1986F150Six Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Oooooops! Let's edit and say that BigBrother is simply heavy. This jogged my memory and I thought some of you older guys would enjoy this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 This jogged my memory and I thought some of you older guys would enjoy this... OMG! Holly, Big Brother, heavy... All there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlisle Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 This jogged my memory and I thought some of you older guys would enjoy this... OMG! Holly, Big Brother, heavy... All there! I was getting 10 with 302, M5OD, guessing 3.55 gears. AC was terrible noisy and shaking all over. Thought the compressor was going bad. Took it to my guy. He kept it a half hour, called me and said there were 3 bolts missing from under side of compressor and he replaced those. Now I get 11. Go figure. Belts not fighting the pulleys, I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I was getting 10 with 302, M5OD, guessing 3.55 gears. AC was terrible noisy and shaking all over. Thought the compressor was going bad. Took it to my guy. He kept it a half hour, called me and said there were 3 bolts missing from under side of compressor and he replaced those. Now I get 11. Go figure. Belts not fighting the pulleys, I guess? That is a 10% improvement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimJam300 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 The point is that some of these trucks weigh as low as 3800 lbs Same weight as the 1990 Ranger 4x4 I used to have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 The point is that some of these trucks weigh as low as 3800 lbs Same weight as the 1990 Ranger 4x4 I used to have For that weight, I suppose there is a lot of optional items for a Bullnose... The interior panels? The seats? The bed? Maybe the cabin too? Sure it has a super good mpg score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlisle Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 I was getting 10 with 302, M5OD, guessing 3.55 gears. AC was terrible noisy and shaking all over. Thought the compressor was going bad. Took it to my guy. He kept it a half hour, called me and said there were 3 bolts missing from under side of compressor and he replaced those. Now I get 11. Go figure. Belts not fighting the pulleys, I guess? That is a 10% improvement! And seems to indicate that there may be some free extra mileage by just getting everything working properly? That is a 10% improvement! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 And seems to indicate that there may be some free extra mileage by just getting everything working properly? That is a 10% improvement! randy i thought about you yesterday while driving through "mayberry". i had not seen you post in a while. how is the truck coming along aside from the missing bolts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlisle Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 randy i thought about you yesterday while driving through "mayberry". i had not seen you post in a while. how is the truck coming along aside from the missing bolts? Hey Mat, and everyone else, too. Since I lost my job back in April, I don't have computer access like I did. And I've been so much busier, I don't have as much time to look around any of my forums. Crazy, eh? Lol I have to use my phone or tablet, which are more aggravating to me. I'm remodeling my step dad's house. That has been a 2 month project, with probably another month to go. And I want to build a deck at home before it gets too cold. So, yeah, I'm busier that when I had a "real" job. And my truck has become a real work truck. It is handling that just fine of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Big Brother actually weighs 9300? Or, more likely, he has a 9300 GVWR? Gary, my local junk yard has a weighing station. Today (while buying a radiator) the owner accepted to freely weight Big Brother. Empty truck, fully fueled (curb weight) = 5533 lbs. Note that Big Bro doesn't carry accessories, no A/C, no electrical windows, just one 19 gallons tank, very basic truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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