I hate my 92 F150

I hate my 92 F150... so much.

Here's the problem I'm most concerned with: My clutch engages right off
the floor. Causes me to stall quite a bit when pulling out. Quite
annoying. What do you folks think the problem might be, and is it
anything I could do anything about myself? I'm quite broke and quite in
debt, so anything I can try myself would be best.


All those other problems I'm having, for your amusement (or if you feel
like taking a stab at any):
Heater doesn't work (not fun in north central Pennsylvania)
Front fuel pump no worky
Rear fuel tank quite leaky - not dripping, but always wet, and I also
saw it stringing down to the unoccupied spare holder the other day.

Not to sound harsh, but you need a new truck. Fuel leaks are not
something to let go. You are asking for a problem if you continue to
drive it. As far as the clutch, it sounds like you need a new slave
cylinder which means pulling the trans out.

Search4Lancer wrote:
> I hate my 92 F150... so much.
>
> Here's the problem I'm most concerned with: My clutch engages right off
> the floor. Causes me to stall quite a bit when pulling out. Quite
> annoying. What do you folks think the problem might be, and is it
> anything I could do anything about myself? I'm quite broke and quite in
> debt, so anything I can try myself would be best.
>
>
> All those other problems I'm having, for your amusement (or if you feel
> like taking a stab at any):
> Heater doesn't work (not fun in north central Pennsylvania)
> Front fuel pump no worky
> Rear fuel tank quite leaky - not dripping, but always wet, and I also
> saw it stringing down to the unoccupied spare holder the other day.

You can try bleeding the hydraulic clutch system. It uses brake fluid.
Unfortunately, the slave cylinder is *inside* the transmission so
replacing it is a big deal. This is just one reason why I hate your
truck. Anyhoo, if you have a slow leak you may be able to get by
temporarily by getting the air out of the clutch hydraulic lines and
adding brake fluid to the reservoir.

Toyota MDT in MO

On Nov 8, 9:27 pm, "Comboverfish" > wrote:
>You can try bleeding the hydraulic clutch system. It uses brake fluid.
> Unfortunately, the slave cylinder is *inside* the transmission so
> replacing it is a big deal. This is just one reason why I hate your
> truck. Anyhoo, if you have a slow leak you may be able to get by
> temporarily by getting the air out of the clutch hydraulic lines and
> adding brake fluid to the reservoir.
>
> Toyota MDT in MO

I was talking to a guy that lives upstairs, who apparently knows a
thing or two, and he recommended bleeding, as well as the possibility
that it may be low on fluid. However, apart from checking the oil,
changing tires, and jumpstarts, I'm completely retarded when it comes
to cars. He also claimed that there is no reservoir... whatever. Lack
of an owners manual doesn't help, I know that.

Oh, and jfrancis, not to sound poor, but given my current financial
situation, this is what I'm stuck with :-P Getting a new truck isn't an
option, this thing needs to last me preferably through the rest of
college.


Thanks
Jake
The POS you all know and hate:
http://blog.4lancer.net/photography/...992-ford-f150/

>
> You can try bleeding the hydraulic clutch system. It uses brake fluid.
> Unfortunately, the slave cylinder is *inside* the transmission so
> replacing it is a big deal. This is just one reason why I hate your
> truck. Anyhoo, if you have a slow leak you may be able to get by
> temporarily by getting the air out of the clutch hydraulic lines and
> adding brake fluid to the reservoir.
>
> Toyota MDT in MO

If it is anything like the ranger, bleeding the system is a major PITA
that requires you to put fluid into the system from the slave cylinder.
I'm not certain about the F150, but on the ranger, the master cylinder
for the clutch is oriented in such a way that you cannot get the air
trapped inside of it out unless you either remove it(PITA because of
the way the pushrod is designed to be permanently installed), or push
fluid up from the bottom.

I'm not a big fan of that release system they started using that cannot
be repaired without pulling the transmission. The castings I've seen
have still had provisions for an external release cylinder/fork. I
guess doing it this way saved them a buck or two. Typical ford logic I
guess (TFI modules on the distributor anyone???)

Chris

Hal wrote:
> >
> > You can try bleeding the hydraulic clutch system. It uses brake fluid.
> > Unfortunately, the slave cylinder is *inside* the transmission so
> > replacing it is a big deal. This is just one reason why I hate your
> > truck. Anyhoo, if you have a slow leak you may be able to get by
> > temporarily by getting the air out of the clutch hydraulic lines and
> > adding brake fluid to the reservoir.
> >
> > Toyota MDT in MO
>
> If it is anything like the ranger, bleeding the system is a major PITA
> that requires you to put fluid into the system from the slave cylinder.
> I'm not certain about the F150, but on the ranger, the master cylinder
> for the clutch is oriented in such a way that you cannot get the air
> trapped inside of it out unless you either remove it(PITA because of
> the way the pushrod is designed to be permanently installed), or push
> fluid up from the bottom.
>
> I'm not a big fan of that release system they started using that cannot
> be repaired without pulling the transmission. The castings I've seen
> have still had provisions for an external release cylinder/fork. I
> guess doing it this way saved them a buck or two. Typical ford logic I
> guess (TFI modules on the distributor anyone???)
>
> Chris

The Ranger style system is notoriously difficult to bleed, but I don't
remember having difficulty with the F150 -- but it's been a really long
time. For sanity's sake I like to forget as much as possible about any
Ford repair encounters.

