my transfer case is in 4x4 mode all the time someone installed manual hubs on front wheels which is fine but it really kills gas milage with the tranfer case and front driveshaft turning all the time also it wont go into 4 lo its not a big problem just one i would like to fix lol i like challenges just dont like being stumped this is my first bronco and i always wanted one so its all a learning process for me
really thanks for any suggestions

 

no, just changed jobs again and am finally settling down again.

 

well I hope that your new job works out for you. by all means stay in touch with us all here. as far as the tc I've always hated electronics I prefer the manual ones over the electric because you could always tell what the setting was

 

yup me too

 

You know, speaking of electronics, I spoke with a ford electronics engineer that was responisble for the dreaded Sync system disaster. It seems I touched a very raw nerve when I sugested that Ford could put a large, cirular device on the center console, and possibly call it a volume ****. I might even be a bit easier to use then a touch sensitve piece of plastic. He was extremely offended (like I care!).
I agree. With that old fashonied system of the lever on the floor and the manual hubs, you knew where you were all the time, and there was really just never a real problem with these systems like hubs ratcheting, t-cases not engaging or stuck in 4x4, etc.
While I'm on my soapbox here, my old crappy Escorts have all had manual windows and door locks; I hate working on them, and I refuse to spend my eveinings fixing MY car after working on a customers car all day long.
And you know, its saved money too, not have to by replacement parts!

 

Thank you oh so much for that electronics comment I haven't laughed like that in a long while. You're right about that I don't even like the touch screen cell phones and won't ever buy one. the only reason I even have a cell is so that I can be reached by my family just in case they might need me in a hurry. And all I ever do with it is talk not text unless I can't reach them any other way. matter of fact my 71 ford F-100 is still running like it should all because there ain't nothing on it or in it that wasn't made to last. now I just hope my 94 F-150 runs as long as my old has and does. Every one knows this that I really don't like fuel injected engines for one reason and that is too much crap goes wrong and a guy like me can't seem to get to the right cause of the problem and get it fixed. Not that I can't turn a wrench Because I damn sure can!

 

Boy, talk about hitting a nerve ! I have to agree with all the opinions expressed regarding the so called progress involving all the bull**** electronics introduced into the so called modern automobile. It's one thing to need to clean up the exhaust, but I think the manufacturers went way too far placing all the not needed junk involving electronics in the vehicle today. I guess it's all part of the throw away society. There are going to be a lot of vehicles for sale when the junk can't be repaired unless the vehicle can be sent back to the land of cheap labor where they will probably just burn it.

 

You know Mr. Grindman, I've looked at your posts when I can over the last year or so, and NO ONE would (or could) ever accuse you of not turning a wrench. You certainly are capable. And I'm quite sure you're crazy and good (not sure about the order, though). I've questioned very seriously over the years if I'd known anything about how my career would've turned out, would I do it again? Probably not. You're never appreciated, never thanked, and always under tremendous pressure. And the owner needs their car yesterday. I get it. After all these years, I've heard it over and over.
However, from the car manufacturer's viewpoint, some nut case driving a 40 year old truck isn't the best customer. If you think that's a good truck (from the marketers point of view), then you most likely will NOT be interested in power everything (which is how they make their money). When they hear from someone like you, who DOES work for a living, and needs the truck to do the same, the most they could ever hope for is residual royalties off parts sales.
That's not to say that I don't understand what you're saying; I owned a '68 F-100 with a 360. It had a manual choke and even with worn out plugs and a narrow plug gap, it could be depended on to start when the temperature was -20 F. It started everytime, and just ran, and ran. I wish I had it back. And it just took a ton of punishment!
I will say that from a professional viewpoint that a late '80's/early '90's F series was a reallly durable truck. They had proven powertrains, and the fuel injection was pretty simple (compared to the rolling nightmares we service today).
And besides, you know who to ask questions of. The worst question asked is the one that's never asked. I'm just as capable of making a mistake as anyone, but I do try to help as much as possible. I know what it's like to be broken down in my truck with a u-Haul attached full of everything you own on the side of the road in NOWHERE, Texas. The only joy I had was knowing just how screwed I was when I turned the key. It wasn't much consolation.
Just don't beat yourself up so much. This isn't a job that anyone chooses. It chooses YOU!.
And remember what I've always said:"I've learned more about computer from working on cars then I EVER wanted to know."
And it's going to get much, much worse.
Don't say I didn't warn you.

mark

 

I don't do it for a living I do it strictly as a hobby. now I have a really stupid question to ask. why is it that my 94 F-150 has more power and better fuel econ. than my 71 F-100 that has 302 with a T-18 4speed when the 94 has 300 straight 6 and a 5 speed tranny?

 

Easy to answer, Mr. Grindman. First, the trans. ratios in the 71 are much narrower (starts off 2.5:1, 1.5:1, 1:1) wheres the five speed starts off around 3:1 and winds up about .75:1). Also, the straight six a workhorse of an engine, and with the fuel injection, they got the most out of it. It's the same reason that the new cars come with 6 speed automatics; if you keep the ratios closer, the revs change much less, and the engine can work at it's most economical and powerful zone.
One recommendation: find a new hobby. This one will drive you NUTS!