The accessory mode on my '90 F-150 does not work. What do I fix and how do I fix it?

So my '90 gets bad gas mileage. Yeah I know its not gonna get great MPGs, being an automatic with a 351 and everything. But still. We're talking 9MPG or less with no load. Its even dipped into the low 7s more than once. Its not like I'm running it all poorly maintained or nothing either. The K&N...

Its been a busy past month, but an incredibly good one. Life is pretty dang good these days. :) But here's some recent shots of my F-150.Sorry for the quality, cheap camera and bad lighting.On a less cheery note, last weekend two of my three Fords quit on me. Those two being the '89...

This past year I began operating my family's fishing operation. This operation has been in the family for three generations, since my grandfather fishing our sights. This year, I have finally began operating it entirely on my own. What does this have to do with Ford trucks? Well, take a look at...

That is what the TV advertisements said in 1984, as Ford's then-new Tempo debuted to critical acclaim and sales success (over half a million sold in its first year on sale alone).Here's mine: a 1989 Tempo AWD. I washed and waxed her this past weekend and I took the opportunity to catch some...

I just wish I could depend on my truck as much as my lowly Ford Tempo. So now, the latest and greatest problem is this: despite brand new battery and battery cables, the truck still has trouble starting up. However it starts fine when cold, but after its ran for any period of time it takes...

Doing some exhaust work on my truck. Pipe broke just before the muffler. But as I work on that, I noticed a little rubber hose that runs to the catalytic converter. What is this, and is it important to replace/repair?

I use my F-150 as a jack-of-all-trades vehicle. It alternates between being a Jeep, an F-350, and a daily driver Civic from day to day every week. But two days a week I use it on the beach up here to haul my boat out of the water. Launching on the sand sucks, and the F-150 really sucks at it...

Washed and waxed my F-150 today. Weather was fantastic for about half the day, and then it began to rain.Let me know whatcha think. I had to remove the aluminum panel on the tailgate recently, and I'm currently looking for a replacement. I'm also needing a **** tone of work done...

I'm in need of a new piece of tailgate trim for my '90 F-150. You know that signature faux-aluminum panel fitted to 8th/9th generation F-Series trucks? Well, mine needs replacing. Here it is before a forklift cracked it:Its got a stupid LED-light bar on it in lieu of the black stripe with...

But I also have an F-150. I'm been a long-time member over at the Ford Tempo & Mercury Topaz Car Club of North America (don't laugh), but I figured I ought to find a good Ford truck forum too.I've got myself a few Fords. First, lemme' introduce my F-150.Bought it for $3,900 last fall and...