When I swapped the 5.9 Cummins into my Ford bus I eliminated the grid heater for top clearance. Now I think I could use some intake heat for cold weather starting, but have no room for the original grid heater. If I drilled and tapped the intake horn to fit a Champion 167 glow plug and wired...
Have you looked into the US Shift controller? I think it's available for an E4OD trans. I run one in my Cobra (4R70W) and it works great. Real simple to work with.
In a nutshell, I had to gut the bus floor out and fabricate a rectangular tube floor frame to support the weight of the Cobra. The aluminum ramps stand on edge on either side of the car against the side walls. Since the pictures were taken, I have removed the original seats and replaced them...
I installed a coolant filter. It really cleaned up the water. Ever since I got this engine running the coolant has been dirty looking (maybe from setting up for several years?) Even after a couple of flushes and Cascade it still had a dirty look. No oil, just dirt. I think I will drive it...
Now I have about 3,000 miles on my conversion. I really like the results. The 5R110 transmission works great, good cold A/C, engine power is decent, bus now gets about 13-14 mpg (up from 7-8). Some day I may turn the pump up a little more but its good for now. I installed a coolant filter and in...
This has become one of my favorite projects. I probably would have been better off swapping in a 7.3 diesel, but I don't think I would like the results as much as I do with the current setup. This bus rocks!!!
I finally figured out the speed control problem. Too much throttle return spring pressure for the servo to overcome. Between the spring in the APPS on the pedal, the spring built in to the Ford cable, the spring on the throttle pivot on the engine, the little springs hooked to the timing cover...
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