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RE: Ford F-Super Duty Truck manual
I have the 1995 Ford Motorhome Chassis Service Guide manual that includes the F53 & Class C. Part# FCS-12214-95.
This manual doesn't have anything on engine, transmission or rear end tear down.
Also the 1995 F53 Electrical and Vacuum Troubleshooting Manual Part# FCS-12260-95
I'm sure they are out of print but were originally available from Ford @ 1-800-782-4356 Your model year would be very similar.
You may be able to find used manuals on the internet Good Luck.
Dwight
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dsbsi
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05/20/13 02:42am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Crazy steering wobble/shake
At what speed did the wobble start. Other times when you felt a slight wobble that quit on it's own - what speed & had it just been serviced that time also.
You may want to find a place that can do a very high quality dynamic spin balance of the front tires while still on the vehicle (Jefferson Bus Lines or a larger local interstate trucking company etc. are some ideas)
Dick at Precision Frame & Alignment in Elk River 763-241-9474 may be a good first call for help. Motorhomes are one of his specialties.
A steering tie rod dampener type of aftermarket product may be the band-aid needed to give you piece of mind that it won't happen again. (Be sure the product doesn't limit your tight turning ability)
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dsbsi
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05/14/13 04:00am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: New invention could benefit RVers.
I applaud this youngster for his efforts, and predict he will go far just by applying well known principles.
However, the real impact would come from getting a number of large school districts (to make the carrot big enough) to issue fuel efficiency goals as part of their high volume bus acquisitions.
Take a look at bus concepts.
I sent a congratulatory e-mail in 2010 when he started this idea for a school project but warned him that the school bus industry moves slow.
The Blue Bird school bus body that he is standing in front of has not had a change in body shape since 1965 and the windshield has the very same dimensions and vertical mounting since 1962 and up to the present day. 51 Years same windshield.
The very first bus shown in the bus concepts is a Flxible bus. A popular type used in many WWll movies & the movie "RV" staring Robin Williams. Our family converted 2 into motorhomes and I still have the 1941 model that my father converted in 1952.
Dwight
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dsbsi
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05/14/13 01:07am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Exhaust manifold gaskets / Ford 460
JimMartin
Try a longer bolt first. You may be able to pick up enough thread in the hole to tighten the manifold. If not, do as lre01 suggests, and go with a helicoil.
BTC
Use a bottom tap to extend the threads to the bottom of the hole in the head.
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dsbsi
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05/10/13 04:22am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Exhaust manifold gaskets / Ford 460
Popeye766
I would not remove any rubber shields surrounding the radiator. When you get into a heavy pull on steep grades at slower speeds the hot engine compartment heat can recirculate right back around the radiator and cause overheating.
I went to a company like Home Depot & bought rectangular hot air heating ducts with round 8" spouts and mounted the rectangular end under each side of my front bumper & used 8" flexible metal hose with the end pointing air at the front of the engine ahead of the exhaust manifolds. The floor is also cooler.
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dsbsi
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05/10/13 04:12am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Onan Genset failure. What are my options.
The following clicky is a method to re-energize a generator. I have not tried it but thought it might be useful.
CLICKY
Thanks for posting this!
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dsbsi
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04/18/13 01:20am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Stiff swivel seats
Blue thread-lock can be used on the adjustment nut threads if it loosens itself.
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dsbsi
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02/27/13 08:13pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Fuel pump 96 F-53 chassis (Ford)
From years ago the rising temperature of the gasoline has always been a problem but the change from carburetors to higher pressure fuel injection required fuel pumps installed in the tank and solved the problem until longer vehicles and a weak style pump caught up to us.
If you start out in the morning with 20 gallons of cool gas and the day heats up it won't take long for your gasoline temperature to rise to the temp of causing problems for a weak pump. If you start out with 60 gallons in the tank it will take much longer for that amount of gas to
heat up to the problem temp. The problem is the temp of the gas and not the quantity.
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dsbsi
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10/22/12 02:54pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Fuel pump 96 F-53 chassis (Ford)
VAPOR LOCK PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD 460 ENGINE IN CHASSIS BUILT BEFORE JULY 1997
The Ford part #F6PZ-9H307-DA may very well have been updated to end in DB rather than DA.
The problem usually starts to show up on hot summer days when driving with less than 1/2 tank of gasoline. Turning the engine off for an hour or two or adding cooler gas to the tank will allow you to continue driving and cooler weather will postpone the problem until later.
