87 single cab SAS build

[Mightyfordranger]

I bought a pull fan and I'm pretty sure its the right pump rotation is there any way to tell with out pulling it

 

[Mightyfordranger]

And josh had mentioned those fans blow ass but it was after I bought it and had it in there what mechanical fan should I run ??

 

[bobbywalter]

if you using v belt, and it is a 77 pump and fan for a 77 application it should be.


but removing it and comparing it to a 89 or so mustang will be self explanatory in your hands for most people.


and i already explained the explore would be first choice.


its either clockwise or counter.

 

[Mightyfordranger]

Oh yeah sorry slipped up there for a bit l, next post will be after I get the expo fead so it might be awhile.

 

[Mightyfordranger]

Update been feeling like crap lately no energy to do much after work and I'll be trying to get myself fixed here soon and get back to my truck I'll try and tune it today and maybe do some interior work that doesn't take much from me....

 

[Mightyfordranger]

Well I could get my hands on the expo fead stuffs yet but I really need to do something about this over heating prob so I pulled it all apart and added a electric fan 2500 cfm pusher to see if it would help went to test it out and now the temp guage is doin weird shit and it was cold raining and really windy so I just let it be till this weekend another thing I did some research on the fead swap and it looks like my intake might get in the way so if someone has a wiend 4b in take and the expo fead on it id like to see it please to see how things fit I also rebuilt the carb it runs better now still may need further tuning I heard about a 1.5 shorter water pump that Ford ran but I'm not sure what years they were in etc and with further research found that a diff pully set up would be needed as well and those arent cheap either so I'll keep looking for a solution untill then I'm stuck with this "POS" really starting to wonder if the juice is worth the squeeze yet.....

 

[bobbywalter]

i may be able to meet up with ya on the way home next week, not sure what i have laying around in total for explorer systms...

 

[Mightyfordranger]

Or at least meet up and tell me what I'm doing wrong or stop out at the truck and see what you think I could do would be appreciated

 

[bobbywalter]

yeah....i would want to see the truck for sure...



i need to drop the banner off to jim so i will be going through there...

 

[Mightyfordranger]

Sweet man I'll pm you my number just give me a call I might be at work depending on the time

 

[Mightyfordranger]

Ok so Bobby stopped out to pay a visit to my heap of ranger and says the engine is too far forward and I agree but I was able to keep it from getting hot with a push fan in front of the radiator so I started wireing it up today tryin not freeze my nards off as the truck is outside and my brothers jeep is in the shop with the tub off and were close to putting it back together so I don't have the shop for awhile or the time to pull the engine and move it back so I'll make do with what I have for now untill I can make a change there cause I need 4x4 for the snow sooo makin it run with what I have for awhile doin radio wiring and a few other things maybe change my shifter cause the one I have blows and won't lock In gear so not much to update here yet I have also been considering diesel power maybe a 4bt if I can catch a crazy good deal on one but that's not for a very long time like 2 v8s from now

Edit: I was also able to get my hands on the banner too

 

[Josh40601]

so you got it running, got it cooling, but now you gotta fix the wiring and the shifter before it is ready for driving?

 

[Mightyfordranger]

No its just stuff I don't like that I want to change little stuff that makes a truck nice to drive but I'll do that here and there along the way

Edit: there's alot of stuff on this truck that were half assed some was me some was last owner and I really hate it. when I look at it now just annoys me I wanted to get everything to were it would work then start improving things but I don't have the shop right now so I'm stuck out in the cold trying to fix my dumb ass ideas.....

 

[Mightyfordranger]

Well it's time to dig this one out of the cob webs I'll be back to work on it soon the truck runs...like shit but it runs.

Now that it isn't 40 below and windy I might actually get a chance to work on my truck I still can't use the shop cause there's a work van all tore apart in it which is bout to be leaving. So with any luck at all I'll be posting up some promising up dates!!!

 

[Mightyfordranger]

Well great news!!! I got the truck running like a dream don't over heat runs good

Now today I was working on it in my drive way settings g the TV cable on my aod and finished it went for a test drive it was shifting great and running good but then all of a sudden my hood flew up into my windshield because i forgot to put pins in in my fault..didnt break it just whacked it and bent the hell out of the hinges then once I got it shut the tailgate was sitting in my bed and it slid out onto the street so I had to stop again and throw it back in then started AGAIN!!! Then the throttle cable snapped and I only had idle speed to get turned around with and I got the cable together enough to make it home....oh and now my trans makes God awful nosies too....in case you didn't know its brand new less then 100 miles on it. I have never in my life had this much trouble with anything ever I swear I will burn this mother ****er down!!!!!!