1986 F-150 inline 6, long bed. My truck has a modified duraspark conversion, done prior to my purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Welcome, Pete! Glad you joined. I guess if you live in NC then you aren't the Pistol Pete of Oklahoma State fame? As for the truck, by "modified duraspark conversion" do you mean that someone removed what was surely a feedback carb and EEC-III system and put a DS-II system in its place? That is a very common retrofit, and I've done it myself with great effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Welcome Pete! Glad you've joined us. Surprisingly, Gary hasn't asked you if you'd like to be on our members map? Just a zip code or township is as close a location needed. We seem to have a flourishing NC chapter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Welcome Pete! Glad you've joined us. Surprisingly, Gary hasn't asked you if you'd like to be on our members map? Just a zip code or township is as close a location needed. We seem to have a flourishing NC chapter! welcome from NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 Welcome, Pete! Glad you joined. I guess if you live in NC then you aren't the Pistol Pete of Oklahoma State fame? As for the truck, by "modified duraspark conversion" do you mean that someone removed what was surely a feedback carb and EEC-III system and put a DS-II system in its place? That is a very common retrofit, and I've done it myself with great effect. Hi Gary, Thanks for the welcome. So the PO pulled out the feedback carb and the EEC but did not install a DSII module. So I just have a punch of cut wires on the drivers side. Currently my truck runs, but when I do try to start it and turn the key to ignition I lose voltage. I have to feather the ignition to get it to start. My neighbor and I are trying to figure out the problem and we found the 9volt wire thats connected to nothing. My starter solenoid just has a 12volt wire connected to "S" but nothing connect to "I". I am joining this group to try to get help on how to fix the electrical ghost in my truck. Let me know if I should just post a new question in the appropriate forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 Welcome Pete! Glad you've joined us. Surprisingly, Gary hasn't asked you if you'd like to be on our members map? Just a zip code or township is as close a location needed. We seem to have a flourishing NC chapter! Hi @ArdWrknTrk Im in 27405. Thanks for the welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Hi Gary, Thanks for the welcome. So the PO pulled out the feedback carb and the EEC but did not install a DSII module. So I just have a punch of cut wires on the drivers side. Currently my truck runs, but when I do try to start it and turn the key to ignition I lose voltage. I have to feather the ignition to get it to start. My neighbor and I are trying to figure out the problem and we found the 9volt wire thats connected to nothing. My starter solenoid just has a 12volt wire connected to "S" but nothing connect to "I". I am joining this group to try to get help on how to fix the electrical ghost in my truck. Let me know if I should just post a new question in the appropriate forum! First, if you are near O Henry Oaks you are on the map. Second, there's something missing in your description. The ECU is what fires the ignition in the EEC-III system. So if the ECU has been pulled w/o something else being put in its place it shouldn't run. The typical thing to do is to buy a blue-grommet DS-II module and the DS-II distributor for your truck. They'll plug into the harness, unless it has been butchered, and you'll have a non-computer controlled ignition system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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