[BlueBronco5.8]

After many years of sitting there in my driveway with the occasional start up and run for a few minutes and shutdown....I decided it was time to drive the beast once more....

I had a problem though....I had problems with the truck remaining at high idle (2000rpms) It wouldn't settle either...

A call to McMaster-carr and a trip to the local Kragen yielded a good result.

Kragen:
Royal purple fully synthetic oil
Vacuum line boots

Ford dealer:
Ford Racing oil filter
Copper Bung Gasket
Vacuum schematic

McMaster-Carr:
Multple colors of 5/32in reinforced nylon lines

Using a lighter I reproduced/improved the corners where the line breakouts occured in the plastic loom tubing and retaped the vacuum harness back together as a bundle.

I plugged in all components and fired the truck up....got some surging as the
OBD1 was checking for all components....then it warmed up at 1500rpms and settled to a cool 750rpms.

I also noticed that the exhaust smelled crisp and actually had water drops coming from the tail pipe! I think we're ready for smog!!!!

 

[Kingfish999]

hope that water comming from the exaught isnt coolant

 

[BlueBronco5.8]

No sweet smells along with the drops.....

It was a recently built engine....96 roller shortblock, custom grind cam, ported GT40xHeads, reworked intake, roller rockers, 1 piece pushrods, Coated JBA headers, Coated bassani Y pipe, new Catco converters, 3in exhaust all the way back. It sounds HEALTHY now!!!

 

[Seattle FSB]

Have any pics?

 

[BlueBronco5.8]

http://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displayalbum.php?&userid=70336&albumid=8517

Here's my gallery



some random pics of the Bronco and parts used on it....i'll take pics of all subsystems when i'm finished with it.... the truck is starting to look good.

Next in line is the MAF conversion, AOD trans, 4in lift, 33s and paint.