Dwight
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dsbsi
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10/21/12 07:51pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Fuel pump 96 F-53 chassis (Ford)
F6PZ-9H307-DA New Turbine Fuel Pump & Sender Assembly
F7PZ-9A213-BA Jumper Harness (*Chassis Built My / 89 -11/26/96 )
F7PZ-9A213-CA Jumper Harness (*Chassis Built 11/27/96 -6/30/97 )
**Install New 1/4" Fuel Line From Pump To Frame Rail (Generator Fuel Supply)
Change Fuel Filter At Same Time. (Special Tool Needed To Release Fuel Line Retainer Clips At Pump & Filter 5/16" & 3/8")
--Chassis Built After June 1997 Already Have The New Turbine Pump--
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dsbsi
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10/21/12 08:41am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: switches
i have a switch on the dash that has battery on it . it is spring loaded so unless i hold it it will not stay on . please tell me the sence and how it should be used
The dash switch marked battery is automatically activated to connect all battery's
1. when you turn on the ignition switch and when the engine is running.
2. when you turn the ignition key to start it disconnects to start your engine with the chassis battery (in case your house battery's are dead).
(If your chassis battery is dead you need to push and hold the battery switch to start the engine with the house battery's).
3. when you plug into 120v shore power.
4. when you run your generator.
To answer a previous question, you should have a separate switch to activate your radio when the engine isn't running.
Dwight
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dsbsi
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09/29/12 05:27am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Smoke coming from rear tires - Newbie Help Requested
Can your nose detect the difference between burning rubber and hot brakes?
If the tire was smoking it would be extremely hot to the touch and no longer serviceable and the one next to it would be very suspect for damage also. Your symptoms point to dragging brakes on that wheel.
If nothing has been done to clean and re-lube the brake caliper slides in the past 12 years then you have or will have hot and smoking brake pads and that can lead to a warped or cracked rotor.
If the brake fluid system hasn't been flushed with new fluid that could also add to your problem starting from hot brake pads.
You may have had a warning from one brake but the other brakes are a problem waiting to happen also.
Dwight
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dsbsi
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09/23/12 09:07pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Help! is it my Brakes? Or Transmission ?
Rod length problem has been known to the medium duty truck industry for many years.
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dsbsi
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09/23/12 08:12am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Battery box issues
Tom
You didn't state where your battery's are located. The DriDek will raise your battery's almost 1/2" and if you are in a covered area it further limits excess to the tops of the battery's. Your present acid problem will still go through the open squares in the DriDek. You need to correct the battery overcharge problem first. I would guess that you are overcharging your battery's with your 120V to 12V converter. Locate the converter and record the manufacture and model number.
I like to use a small 6" Battery Hydrometer to test the battery's for a weak cell and percent of charge. All cells should float the same number of balls. A 1 or 2 ball difference indicates a cell becoming a problem. Ask for one at auto parts counters. $4.- I used them for 34 years on Fire Trucks and 36 years on School Buses.
(My first use of DriDek is on the floor my Classic 1958 Falls Flyer Boat. Second use is on our 1968 International CO 8190 Fire Pumper/Tanker also a classic.)
Dwight
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09/10/12 09:45pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Ford air conditioner/heater blower motor
ALBQ
This description is for my 1995 F53 460 V8.
Outside the front of the motorhome under the hood above the radiator I have a Ford Engine Compartment Fuse Box. Black plastic with black cover with a diagram of fuses inside cover. It shows a 15 amp fuse for Blower Motor Relay. It also has a square plug-in relay labeled for the blower.
Dwight
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dsbsi
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09/10/12 04:37pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Fuel pump 96 F-53 chassis (Ford)
JUST A CAUTIOUS REMINDER: VAPOR LOCK WITH FORD F53 7.5L 460
Ford F53 chassis built before 7/1/97 have the old style GEROTOR FUEL PUMP/SENDER ASSEMBLY. If you choose to replace only the pump with a new pump you are installing another old style GEROTOR pump. Less costly.
If you want the new style TURBINE PUMP you must replace the complete fuel pump/sender assembly and use the jumper harness required for the build date of your chassis. Higher cost but you are less likely to experience vapor lock problems again. A separate ground is used for the pump and sender and the pump is spring loaded to the bottom of your fuel tank.
If you already have a TURBINE PUMP/SENDER ASSEMBLY a replacement pump is also available.
Dwight
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dsbsi
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05/27/12 03:27pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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