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    '73 Runs now but way to rich (6 MPG) & Tranny shifts way too Fast!!

    Very good point. Valley gasket leaks are another thing to check. In the olden days, we'd spray carb cleaner around the edges of the valley with the engine running. If it ran better, it's a leaker. Careful of this method, if you're on blood pressure meds or asthmatic... it put me on the...
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    '73 Runs now but way to rich (6 MPG) & Tranny shifts way too Fast!!

    Oh... heat riser tube should be between your air cleaner horn/snout/intake and the exhaust manifold directly beneath it. When your truck was made, they were constructed in much the same way as that "cardboard hose" on your charcoal canister, except about 2" in diameter, +/_. Nowadays, the...
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    '73 Runs now but way to rich (6 MPG) & Tranny shifts way too Fast!!

    As for "capped off", I mean that "even the lines and nipples that you do not yet know the purpose of" should be closed in some way, until you're able to figure them out ( hopefully by the diagrams ). I think I can help better once I can sit down to my computer, instead of trying to do this on...
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    '73 Runs now but way to rich (6 MPG) & Tranny shifts way too Fast!!

    Lets try the other way of posting.
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    '73 Runs now but way to rich (6 MPG) & Tranny shifts way too Fast!!

    I see the diagrams just fine... they're in my gallery... maybe I need to go check my privacy settings. Hold on, guys!
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    '73 Runs now but way to rich (6 MPG) & Tranny shifts way too Fast!!

    Here is one diagram that may help
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    '73 Runs now but way to rich (6 MPG) & Tranny shifts way too Fast!!

    Vacuum is key to performance, in this vintage of truck. Get a hold of a vacuum gauge and see what your system is pulling. It should pull 20 lbs at idle. Less means a poor mix, a leak, or bad valves. All vacuum lines should be capped or connected somewhere, as Charlie stated so well. If they...
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    Electric Window issues 1994 f150

    Tyler, how did this work out for you? I just did the whole shootin' match, on my recently-acquired '97, but the irony of it is that the dealer supposedly 'fixed it' as part of my purchase agreement. I could have taken it back to them, but why would I trust it to be done right, the second time?
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    Another new member intro

    Welcome! This site is ideal for gleaning knowledge and insight... and all that other stuff! Don't be a stranger! Then again, one person here is easily stranger than the next, but they're all affable!
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    Trans Woes 4R100 7.3

    I've seen a few do exactly what yours is doing, and two of those who took my suggestion had success: Complete flush, change out the valve body and put it back together clean. The extras you've added can only help, IMO. The ones who didn't do it wound up swapping in a used trans... To me...
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    Missouri: Contact Info

    Mine has all changed. The hell that my life was is no more. My Ex got her a Florida boyfriend, I almost died, I walked away and never looked back. My new life far exceeds anything from my old life, except for my boys, of course. Phone numbers: 620-238-2580 or 620-644-4533 Tom Whiteman 3101...
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    OFFICIAL: FTF Members Map

    I wish I really KNEW exactly where I live! I've been so transient, you'd think I was running for office! Currently in CA, closing out my folks' house following their passing. Building a home in Mound City KS and dwelling in Neosho MO whenever I can get back there! If it's confusing YOU, just...
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    Mo chapter get together

    If I can't get there on four wheels, I can't get there, lol. Not that I've made a meet yet, except minimeets with R and T. I'm overdue for a road trip. Fort Leaner Wood or Tonka trucks... if I go to KC I have to see my sister, and I'm not prepared for that.
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    March MO Chapter Check In

    Thanks- So, your daughter's learning about the 'school of hard knocks,' eh?
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