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    inaccurate fuel gauge

    Sorry; no pictures. This project was accomplished some years ago and, thus far, the float-arms have remained as intended.
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    Flatbed filler necks

    What LCAM already said. Plus, so far as the goose-neck trap-door area is concerned, I can easily access either front or rear filler-neck with a trailer connected. There is no certain size for a goose-neck trap-door; mine is huge compared to several I have seen. I like a lot of territory...
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    1986 smokin column

    Cruise-control went in the dumpster many years ago; I highly dis-like cruise-control and think it very un-safe. The horn has been on an external button for many years; the old horn wires in the column are just in there and connected to nothing at either end. I, too, have all the rear...
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    Dear Napa,

    I will stick in my two-cents worth. Several years ago, any old mom-and-pop auto-parts store would have IN STOCK just about anything one needed for his Ford, Chevy, or Dodge. These seemingly knowledgable people could remember part-numbers and walk straight to the shelf/bin and get exactly...
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    flat towing

    At a swap-meet, --- I LOVE SWAP MEETS --- , I picked up a big heavy bull-stout tow-bar that has a self-contained braking mechanism. A cable connects to the braking mechanism and is routed through the towed truck's fire-wall and connected to the brake-pedal. When the towed truck pushes...
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    1986 smokin column

    If the smoke is indeed crank-case "blow-by", it will have that sick nauseating hot oil smell. If the smoke is of an electrical origin, it will have the un-mistakable smell of hot wiring and melting/burning insulation. Ford column wiring is just a fire waiting to happen. During the first...
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    inaccurate fuel gauge

    If, and that is a big IF, the sending-unit is electronically accurate, meaning there are no typical Ford dead-spots along the sweep of the gauge-arm, then it is a simple matter to re-form the float-arms such that the gauge reads dead-on accurate. I retrofitted the generic J.C.Whitney...
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    batterys drained this morning from vr?

    Electronic stuff is easily killed and, like already suggested, I suspect you either killed the regulator by it not being GROUNDed, or it was defective in the first place. I have read that many of the import regulators are dead straight out of the box. The sad thing is that all of the old...
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    Flatbed filler necks

    For the first few months of it's life, my stock filler-necks were routed to the outside-edge of the flat in welded-on brackets. Even with the tank-vents gutted and wide-open to the atmosphere, and the flat sitting a good bit higher than most, I still had to be extra careful when adding fuel...
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    Trailer Brake problem, constant voltage on Brake wire

    Just the thought of some "shop" messing with the wiring in my trucks/trailers ties knots in my stomach. I just about re-read this entire thread and still stick with one of my prior statements. On most all "modern" electronic controllers, there is a little green indicator light which...
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    Dash Board Lights

    I forgot to mention the crappy dimmer-switch business also being a weak link. I never use the dimmer function on anything I have ever driven. A simple ON/OFF toggle-switch serves the purpose much better.
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    Quick Steering Wheel question - wrap it with tape?

    A good lace-on leather cover would be less expensive than Gorilla Tape and a lot easier to put on. :)
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    Dash Board Lights

    It is my understanding that the dash-lights get power from contact with a printed-circuit. The bulb holders push in and twist to make feeble contact with this little painted-on ribbon of current. Age, dis-similar metals, oxidation, and a weak connection to begin with, all add up to the...
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    Dash Board Lights

    That's funny; when I read the title of this thread, my mind instantly brought up that song. Even with every bulb brightly lit, the dash-lights in my 1985 were never anything to brag about; I often resorted to shining the flash-light at whatever gauge I needed to see. I found some little...
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    full custom gauges my journey from stock to usefull

    Are those LEDs ready to just wire straight to plain old 12-volts ?? I am getting excited about this possibility of finally getting all of my gauges all lit-up and actually see-able. I guess the same remedy would also benefit all those much-too-dim factory dash illumination bulbs. I have...
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    OBS and BODY lift ???'s

    Some years ago, a guy put a 3-inch under a F-150 4x4, 1980-86 vintage; and, when he backed out of the shop, a hind wheel dropped in a low spot and the frame flexed just a wee bit. Good thing it did; as, when he then turned the steering-wheel, it was no longer connected. The shaft had...
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    OBS and BODY lift ???'s

    The stock shaft is precariously close to falling apart with a 3-inch lift. It is not very safe looking at 2-inches. So far as that goes, once you get the stock shaft out in the daylight, you will wonder how it kept the truck between the ditches at normal extension. As for the firewall...
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    full custom gauges my journey from stock to usefull

    Please explain what I need so far as the LEDs and where do I get them, thanks. A few pictures would be wonderful.
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    Any Intrest in an IDI Get Together at TS Performance Outlaw 2013?

    Racing and pulling ain't my thing; but, if you are gonna have a picnic/get-together at your place, I will sure try to be there. I was just thinking last night that maybe you would host a get-together at your new place. We are closer now; 90-miles puts me in the parking-lot of the WK...
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    HELP! need guidance to bypass ignition cylinder

    Like he ^^^ said, it is just good practice to already have a back-up plan in place, BEFORE things quit working on some dark rainy night in the bad part of town. At the least, one should have a starter push-button under the hood, along with toggle-switch control to the fuel-solenoid, plus a...
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    HELP! need guidance to bypass ignition cylinder

    http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70454&highlight=steering+column If you really want to dig way down into where the problem lies, maybe this ^^^ will help. Myself, I wouldn't have my electrics put back factory-original for many reasons; FORD went el-cheapo on these...
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    HELP! need guidance to bypass ignition cylinder

    Your statement about not knowing about electricals is the deal killer on what you seek to do. It is no big deal to completely eliminate the key-switch, but one needs to have a pretty good idea about what they are doing. That being said, before my key-switch quit working --- like they all...
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    D60 kingpin

    http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/ok-lets-do-our-dana-60-4x4-t290373.html See if this helps. This is not the article I first had in mind; maybe I will find it later.
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    D60 kingpin

    There is an excellent tech write-up with lots of good pictures on either Diesel Truck Resource(in the 1st Gen. "stickies") or at Ramcharger Central in the tech articles section, that describes complete king-pin replacement on a King-Pin Dana-60. I can't remember which site, but it is one of...
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    >>> C.B.ANTENNA MOUNTING <<<

    These aren't working for me. :(

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