Found another old ford photo. My parents were part of this trip.

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I'm want to replace my alternator, but it looks like there are SEVERAL choices. My alternator has one rectangular plug on the alternator at the 12:00 position with 4 wires. The truck is a XLT lariat with A/C, power windows, etc. I was told I would have to adapt the wiring to a replacement...

For some reason, Ken, I thought of you....PwaH-ULquHI

It's taken awhile, but we finally made it to the 10,000 member mark. Congratulations FTF!

I was going through some old pictures and found this picture of a feed store that my parents bought chicken feed, etc. from in Western Colorado. They also sold coal. My dad bought a ton of coal for a coal stoker furnace, and the owner asked me if I wanted to ride in the truck when he delivered...

I took this picture last summer and forgot about it :headbang: There is a pizza place outside of Billings that puts on a mini carshow once a month. The pizzeria owner is a real car nut and invites people to park their car for a day. I don't know who the truck belongs to.

No it's not mine...It belongs to one our son's best friends in Idaho. Completed restoration in about 3 months. The cons - It's a Fummins!. :rotz: He did all the work himself.

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/ford/f-250/2020/2020-ford-f-series-super-duty-tremor-first-look-earth-moving-off-road-package/Found this writeup on the Ford Tremor, which is a "raptorized" F250 - F350 superduty. Engines available will be a 7.3L gasser or a 6.7L diesel with LOTS of power.

Anyone interested?(Tim?) :D I don't know anything about it. I just found it on an auction site in Miles City, MT.

Went on a 4 day camping trip to a spot in the Bighorn mountains about 150 miles away. Trip started out rather rough but ended up good. I was pulling a 30' camper up an 8% grade with lots of hairpin turns when the power steering went out on the truck. The bearing on the tensioner pulley for the...

It's been a LONG haul, but we did make the 9000 milestone. It took about 12 years.

Does anyone have a line on a good used or NOS driver's door latch assembly for a '78 F150? I see lots of passenger doors, but no driver's door latches. Bronco Graveyard has new ones for sale, but I am concerned about quality.Everything is lined up correctly, but the latch won't secure the door...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-Ford-F700-Custom-Cab/202476619162?hash=item2f248c059a:g:qX8AAOSwCnVbyfPA&vxp=mtrLooks pretty nice. Plus, it has a ten ton "wench." :D

I've been looking at pictures of this rerelease and I like it. The price point is stated at a base model of $20 to $25K. It sounds like a smaller version of the Raptor, with the right options. Sounds like a release in 2019?

Can some recommend a reputable source for a rebuilt 2150 carburetor(351M/400) 1978? I had the carb rebuilt several years ago, and the builder said I was leaking air around the throttle shaft. He polished the shaft and said if there were further issues, then the carb would need to be replaced...

My C6 auto will no longer shift into park. There were no warning signs, it just wouldn't go into park when I shut it down last night.The transmission is a rebuilt with about 50,000 miles on it. It has worked flawlessly up to this point. All the other gears are correct. If I put the shifter in...

I joined this site on May 4, 2008, so I am celebrating 10 years. This site has done a lot for me. I have gained some friends, a whole bunch of knowledge from people willing to share that knowledge, had some big laughs, and most of all, felt like I belonged to something.Thank you, FTF! Forums...

A good friend of our oldest son just got this 2-owner beauty. He found the truck in Idaho and got it for doing some remodel work on a widower's house.

I've been getting some spurious CEL's and other alarms on a Not-Ford, and have been reading that a low-voltage situation will cause some unusual alarms to show up. I have a brand new battery, and the alternator is original(127,000 miles). I'm wondering if the alternator is hit or miss.I'm...

I have a 1978 F-150 4WD, 133" WB with the original plastic, midship 26 gallon tank. I replaced the sending unit on the tank about 9 years ago, but the sending unit and/or the float appears to have gone bad.(No level indication on the gauge)I want to order a replacement sending unit, but it...

I have been needing to change my old heater core in the '78. I just don't get the heat that I used to into the cab. I purchased a new aluminum heater core about 2 years ago, and have been on the fence about replacing the brass core with aluminum(Enter horror stories here.)I am not having much...

When I bought my 1978 Ford in 2002, it still had the bright green "Valenti" stamp on the firewall, which was the stamp put on by the person doing the final inspection( I assume). Over the years, I have seen several of these stamps on trucks that came from the San Jose factory. I believe Duncan...

The sending unit quit working last year on the midship tank. I bought the combination fuel pump/sending unit with filter since I only want to do this job once. Some people suggest removing the tank shroud before removing the tank, but I didn't find that was necessary. Since the threads on the...

I've been having some issues with fuel delivery on the '89 with 460.The mechanical switching valve and the frame rail high pressure pump were replaced a couple of years ago. Lately, the truck stumbles when accelerating, and it dies when I switch from the front to the rear tank. Since the fuel...

I took the '78 for a drive yesterday, and couldn't get the cruise to work. The last time I used it, I had to mash on the "set" button pretty hard to get the cruise to work. I installed a new cruise/horn pad from a Gen 7 truck which has worked flawlessly for the last 2 or 3 years. The fuse for...

Can someone provide some info for a source for the glass on the back lid of 1993 Ford Ranger factory topper. The back glass was broken out sometime over the weekend with a rock.I can't find a manufacturer on the topper, but I am assuming it would either be Leer or Snugtop. I am looking for the...

This showed up on the local(read as 35 miles away :D) Ford dealer's lot.Looks to be in really good shape considering the mileage (216,000). I am totally unfamiliar with V-10's, but I do know I don't want a diesel. Mileage is not a problem since my current F-250 460 gets 8 MPG on a good day...

You might try posting this in the classified forum, where it will get more exposure. :)

This bike is mostly parts and pieces. The engine is a 165 cc single cylinder 2 stroke. The piston is free. I would prefer to sell the bike as a whole so someone can restore. The only caveat is that I know nothing about motorcycles. I will post some pictures, and if somebody would like more...