Does anybody know where I can get a 1 inch phenolic carb spacer for my Motorcraft 2bbl carb? I am spending the next couple of days installing a radiator shroud to try to bring the temp down some. My truck doesn't start well when it is hot so I am hoping that the shroud, and the spacer (if...

My dent has 300 miles on it since we pulled the engine and did the whole rebore and new stuff. We opted to reuse everything on the bottom end because according to the receipts since the complete rebuild in 2010 the truck only has about 2000K on those parts. For about the first 280 miles since I...

I have purchased a new after market gauge cluster for my dent. I plan to clamp it on the bottom of the metal dash flange so as not to drill any holes. Call me crazy but that is just the way I am.... But It comes with lights so I can see the readings while driving at night. I have looked at on...

Hi guys. My mechanic inspected the entire AC system on this truck and pretty much pronounced it dead. So I figured I would replace the whole system with something from this century when I get the chance. But I decided to remove the old stuff. And it made a lot of difference in the amount of room...

Hi guys. Just wanted to give you all an update on my 73' F100. As you recall my truck was burning oil but had very few miles on it since a total rebuild. I tried everything to discover why and even with expert suggestions from members on this forum the cause eluded me. I took the truck to my...

Thanks to all for this great honor. I also appreciate the great help and suggestions offered by my friends when I have had technical questions or needed help locating things. I am not a proud man but do get a little rise when the truck attracts attention or people walk up and want to know about...

As you all know from some of my earlier posts that as much as I love owning my 73' I have always been a bit annoyed that it burns some oil. Never could figure out why. But now that the Cadillac that my step daughter has borrowed is returned I can take my truck to Scotty at the Corner Garage and...

Hi guys and a very Merry Christmas to all of you!! Just wanted to say thank you all for the abundance of and valuable information that you have shared over the past year with this newbie F100 owner. YelloThumbUp When I bought the truck I was not prepared for amount of interest it would...

Hello all you guys out there in Ford truck land and Happy Thanksgiving! Got news that my mother in Arizona is declining in health. I may need to move there to be near her and help the family. I currently live in Tennessee and it would be a one-way trip of about 1600 miles. Here is the issue. I...

Has anybody had any experience with this brand of radio? The Sherwood that was in my 73' took a dump and I need to replace it. This is a reproduction of the radio that was originally sold with the truck. It is supposed to be engineered in the USA but is made in China. It is the right price and...

Hi guys. I have an older Sherwood AM/FM cassett unit in my 73. It stopped working recently so I decided to look into it. The power wires must have come apart because they were just dangling there, It looks like 5 wires in all. The blue and green are splitting to the speakers, 4 in all. The rest...

So I am still planning at the very least to having my 360 V8 pulled from the truck and a total new hone and ring job done on it. This will most likely happen in the spring if the engine lasts that long :-). If I can swing it I will have a brand new crate engine swap done. May as well start...

This will be my first winter with my 73'. It has a 360 V8 and up until now I have been putting 40W oil in the engine. We have had a long hot summer here and that weight oil made sense. That is because it is technically still going through a "break in" and seating of the rings since having a...

My 73' is still burning some oil. I am currently running straight 40W dino oil in it. At this time it supposedly has about 1500 to 2000 miles since a total tear down and rebuild. But that was done in 2010. Then I believe the truck sat for a while. Consensus is that for some reason the rings did...

I was doing some maintenance up under the panel on the drivers side and accidentally got some WD-40 into the stop light plunger button that is activated by the brake pedal. The stop lights now no longer work...:-( If I buy some plastic friendly contact cleaner and spray the inside of the...

Just curious, where can I find the numbers on my engine and does it really matter for trucks of our vintage to have those numbers match the VIN? I have read that sometimes engines can be replaced by previous owners and the numbers re-stamped to match the vehicle ID number. Some didn't go to all...

Well, had my hot rod club friends do a compression check on the Ol' 73 and all 8 jugs came in at right around 125. PCV is brand new and so is the breather on opposite valve cover. New valve seals installed about 500 miles ago. Spark plugs are clean and look almost new. Idle is perfect. Nothing...

Hi guys. When move the levers to the right to change the air output, nothing happens on the floor or dash setting. Defrost is ok. If I remember correctly my 1973 El Camino had vacuum lines running to the back of the selector and if one had a leak it would not work on that setting. Does the 1973...

Hi guys. I ordered a new fan shroud from Dennis Carpenter and will install it as soon as I find the bolts that hold it on. There are 4 of them and were not there when I bought the truck. They go through the shroud flange into the radiator flange which is threaded. Does anybody know what size...

When I start my truck when it is cold it fires right up on the first hit. No prodding needed. And it runs like a champ. But when it is hot like today in the 90s it sometimes has a bit of cranking before it will fire. Is this common for very hot days? I do not have a fan shroud on it. I ordered...

Hi guys. When visiting in Southern California a few weeks ago my wife found a baseball style hat that was the same green color of my 73. So we bought it. Well, that hat just had to have a Ford logo on the front so I put one there. Then when I was in Academy Sporting Goods to buy some 30/30...

I decided to change the oil in my '73 Dent. What I encountered was totally unexpected. The drain plug was tough to get at and there was a "pan" under the crank case that I suppose was put there to catch the oil as it runs off. There is no way to just drop the oil directly into the catch pan. The...

I am the kind of guy that always looks for things to fix, paint, shine or replace. These two lines that come out of the master cylinder had a metal bracket around them that was badly rusted. I took that off with the intention of using something better. I noticed that the lines are a bit rusted...

I have been looking for a tonneau cover for my 73. A lot out there until you get to the 1973 part then the list gets thin. LMC truck has one that they say will fit. It is the kind that lifts from the back and clamps on. Has anybody had any experience with this type of cover in their gen 6 truck...

Hi Guys. I went to the F100 Supernational today. It was here in Lebanon Tennessee where I live so all I had to do is drive down the street.:) I could have posted a huge amount of photos but just chose a few that were kind of interesting. I chose not to enter my green machine because I could not...

Hi guys. Hope you all are having a great weekend so far. Had a great conversation with two young guys from where I work. Both are car fanatics and one owns a Bowtie truck. They just love to look at my dent and talk trucks and possible modifications. Good to know that there are young people out...

The Nationals are going to be held in Lebanon, Tennessee where I live. I was hoping that if any of you are going I would love to come by your space and introduce myself.Donald

The other day while I was driving through town a guy passed on my left going the same direction. He had a beautiful '71 Chevy short bed and it was obvious that he had spent a fortune restoring it and rodding it out. My '73 F100 is fairly original but pretty clean. I gave him a friendly thumbs up...

Hi guys.Just saw on line that the F100 Super Nationals 2016 are going to be in my town of Lebanon, Tennessee this May. I hope to go to that show even though my truck is no trailer queen. Can anybody that has an F100 go to that show? Also, just curious, what year did the F100 series end? I have...

Hello again guys. I put a new water temp sending unit in my 360 today and the temp is right where it needs to be; about a little less than center on the gauge. But the temps here where I live in Tennessee have been in the mid 60s the last few days. The fan blade is about 6 inches away from the...