General Dentside Chit-Chat

[jcduerr]

hey fellas long time no talk, hope every one is doin aight, i was apart of a benefit mud bog for a local, $50 cover all the mud you need free food and good people out for a good cause, well after a beer or 10 i let the liquid encouragement show and ran my truck trough the hole with Hicktown blarin made it through first time no issues but was very gentle and used what was needed but..... a few hours later and a few more beers and i started double clutching and speed shifting imagine 2 fast 2 furious meets mud. ended up loosing my rear drive shaft. was proud of the ole 460 even though i used and abused her she did well. ended up riding home behind my father 79 bronco

 

[LEB Ben]

Good to see ya again Josh...doesn't sound like the carnage was too bad though. Guess it goes to show, liquid courage and driving doesn't mix.

 

[73F100Shortbed]

Sounds like not getting enough vacuum to the booster if it is intermittent. If the booster was bad it should happen all the time. I wouldn't rule it out as a possibilty but I would check the valve and vacuum from engine first.

 

[LEB Ben]

Another thread got me to thinking...did 73-79's have their locks and ignitions keyed the same from the factory? Or did they have different cut keys for each? I've had dentsides both ways.

 

[UNRULEE]

Another thread got me to thinking...did 73-79's have their locks and ignitions keyed the same from the factory? Or did they have different cut keys for each? I've had dentsides both ways.

On the 5 that I have dealt with, they're the same, door and ignition. More than likely what causes them to be different is when the ignition goes out and gets replaced. I'm pretty sure that it's not too tough to change the keyed portion of the ignition though. I know that the tumbler portion isn't too difficult to remove. Then just swap the old guts into the new ignition.

 

[LEB Ben]

That's what I thought Lee...but in another thread someone got talking about having dual keys. The trucks that I KNEW were originals only had one key. So I figured it was a swap, but didn't know if some came one way and others with 2 keys. That didn't make sense...but I figured I'd ask the experts.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

I think they changed to two after 79.

 

[UNRULEE]

My 78 150 4x4 had a different key for the glovebox.

 

[LEB Ben]

I think they changed to two after 79.

That's what I thought...but the next closest year I had to a 79 was an 83...so I wasn't sure.

My 78 150 4x4 had a different key for the glovebox.

That's a completely different style lock though.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

There must also be a differnt one for the toolbox in the bed cause I didnt have a key for it and the ignition key wouldnt work.

 

[LEB Ben]

Yeah...there is a different one for the tool box. But now that raises an interesting question...I've never had a truck with a locking glove box and a tool box...so it would be interesting to know if the tool box and glove box were keyed the same.

 

[DNFXDLI]

Yeah...there is a different one for the tool box. But now that raises an interesting question...I've never had a truck with a locking glove box and a tool box...so it would be interesting to know if the tool box and glove box were keyed the same.

If memory serves me right...the round key was for the glovebox and square for ignition.

 

[LEB Ben]

If memory serves me right...the round key was for the glovebox and square for ignition.

right...but did the glove box key match the tool box too? Or was that different yet?

 

[DNFXDLI]

right...but did the glove box key match the tool box too? Or was that different yet?

If I took a guess, I would say yes.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

I had both on the 76 and didnt have a key for either one.

 

[Ranger429]

so it would be interesting to know if the tool box and glove box were keyed the same.

No, different key.

 

[LEB Ben]

Thanks for the info.

 

[LEB Ben]

Anybody have or know of a good tech write up for OBA. My AC system isn't working right, so I figure I may as well put the compressor to good use.

 

[cipsmithers]

Anybody have or know of a good tech write up for OBA. My AC system isn't working right, so I figure I may as well put the compressor to good use.

This wont help you, but im about to buy an OBA setup from a buddy of mine, but this one doesnt run off the A/C compressor. although ive always wanted to see that setup done

 

[LEB Ben]

Thanks Chris...I guess.