Re: [MBZ] OT: Ford F150 5 speed

2022-04-15 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Ahhh just pulled up the picture and info. That is a brick nose Ford, which means it has a start switch mounted on the top of the steering post which is activated by a 3/16th rod that is activated when you turn the key to "start". [ie key moves rod, rod moves slide switch to energize start solen

Re: [MBZ] OT: Ford F150 5 speed

2022-04-15 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Ford key tumbler replacement is really easy. Replacement tumbler set with keys are cheap. There is a push pin that releases the lockset. Done and run for less than $30 and 30 minutes. On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 6:43 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Heck they made 3 on t

Re: [MBZ] OT: Ford F150 5 speed

2022-04-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Heck they made 3 on the tree well into the '80s... -Curt On Friday, April 15, 2022, 08:33:57 AM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > I was thinking this might be a good deal for when I need a truck until I read > "starts with pliers" It looks like a good basic truck.  Is it really a 6

Re: [MBZ] OT: Ford F150 5 speed

2022-04-15 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Just needs a new starter solenoid most likely. > On Apr 15, 2022, at 7:33 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > >> I was thinking this might be a good deal for when I need a truck until I >> read "starts with pliers" > > It looks like a good basic truck. Is it really a 6-cyl with 5sp manua

Re: [MBZ] OT: Ford F150 5 speed

2022-04-15 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> I was thinking this might be a good deal for when I need a truck until I read > "starts with pliers" It looks like a good basic truck. Is it really a 6-cyl with 5sp manual? Didn't know they still made those that late. Doesn't sound like the hardest repair ever, and what's wrong with pliers an

Re: [MBZ] OT: Ford F150 5 speed

2022-04-14 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Buy it and a some pliers. Cheap enough. Then find a junker at the knacker and get a new steering column and put a new lock in it --FT Sent from iFōn > On Apr 14, 2022, at 11:02 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Since one of the boys has appropriated my Frontier, I was thinking this

[MBZ] OT: Ford F150 5 speed

2022-04-14 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Since one of the boys has appropriated my Frontier, I was thinking this might be a good deal for when I need a truck until I read "starts with pliers" https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/paoli-1990-ford-f150-speed/7471007998.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.c