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A job well done

catpealer111catpealer111 Member Posts: 10,695
edited May 2009 in General Discussion
I got a wild hare today and thought it's be a good time to do a total tune up on my old '93 F-150. So, I drove myself to NAPA and bought 4 new shocks, spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor, oil filter, oil, fuel filter, air filter, and a can of Sea Foam to clean everything out. 6 hours of work and a blood blister the size of a dime on my right index finger it's all done. The shocks were the originals with 150,000 miles and 16 years on them, the fuel filter was never changed in the past 7 since I've owned it, and everything else was done last 7 years ago (50,000 miles ago) shortly after I bought it. Boy does the old girl run smooth now.
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,028 ******
    edited November -1
    Did you set the points? Adjust the carburator? Check/set the timing? Set the choke pull-off?
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  • catpealer111catpealer111 Member Posts: 10,695
    edited November -1
    Even though the truck has a 300 six, it came fully upgraded with electronic ignition and multipoint fuel injection. Before anyone comments, I do know how to set points, adjust carburetors, check/set timing, and set choke pull-off. I'm a man of many, many mechanical talents and I'm only 26.
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  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    You don't "set" points, u change them and "set" the "DWELL"..[:0][B)][;)]
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  • catpealer111catpealer111 Member Posts: 10,695
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
    You don't "set" points, u change them and "set" the "DWELL"..[:0][B)][;)]


    Now we're just splitting hairs. I have a meter around here somewhere that reads dwell. The last time I used it was on a '53 GMC 1 ton.
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  • speedbuggy16vspeedbuggy16v Member Posts: 236 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am just impressed that someone younger than I even recalls "setting points", I thought I was the youngest guy alive with a set of points files and a few tubes of bosch points grease....should last my lifetime with some left over for the grandkids.
    speedbuggy16v
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  • garand101garand101 Member Posts: 403 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'd expect the tranny to go very shortly [}:)]
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  • garand101garand101 Member Posts: 403 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I had to say it twice, as the dad-blasted young airmen don't like to listen to the old retired (43) Master Sergeant!

    I'd expect the tranny to go very shortly [}:)]
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  • MossbergboogieMossbergboogie Member Posts: 12,211
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by garand101
    I'd expect the tranny to go very shortly [}:)]


    Ford trannys tend to out last the motors with proper maintance. That old 300 will last a long time.
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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,093 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dano
    I've got a couple pairs of boots older than you. [:D]


    Ditto here.

    You are at the age where you think you got a handle on it, only later in life you find out that "handle" is the tail of the tiger.
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  • catpealer111catpealer111 Member Posts: 10,695
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by garand101
    I'd expect the tranny to go very shortly [}:)]


    Considering I did a full trans rebuild 3 years ago I believe it has a lot of life left in it. I've only put 10,000 miles on the truck in those three years, so the trans is due a fluid change but it's far from grenading.

    quote:Originally posted by Barzillia
    Then, the brake fluid....[;)]


    2 years ago, I had to completely overhaul the brakes. That system is in the green as well.
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