Gary Lewis Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 I added the 1985/86 Carburetors and Fuel Charging Assembly Adjustments book to the website today: Fuel Systems/1985-86 Fuel System Adjustments. It is Ford's training manual for their tech's. I added illustrations for the front sway bars to the existing rear sway bar illustrations, and then added the part number info for both. Then, realizing that it was now a "Sway Bar" page instead of a "Rear Sway Bar" page, I moved the page out of the Suspension & Steering/Rear Suspension section and put it in Suspension & Steering/Sway Bar. (Yes, Chris, I know that changes the URL and that people who have links to the Rear Sway Bar page wouldn't be able to find it, so I created a re-direct from Rear Sway Bar to Sway Bar. The joys of being a webmaster. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford F834 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 I added illustrations for the front sway bars to the existing rear sway bar illustrations, and then added the part number info for both. Then, realizing that it was now a "Sway Bar" page instead of a "Rear Sway Bar" page, I moved the page out of the Suspension & Steering/Rear Suspension section and put it in Suspension & Steering/Sway Bar. (Yes, Chris, I know that changes the URL and that people who have links to the Rear Sway Bar page wouldn't be able to find it, so I created a re-direct from Rear Sway Bar to Sway Bar. The joys of being a webmaster. ) Great addition Gary! And I have always been told that there was no such thing as a front sway bar for the F350 moonbeam D60... but there it is!!! 😀 I don’t know if I want or need one after hearing what you said about the ride stiffness, but it’s good to know, and if I found one I might grab it just in case. I’ve never seen one so they must be uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Great addition Gary! And I have always been told that there was no such thing as a front sway bar for the F350 moonbeam D60... but there it is!!! 😀 I don’t know if I want or need one after hearing what you said about the ride stiffness, but it’s good to know, and if I found one I might grab it just in case. I’ve never seen one so they must be uncommon. I really don't know if it was the front or the rear sway bar that stiffened Big Blue up so much, but one did for sure. But once I remove a couple of leafs in the rear I'll put that link back to see. I think where the sway bars are really needed is when you have a tall load on, like a camper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 I really don't know if it was the front or the rear sway bar that stiffened Big Blue up so much, but one did for sure. But once I remove a couple of leafs in the rear I'll put that link back to see. I think where the sway bars are really needed is when you have a tall load on, like a camper. Since Cinamon was asking about crossmembers I put up a new page: Suspension & Steering/Crossmembers. It has the info for all 1980 - 1989 trucks so you can cross-reference and see if a later truck has what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 Since Cinamon was asking about crossmembers I put up a new page: Suspension & Steering/Crossmembers. It has the info for all 1980 - 1989 trucks so you can cross-reference and see if a later truck has what you need. Thanks to Vinny we now have Ford's service manual on the 4180C on the site. I added it to the existing page on the 4180C: Fuel Systems/Carburetors, Chokes, & EFI/Holley 4180C. And, I learned something - the trucks with a GVWR of 8600 lbs or greater didn't have a bowl vent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 Thanks to Vinny we now have Ford's service manual on the 4180C on the site. I added it to the existing page on the 4180C: Fuel Systems/Carburetors, Chokes, & EFI/Holley 4180C. And, I learned something - the trucks with a GVWR of 8600 lbs or greater didn't have a bowl vent. Thanks again to Vinny, we have a second official Ford publication on the 4180C. But this one includes the generic 4160. Check it out here: Fuel Systems/Carburetors, Chokes, & EFI/Holley 4180C. Thanks, Cuz. And, note that the file is OCR'd, which means you can actually search for a term within the document. Hopefully some day Google will find all of the info there so an external Google search will find it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Thanks to Vinny we now have Ford's service manual on the 4180C on the site. I added it to the existing page on the 4180C: Fuel Systems/Carburetors, Chokes, & EFI/Holley 4180C. And, I learned something - the trucks with a GVWR of 8600 lbs or greater didn't have a bowl vent. Damn, could have fooled me, mine had vacuum closed bowl vents that went to the evaporative canisters, it was all part of the snake's nest of plastic rubber and metal that hid a lot of the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 Damn, could have fooled me, mine had vacuum closed bowl vents that went to the evaporative canisters, it was all part of the snake's nest of plastic rubber and metal that hid a lot of the engine. I was surprised about it as well. All I know is what I read in the publications. Or, was that newspaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 I was surprised about it as well. All I know is what I read in the publications. Or, was that newspaper? I put info up on the cap, rotor, & adapter on the tab by the same name on this page: Electrical/Ignition. But I thought it was simple and it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 I put info up on the cap, rotor, & adapter on the tab by the same name on this page: Electrical/Ignition. But I thought it was simple and it isn't. Added info and an illustration on the front hubs and rotors for 4wd trucks here: Driveline/4wd Front Hubs & Rotors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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