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Ranchero Fan
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Posted: 19-May-2016 at 2:05PM |
Finally got to turn some wrenches today. As I posted last year, I was having fuel issues with the old girl. She would start and run like s##+@ then stall. I got her to run off a gas can. So I had a little free time today & changed out the fuel sender/pick up, in the tank. I didn't have a '73 unit, but had a couple '74 units laying around. They looked brand new, compared to the one removed. Damn ethanol. I cleared the fuel line with shop air, & replaced the rubber hose ends too. I was also able to take her around the neighbor hood, to round out the tires.(felt like they were square) Ran pretty good.
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Brian 1973 Ford Ranchero Big Block. ''THE OTHER WOMAN''
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californiajohnny
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awesome!
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Ranchero Fan
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I hope to go through the brakes & bleed them, & if I feel ambitious, install my other steering box. If I get that ambitious the tilt column too.
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Brian 1973 Ford Ranchero Big Block. ''THE OTHER WOMAN''
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n2fordwagons
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Great news Brian! That thing does look nasty. |
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Jeff
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Ranchero Fan
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It sure was. Will probably swap the tank out @ some point too. I'm still smelling that nasty fuel
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Brian 1973 Ford Ranchero Big Block. ''THE OTHER WOMAN''
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Regul8r 2
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Does your new sender have the filter sock on it?
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Ranchero Fan
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Yeah, the spare sender from my '74 had a good, solid sock on it.
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Brian 1973 Ford Ranchero Big Block. ''THE OTHER WOMAN''
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Rockatansky
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success!
hard to beat that
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