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...

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...

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...

Lets try the other way of posting.

I see the diagrams just fine... they're in my gallery... maybe I need to go check my privacy settings. Hold on, guys!

Here is another

Here is one diagram that may help

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...

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?

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!

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

You know you own a Ford Truck when you keep a spare ignition relay on hand and can change it out in 15 minutes or less.smiliegitrdone

I am still alive, and have moved temporarily to a spot closer to Joplin. I had surgery to replace my c4 vertebra and a fusion plate installed, so I have been on ordered rest for about 5 weeks, now- but had to get out of Neosho; the park we were in was selling and all of us had to get out...

This morning, I mentioned "elsewhere" that ice still remained, ONLY for the 50 yards or so from where I am parked. After a day in the 60s... It is still there.

In Neosho for the winter- til the Doctors are done with me, I'm doing what I can to have a little fun!And a little bit of trouble...

Those TFI modules are one of those "Ghost Issues" that some motors have. they work fine until they warm up; then they fail, leaving you scratching your head. I found (by hard knocks) that it was more an issue of there being a proper layer of thermal grease between it and the distributor...

I have officially moved out of my Home in Jasper; I'm currently living in my Motorhome in Neosho, Missouri, while I get a TON of medical stuff taken care of. I have my land in Mound City KS that I will be building on, and another property down in Arkansas that I have yet to actually VISIT...

Great Truck, in great company around here! Congratulations!!!

Congrats, Roger!

Two harness connectors; One directly under the driver's side on the framerail and one to the rear that connects the trailer connections and the rear lights- these get corroded and even water fouled sometimes. Separate them, clean them with a good brush and contact cleaner and tape the joint...

There are two harness connections that get fouled by water; One is under the driver's side on the frame rail, and the second is at the rear left side, connecting the rear harness & trailer connectors. I took BOTH of these apart, cleaned them and then wrapped them in tape and the problem didn't...

Can't have you two fighting over them, again!

thank yall SO much... been a heck of a day, but this made it so much better!

so, I'm #2, TWICE?

Changed the Motorhome Oil and did a tranny flush and fill on my son's recently purchased F150. I'm so proud of him!

The '68 would be the most equitable to keep. pre-70's purists will drool over it.