Toyota MDT in MO

> All those other problems I'm having, for your amusement (or if you feel
> like taking a stab at any):
> Heater doesn't work (not fun in north central Pennsylvania)
Look at the heater core; one of the easest to remove BTW- Had on in the shop
that would get a blast of warm air, then cool, the core was restricted
(under 50$)


> Front fuel pump no worky
Most likely bad fuel pump


> Rear fuel tank quite leaky - not dripping, but always wet, and I also
> saw it stringing down to the unoccupied spare holder the other day.
>

My spare tire caused it to rust out. Trace the fuel to the source- perhaps
the fuel pump access point. If the leak goes away as the tank goes down,
then that's not it-- trace it to the leak


--
Stephen W. Hansen
ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician
ASE Automobile Advanced Engine Performance
ASE Undercar Specialist

http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troub...l_obd_main.htm
http://www.troublecodes.net/technical/
http://www.familycar.com/Alignment.htm

On Nov 10, 1:16 am, "Stephen H" > wrote:
> Trace the fuel to the source- perhaps
> the fuel pump access point. If the leak goes away as the tank goes down,
> then that's not it-- trace it to the leak

Can't find the leak. However, my tank is very low, and it's a lot less
wet under there than it was before.

On top of all that, as I was driving around town today, the clutch
pedal was hesitating to come back up. A few times, I had to pull it up
with my foot. It's also now getting tough to shift, and we're grinding
into reverse.

I was absolutely amazed at the amount of rust under my truck, though. I
really don't think it should have passed inspection, and probably
wouldn't have, if it weren't for the fact that my mechanic is the one
that sold it to me. Even the rear bumper behind the license plate is
rusted through. About the only thing not rusted to hell is the muffler
and exaust.

I was just poking around under the hood, and saw something that looked
quite odd next to the transmission. I got underneath, and sure enough,
it's a hose that goes nowhere. As I was inspecting this
hose-to-nowhere, I noticed the transmission is leaking, front and back.
Yummy brown stuff, I'm assuming transmission fluid, unless of course
the slave cylinder actually is leaking and it's brake fluid. Back is
wet, front had a small wet spot (size of a quarter, we'll say) on the
stone underneath, and a half a drop waiting to build up enough for
gravity to take over.

I despise this truck.

Jake

"Search4Lancer" > wrote in
oups.com:

> On Nov 10, 1:16 am, "Stephen H" > wrote:
>> Trace the fuel to the source- perhaps
>> the fuel pump access point. If the leak goes away as the tank goes
down,
>> then that's not it-- trace it to the leak
>
> Can't find the leak. However, my tank is very low, and it's a lot less
> wet under there than it was before.
>
> On top of all that, as I was driving around town today, the clutch
> pedal was hesitating to come back up. A few times, I had to pull it up
> with my foot. It's also now getting tough to shift, and we're grinding
> into reverse.
>
> I was absolutely amazed at the amount of rust under my truck, though. I
> really don't think it should have passed inspection, and probably
> wouldn't have, if it weren't for the fact that my mechanic is the one
> that sold it to me. Even the rear bumper behind the license plate is
> rusted through. About the only thing not rusted to hell is the muffler
> and exaust.
>
> I was just poking around under the hood, and saw something that looked
> quite odd next to the transmission. I got underneath, and sure enough,
> it's a hose that goes nowhere. As I was inspecting this
> hose-to-nowhere, I noticed the transmission is leaking, front and back.
> Yummy brown stuff, I'm assuming transmission fluid, unless of course
> the slave cylinder actually is leaking and it's brake fluid. Back is
> wet, front had a small wet spot (size of a quarter, we'll say) on the
> stone underneath, and a half a drop waiting to build up enough for
> gravity to take over.
>
> I despise this truck.
>
> Jake
>
>
>

you really must have checked it over good before buying it huh??? You
apparently didn`t even look at it at all. so quit your bitching. you only
have yourself to blame. KB

--
Thunder Snake #9
"Protect" your rights or "lose" them.

Unrelated to truck mechanical issues, get a new mechanic. If he is
willing to sell you that type of vehicle can't imagine the shortcuts
this guy is willing to take elsewhere OR did he give you a _really_ and
I stress __really__ good price.