Old Ugly

upnover

upnover

Grumpy, decrepit Old Man
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Location
Morganton NC
Recently purchased a 1987 F-150 4WD. 300(4.9) 6 cylinder, T-18. Dual tanks, long wheelbase
Issues:
Needs a clutch, PO said it was slipping when pulling in high gear
Sliding glass in rear of cab, stationary piece busted out behing drivers head area taken out by a weed eater
seat in poor condition
no carpet, just bare metal floor. Some rust in floor at door
slightly bent bumper
Piece(not sure what it's called) between bumper and grill missing
has two different headlights
needs a new tailgate or the rods to fix it.
Horn doesn't work
Needs valve cover gasket
Has small draw on battery


The truck was originally a farm truck, from a working farm that did tours for groups, mostly for kids
It was purchased and used as a DD until parked, 2 years ago.
Would not jump off, battery was completely gone. Bought a battery, started right up. Stunk like rotten eggs due to the old gas.

Pros:
All lights work
has dual tanks
bed in decent condition
no body rust(at least not seen yet)
doors open and shut good
starts up good
has 4 almost new tires(were bought a few months before being parked)
Tires the same as my Son n Law just put on his Cherokee, he paid $509 for them. I forget the name of tires
Has nice set of aluminum wheels
has shifter for t case, not push button
has lock outs
has receiver hitch, and wiring for trailer lights(not tested)
Has AC(not tested)
fuel injected

The plan is to go through engine bay, clean it up, and replace all the normal things that you'd do to make it road worthy enough to drive to where ever to include:
All new hoses, radiator and heater hoses
new thermostat, possibly a new water pump and radiator
new plugs, wires, rotor and distributor cap
Replace valve cover gasket
Change oil and filter
new air filter
Serpentine belt
New fuel filters

Truck will be used to haul what ever I need to haul. No plans for making it no where near show quality, just as decent as I can without breaking the bank.

Pictures to come.
 
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I really dig those wheels; the truck has lots of potential.
 
I sold on similar to that a few years back. Had the 302 in it, & a fair amount of rust [salt]. Dealer & myself were thinking it was a single sp. transfer case, but I got to digging around. Turns out the manual 4wd shifter was near frozen with rust. Disassembled, cleaned, greased, bought some plastic insert for it, & WaLa, 4 wheel low, neutral, & both high speeds! Master cylinder on clutch & clutch was bad. I let the Next owner fix that!
 
Not much to report. I did get the chance to do some cleaning on the engine and underneath. I am not a fan of working on greasy grimy vehicles, so I warmed the engine up, and then sprayed diesel fuel on it. Let it set and soak, the sprayed it off with the pressure washer. I know there is much left on it. So much "stuff" all over which impedes being able to hit it with the PW. But I at least found the paint underneath some of the engine. Since I know I will be putting a clutch in it, I got what I could on and around the bell-housing, trans and transfer case.

Until another day
 
Chris_Keziah said:
I think you're having tranny problems judging by the last pic lol.

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Pretty ugly tranny?


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Not a lot to post up.
Got the clutch job completed, and zero spare parts. lol. Cranked it up, and put it in gear, and it jumped several feet. I am sure I had a similar expression on my face as my son's. His eyes are a loft bigger than I thought! This all happened while the clutch was on the floor. Tried bleeding the slave, even though it was just unbolted and lost no fluid. still same result. Everything pointed to the clutch disk in backwards. By this time, my body couldn't take another removal, even though I did very little of the work. So, it took a ride to Minton's automotive. As said, everything pointed to the disc in wrong. Took it apart, and it 100% in correct. Fast forward. It was working fine before we took it apart. That is, with a worn out clutch and pressure plate. Culprit was the Clutch master, also wore out, by passing and not enough grunt to to push the slave cylinder. so, new clutch master cylinder and all is well. While it was there, I went ahead and had them to do the valve cover gasket. Since it was hidden under the intake.
Thanks to my son's truck and 20' trailer, it's at home now so I can begin replacing all the maintenance items under the hood.
I had been busting my brain on what to do about the seat. I had 2 choices, go to junk yards and hope to find a decent one, or have mine fixed. Got to thinking about who to take it to, and I remembered a guy who did my old Jeep seats, called, and he's gonna fix me up. It's got a cover on it now, but I know the seat is in bad shape. Not sure about the back. But, if just the seat, it's gonna run me $100, if the back too, $175. While it's out, I will have time to clean up the inside and so some repair on the floor pan rust. not a lot, but I want it to keep in what should be and out what shouldn't be in.
 
UPDATE!

I know everyone has been on the edge of their seat waiting for this! LOL

Flushed out coolant system, WOW was it nasty.
Bottom radiator hose now on.
Air filter changed
New Rotor button, distributor cap, plug wires and plugs
New drivers window crank handle(had to YOUTUBE it, to figure out how)
Passenger window crank on order from RockAuto, Much cheaper!
Now have an inside windshield rear-view mirror
The glass behind my head on rear sliding glass window was busted out by PO with a weed-eater mishap,
now has a new plexiglass replacement(I figure some stickers will keep it from being scratched, and give me more HP
cab dome light lens on order
Dimmer switch on order
New lock outs ordered from Summit

Filled both tanks, front works great, rear, nope, gonna have to pull tank and change out sending unit and pump assembly.
Brake booster leaking, always has brakes, but hisses a little all the time, even more when you depress the brake
Need a T-case shifter boot, lets in a lot of hot air from engine
Still need to change out fuel filter on frame rail

Got it tagged and insured, plenty happy with how it goes up and down the road.
Hauled a load of mulch on it, did just fine, My knee and back wasn't though.

Still on my wish list, that's gonna require a trip to the bone yard
Front bumper
front right fender(may order a new one, not too expensive)
What ever you call the piece that goes between the bumper and the grill??
Seat, may just have mine fixed, depends on what I find.
 
Rain's gone so went and got a few things done, till my back and knee went out.
Lock out hub installed, I now have 4WD in the old truck. Dimmer switch installed, I hope high beams won't flicker now, Passenger window crank replaced, so I hope the knob don't fall off now. One Battery cable fixed, so averting an issue there. Damn it's sticky Muggy out there!
 
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