Darth Vader

[85lebaront2]

For those with 7.5L (460) engines, a question I had was bolt lengths, Ford can't tell on the on-line system.
Short bolts 2 1/4" long, 5 each.

Medium bolts, 4" long, 2 each.

Long bolts, 4 1/2" long, 4 each.

[Gary Lewis]

Bill - The pics showing which bolts go where will certainly come in handy.  And, in the pick of the Mark III CA-spec truck I think I got the wye and the big hose from Mark.  Will look tomorrow.

[85lebaront2]

I ordered a deluxe Marti report for Darth along with a replacement sticker for the driver's door rear face as that is where the crew cabs have that label. The sticker does have all the information, and red must be required for the replacement.

[Gary Lewis]

Cool!  I ought to do that for both of my trucks, but especially Dad's since the sticker was destroyed when we pulled it off for painting.

[salans7]

I'd love to do it for all three of mine, but I pretty much know everything about them that the report would show. Only thing I don't know are the dates, and the dealer names where my 2002 Ranger and my F350 were sold. I know all three of my trucks are from Florida.

[grumpin]

I got one for the 86 F250 I used to own and the Bronco.

I really like them, one thing I didn't know is my Bronco has super cooling.

I don't know how else to find that. But I could have missed it.

Also nice to see how many like vehicles had that paint, trim etc.

[85lebaront2]

Dane, same with Darth, I had no idea that the "super cooling" was on him, maybe Gary can dig into his treasure trove of information and see exactly what parts were different. I do know that when I was pulling the 5th wheel in hot weather and traffic on US 301/MD 4 SE of Washington DC, the fan would sound like one of NASA Langley's wind tunnels until I got up to around 35-40 mph and would then taper off.

[Gary Lewis]

Cooling, Super Engine was option code 624 in '86 and cost $81.88 wholesale and $96.00 MSRP.  And it "Includes auxiliary transmission oil cooler on automatic transmission models where not standard.  Included with Trailer Towing/Camper Package."

[85lebaront2]

So all it involved was the addition of the auxiliary transmission cooler. I would have figured at least a different fan clutch or different fan. No wonder the 460 powered trucks run hot, same radiator as a 302.

[grumpin]

85lebaront2 wrote

Dane, same with Darth, I had no idea that the "super cooling" was on him, maybe Gary can dig into his treasure trove of information and see exactly what parts were different. I do know that when I was pulling the 5th wheel in hot weather and traffic on US 301/MD 4 SE of Washington DC, the fan would sound like one of NASA Langley's wind tunnels until I got up to around 35-40 mph and would then taper off.

Interesting on the fan noise, I thought the 94 F250 with a 460 I owned had a bad fan clutch because I was told how noisy they were.

It worked but was quieter than the 86 I used to own. One guy described them as a B17 propeller.

First time it was real warm I heard that fan! And like you said, up to 35-40 MPH and it would quiet down.

I assumed the super cooling had a bigger radiator.