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  1. Ballpark costs for 84 F-150 resto/mods

    Hey all,My brother-in-law is looking to get his old 84 F150 back from the guy he sold it to years ago and wanted me to see if I could come up with an estimate on what it would cost to overhaul it.He wants to put a fresh engine in, lift it 3-4" and put 33-35" wheels on it, it is a 4 x 4 that...
  2. 1987 F350 460 will not start after sitting 2 days

    Not sure about how long the tanker had been there as I did not think to ask but we have ran numerous tanks of gas through it and always have the same problem- this has been going on for years.Does anyone know how to disable the oil pressure switch? We have the service manuals and we think we...
  3. 1987 F350 460 will not start after sitting 2 days

    Fuel is fresh- the filter on the carb is brand new is there another somewhere?
  4. 1987 F350 460 will not start after sitting 2 days

    All new- we just went over the top half of the engine completely as we had an exhaust leak that turned out to be a few manifold bolts broken off in the head, which turned into removing the head, intake, carb, etc and having them drilled out and helicoils put in. The distributor we broke getting...
  5. 1987 F350 460 will not start after sitting 2 days

    Yes- we pump the gas pedal before and while trying to start it... we have also checked the fuel pumps for pressure and volume, put a new power valve, accelerator pump, most gaskets, o-rings etc in the carb from a rebuild kit.
  6. 1987 F350 460 will not start after sitting 2 days

    Hey all-We have an 87 F350 that if it sits 2 days or more requires to be started with starting fluid- we are thinking the fuel is draining down and the oil pressure sensor wont allow the fuel pump to run to restore it until it starts a few times on starting fluid.We are thinking of...
  7. Heya from ohio!

    Hi all,Thanks for the warm welcome! 1985 f-150 no it will not start by mere pumping of the gas pedal...? As far as modifying the 460 which forum would that fit best under?We also think the brakes are terrible-even with electronic trailer brakes. Anyone add air brakes or some other sort of...
  8. Heya from ohio!

    Hello all,We have an 87 4x2 F350 with the 460 BBF a modified dump bed and about 40thousand original miles. We use it to haul tractors, light dirt loads, bobcat, mini excavators, round bales, cattle to and from auction and any other hauling that is too much for the explorers (mine is a 99 v6...
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