easy non internal engine mods

[5.0Flareside]

Check where the pins and wires connect, pull sockets apart and check for corrosion...use some dielectric grease when reconnecting. Wiggle wires gently where connections are...see if anything comes loose or doesn't feel right.

ok ill do that.

 

[5.0Flareside]

I had a buddy with a Durango that acted like yours. Turns out, when the dealer replaced his PCM, they broke the little plastic lock on the pluggin. Thus, like the others have said, intermitent electrical problem.

hmmm i gonna check this out when checking all the other connections.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Did you ever fix that vacuum leak ya had a while back?

 

[5.0Flareside]

ya know thinking bout it maybe a TPS? im just trying to come up with ideas of what it might be..

 

[5.0Flareside]

Did you ever fix that vacuum leak ya had a while back?

yeah. it got fixed.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Are ya sure all your plug wires are on tight includin the one from the coil? New wires tend to come off sometimes cause the rubbers stiff. Also how does your cap and rotor look?

 

[5.0Flareside]

Are ya sure all your plug wires are on tight includin the one from the coil? New wires tend to come off sometimes cause the rubbers stiff. Also how does your cap and rotor look?

it has a new cap and the plug wires are tight. and the rotor is fine. dont know how old the coil is though.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Might be worth double checkin everthin and replacin the coil.

 

[5.0Flareside]

like i said a few posts back im gonna do a 6 litre tuneup.

 

[smokey]

To test the TPS pull the wires and use a analog meter. attached the leads ans slowly open the throttle watching the needle. It should be smooth and steady and not any jumps or jerky movements. When connected the voltages should be set to .5 volts for proper operation.

 

[polarbear]

How longs it been since ya changed the fuel filter?

Great minds must think alike- exactly what I was thinking. From the symptoms he's describing, that'd be my first guess. Dunno on a flareside, but on my wide box it was easy to replace.

 

[5.0Flareside]

itll be the same but still looks sorta like a pain.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Its easy if ya dont have a transfer case in the way.

 

[5.0Flareside]

ok. dont i have to buy a Ford fuel line disconnect tool? or something like that?

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

No just spin off the canister and pull the old filter out then put the new filter and O ring back on. Id clamp the fuel supply line very carefully though cause the plastics real brittle.

 

[5.0Flareside]

ok. ill probably replace it sometime this week and see if that makes a big difference.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Itll make a differnce but I dont know how much.

 

[73F100Shortbed]

Put some stickers on it!

Seriously though change fuel filter and that tune-up idea seems good to me.

From some of your posts it seems like you just want to romp on your truck all the time doing burnouts and all. Why? It's nice to have more power and all, but how does it act when you just drive normally? From the pictures your truck looks nice. Stop beating on it LOL.

I had headers on my truck for some time, but I can honestly say that going back to manifolds was the best thing I ever did. I was very unhappy with them. But that is a somewhat inexpensive mod you could do.

Just my .02

 

[5.0Flareside]

yeah i wanna burn tires off from every stop light. haha. and do burnouts whenever i want.... but it drives pretty decent in normal cruising driving conditions.

 

[73F100Shortbed]

LOL I think I spun the tires in my truck like 3 times when I first got it and that was about it.