87 Ford F250 feedback/ Yea or Nea Inmate Opinions Needed

[Willie B]

Suspension system is the big challenge on these .... weird sphere things.... a brake job is $20K if you can imagine lol

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[HubbaHubbaLife]

Found a cool dude body/ paint guy in hood.... he yanked and banged out the bent bed... liked his technique. Additionally he advised me to get on this rusted roof before it eats through... even offered me to come use his equipment. So I'll be Sanding it down .... as always with me its a first so anybody wants to jump in and offer advice I'll take it. I have neighbors drill, steel wool and grit paper... so far. Thanks guys....

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

Question for our resident mechanics… 87 460 gasser 91k miles… intermittent symptom … I’m sitting idling in driveway maybe 5 minutes and dies and will start back up… Im driving after its warmed a bit and stalls at stop unless I feather gas cause its a 5 spd… today Ive been doing 60 for 5 minutes and exit offramp and stalls when clutch engaged and rpms fall but fires right back up. I havent seen the BATTERY light come on…. as yall know Im no tech mechanic whatsoever … What are your thoughts fellas? I also should mention its very intermittent to the point that after it did all those stalling games early in the drive, it settled into around town normalcy in stop n go for rest of errands. Weird right?

 

[rrrr]

Question for our resident mechanics… 87 460 gasser 91k miles… intermittent symptom … I’m sitting idling in driveway maybe 5 minutes and dies and will start back up… Im driving after its warmed a bit and stalls at stop unless I feather gas cause its a 5 spd… today Ive been doing 60 for 5 minutes and exit offramp and stalls when clutch engaged and rpms fall but fires right back up. I havent seen the BATTERY light come on…. as yall know Im no tech mechanic whatsoever … What are your thoughts fellas? I also should mention its very intermittent to the point that after it did all those stalling games early in the drive, it settled into around town normalcy in stop n go for rest of errands. Weird right?

Your coil is going dead. Buy a replacement and rock on.

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

Your coil is going dead. Buy a replacement and rock on.

Appreciate that ... any chance you could be a bit more specific? Such as where is it located, what does it do kinda stuff....Remember you are communicating with a non tech guy new to "under the hood life" Thanks.

 

[Brian]

Question for our resident mechanics… 87 460 gasser 91k miles… intermittent symptom … I’m sitting idling in driveway maybe 5 minutes and dies and will start back up… Im driving after its warmed a bit and stalls at stop unless I feather gas cause its a 5 spd… today Ive been doing 60 for 5 minutes and exit offramp and stalls when clutch engaged and rpms fall but fires right back up. I havent seen the BATTERY light come on…. as yall know Im no tech mechanic whatsoever … What are your thoughts fellas? I also should mention its very intermittent to the point that after it did all those stalling games early in the drive, it settled into around town normalcy in stop n go for rest of errands. Weird right?

Maybe a tank of marginally bad gas?

 

[OLDRAAT]

Like rrrr stated, coil might be giving up or the ignition box. When it starts acting up, stop and see if the coil is real hot as compared to other adjacent surfaces. If so, might start with that first. The coil appears to be laying horizontal at the driver’s side valve cover. That's a pretty hot area and might be an issue especially if it's not mounted vertically??

 

[rrrr]

The coil is the round black cylinder on the right side of the intake manifold. It has a single wire running from it to the center of the distributor.

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[rrrr]

Like rrrr stated, coil might be giving up or the ignition box. When it starts acting up, stop and see if the coil is real hot as compared to other adjacent surfaces. If so, might start with that first. The coil appears to be laying horizontal at the driver’s side valve cover. That's a pretty hot area and might be an issue especially if it's not mounted vertically??

Twenty jillion Ford engines have the coil mounted in that same place. It's fine where it's now located.

 

[OLDRAAT]

Good to know Ron.

 

[Willie B]

Maybe a tank of marginally bad gas?

… Thats about all I came up with… Bad gas… Maybe some water in it… Didn’t think of it possibly being the coil..

 

[rrrr]

And BTW polarity matters on the smaller wire connections. There's a + and - mark embossed on the coil next to the threaded stud. Make sure you reconnect those wires on the same studs.

 

[Todd Mohr]

Put this in your gas tank, most likely will solve your issue.

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

Twenty jillion Ford engines have the coil mounted in that same place. It's fine where it's now located.

Party Disclaimer....Great stuff Old Ratt, RRRR and welcome brother Brian.... I'll be under that hood by Friday and holler back.

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

View attachment 1452192 Put this in your gas tank, most likely will solve your issue.

Sounds like my kinda solution thanks

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

Your coil is going dead. Buy a replacement and rock on.

I'm learning to move slow on these Bricks.... they be 37 yrs old and everyones got a different experience with them though they are so much less complicated than todays stuff right.... Throwing parts as an early solution is looking like a common reaction... not saying you aren't spot on .... just collecting expertise from old school techs

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

Maybe a tank of marginally bad gas?

Welcome Brian.... I live where the gasoline might be an issue.... Been here a year without issue but never know when you get a bad batch.... I filled up today so lets see... Thanks!

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

@mash on it @4Waters etc.... I cracked up when I spotted this today filing up my gas tank...never noticed it before... apparently Ford suggest checking often too .... somehow I knew a couple of you guys might appreciate it ...

 

[mash on it]

@mash on it @4Waters etc.... I cracked up when I spotted this today filing up my gas tank...never noticed it before... apparently Ford suggest checking often too .... somehow I knew a couple of you guys might appreciate it ...

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So did you?

Dan'l

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

So did you?

Dan'l

Ha, oh yeah every week and so far no loss. Guess that 90K odometer is true mileage.

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

Rough morning for Fernando but pays to have a local mechanic that owes ya money .... turned out to be a simple clogged fuel filter... just tiny pieces of copper and hair like fragments.... easy peasy but Roadside Assistance/ Benitto got me for beer money lol