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well where r they

 

I have a 1987 w/ 75K. Found it in 1999 when I dropped off my 1973 w/ 400K at the junk yard.

Treated me well until yesterday.

 

I have an ojd 74 runs every day in Maine

 

my dad is a contractor and has an 88' E350 extented body with the 7.3 diesel. it has something like 250000 miles on it, although it has been in the shop a lot. According to the diesel mecanic, the 88' diesel is a bad engine for reliability. He has been talking about replaceing it with a new counterpart with the 6L diesel.

 

85 E150 here with 191,000 miles and still runs pretty well with the 302 as the power supply. Actually, I like the van better than the later series because the seat is built stronger, visibility is better and .......well, it is paid for. Wink.

I am new to this site and am interested in technical information related to the throttle position sensor. Haven't learned to navigate the site very well yet.

 

Well welcome to the board, lots of good folks here will to roll up their sleeve an help , TPS , must be the question of the day , So Iam going to do a cut an paste---

you need a VOM. ( volt meter) , green wire on TPS , key on engine off back probe the wire at the connecter , You might need a paper clip to get it pushed in there , Throttle closed you want just less then 1.0 volt --like .97,,,,, open throttle up WOT , still key on engine off, you want 5.0 volts max.,, if its outa adj. there 2 little screws that mount TPS loosen them a just a tad , an try turning TPS to get reading , Sometimes if you cat get the it , remove TPS an take a TINY drill bit an elongate the holes just a LITTLE an try it again. if it refuses to adjust , time to get a new one , also as you work throttle from idle postion to wot , the needle should sweep across the meter with out dropping back to ZERO, if it does you got a bad spot in TPS, Some guys like digital ones VOM , some guys like the ole ones, I got both an use them together quite often,,, Sometimes a defective one feels like it falls on it face as you accelarte,, Late shifts in the tranny are another cause to check TPS , funky idle, or the pedal you have to push it down a great distance before it feels like the motor's doing anything .lousy fuel mileage too,,,, With the age of your vechile , Iam guessing you got the ole Carb. with one (TPS ) hung on the side ?[sm=gears.gif]

 

OH , By the way I got a 89 Ford E150, , 302 , AOD, tranny . ( not crazy for the AOD , wish it was the ole C6- still might put one in there !!! )gots 168,000 miles , Bought it for $ 75.00 Dollars , Offered to fix for the guy , , He said he had spent so much money trying to have it fixed , he just wanted to set it on fire !!!, OH its A Van Conversion , I just love it , power seats plush as plush can be inside,, Any way poor guy , had taken it to 3 shops for repair , no power , intermitt start ,etc , they had replaced BOTH intank pumps , frame pump, CAt. Convert. , Varoius eng sensors,Major Tune-up , Injectors . An said sometimes it would code ( computer ) an sometimes not .I had my boys tow it home , I started tinkering with it , sure enough , sometimes it had fuel some times it didnt ,I noted when It had fuel pressure the check eng lite would lite up , , If it did start it only ran on on four cylinders, Scratched my head a bit -- pulled the puther , found the heater core was just above puther--- Yep you guess it --------------- had coolant dripping in puther , I had a ole Crown Vic that was going to the junk yard - we had used as a part car for another customer , I pulled the puther outta it just for the fun , to see if it would work -- She fired rite up , An drove like a top after about 10 minutes , , So I got another puther the following day . Since then , only thing Ive put in it was a Battery , An on that my boys car died at work , I took batt. outaa van an put in his car , an bought me a new one the next day

 

Interesting story Ramrod, that van is in great shape and it sounds like it is good to go for anotherr 100K with little problem.

Your catalytic converter, did they put a replacement consisting of one or did they put the original set up which included two converters in series?

I am asking about the cat converter because on my 85 it has the two in series coming out of a cross over pipe and the replacement parts that look appealing price wise is a one for two replacement. The one for two (replace the two old ones in series with the one) cost about $180 and it includes the cross over pipe. Is this a good way to replace or have you a better experience/idea?

I looked at the old verter and it looks like it wouldn't be too much trouble for me to replace it. I would soak the bolts where the cross over joins real good and if that didn't let them loose I could use heat. The van is high center and a lift would be nice but I think the van is high enogh as it is. With the engine cover off, the cross over bolts seem very accessible.

 

Yeppers , They use to have one coming off each head, I know thats how most are , An Ive seen a few that have 3,, One off each head , an those go into yet another one . On mine when they replaced it they just went with the one . On the height issue , I just use a set of ramps, Makes its far easier for anything you gotta do.,, An if I need to get to the rear axle, or fueltank, I just put them at the rear tires an back up the ramps . Its so much nicer !!!!

 

Hello all , new here. I just bought a 1986 e-150 conversion van, runs good need to fix a/c and new radiator otherwise its just got some pimpin commin. I love the body design especially in the front. So i look forward to talking to you all. I am going to set it up with a nice remote starter and alarm this weekend.