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I agree with Curtisje.
Fix it by replacing the oem relay. Keep in mind; Any and all relays will fail and weld themselves if you have weak or undercharged batteries or low voltage. Other causes; If your starter is drawing to many amps or your truck has starting/running issues and you have to...
Great looking restoration. But now that I'm getting older and fatter, I'm eyeing that rocker step. What brand/style is that?
Can't wait for your photo shoot to be released.
Rick,
Did you mean the 1967-1977 F250 "High Boy" trucks with the factory suspension lift? If memory serves me right they had 3 drive shafts. They were good old trucks in their day.
From the looks of the amount of rust and the wiring mess; You may want to take the radiator cap off and drive a new truck under it.
You do have a challenging task on your hands. By the way, what happened to your firewall? I don't think you should drive that even if you did get it to run. It's...
I believe if you keep these trucks as "stock as possible" in regards to "not reinventing the wheel" with their design, they could last another 35 plus years.
In a well maintained truck there is no need to modify starter relays or convert to glow plug push button systems.
If you find a need to...
Your injector line may be cracked at the flare connection. They are known to crack from vibration and age. Sometimes if the injector line clamps are missing next to the valve covers it will cause the tubing to crack or if they get manipulated and over-tighten when worked on.
Unfortunately they...
You could mount a small fold up ladder and a grab bar on the cab wall behind your drivers door. When you want to get in just reach up and pull it down "like a set of attic stairs". When your up in the cab you just reach behind you and pull it back up and lock it in place.
Nice "Another one saved". Great job. The Matt clear will be much easier to clean and should help keep it from fading for years.
Now you have to drag a logging chain across the hood and hammer a few dents in it to get the "authentic" look back.
Check to make sure that mice have not nested up in the squirrel cage in your fan. You can reach up with your hand through the outside air duct on the passengers side. Pull the damper cover off and reach up to the fan and see if the fan spins. I had that happen to me, the mice packed their nest...
My 86 1009 jack-jack handle-jack mount-and wrench are all mounted in the back by the spare. They of course were missing when I got it but a 2,000s vintage junk Ford van had a close match "never used". I gave the junkie $20 bucks and we were both happy. I decided to mount the jack horizontally...
You tend to assume that new parts work like new.
I went to install a three-way light switch circuit for a customer and worked on it for hours and still couldn't get it to work. The customer started to question my ability and so did I.
Long story short and after plenty of frustration: The brand...
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