Reference PICS needed

[mjhaltom]

Guys,

I need a close up photo of how the throttle linkages/trapeze goes together as well as where the ground strap connects on an FE.
Also, I am running an edelbrock intake with a spacer. Where would you suggest I find a vacuum source for the PCV valve? It was on the back of the original carb spacer. I do not want to reuse the original carb spacer because it had coolant running through it.
Thanks in advance, Mark

[FORDification]

You can still use the carb spacer for the PCV...just don't hook up the coolant lines to it. Otherwise, you'll have to find a carb with the required nipple built into the carb base.

[dcbullet]

Here are a couple pics to go with the shop manual.

[fordman]

have you guys ever noticed on some of those trapese stabilizer rods that hook to the cab . that there is a piece of rubber hose on some of them? maybe to help the kickdown rod from rubbing the rod and wearing through i don't know.

[FORDification]

have you guys ever noticed on some of those trapese stabilizer rods that hook to the cab . that there is a piece of rubber hose on some of them? maybe to help the kickdown rod from rubbing the rod and wearing through i don't know.

When this style of throttle linkage came out, Ford started getting complaints of engine noise in the cab. They finally traced it that throttle linkage stabilizer rod, which transmitted engine vibration/noise to the firewall which in turn reverberated inside the cab. They issued a TSB article recommending installing rubber line on that stabilizer rod that extends to the firewall, to dampen the noise.

I'll try to find that TSB article and post it.

[mjhaltom]

Thanks for all the info guys! So is there a difference for a 4 speed truck? I am missing some pieces for sure, but it appears I have a trapeze that has the place to hookup the transmission kickdown. I would like to have the correct one or at least try to simplify the assembly. Does anyone have a picture of one on a manual transmission truck?

Also, if anyone has a complete assembly they want to get rid of, please let me know. Thanks

[FORDification]

Unless you're trying to keep everything period-correct, rather than trying to piece together something that really didn't work the best in the first place, why don't you just toss it, and get yourself a '73-up straight rod, which goes from the gas pedal linkage to the carb? It would make things much easier and cleaner-looking IMO.

[court1100f]

First. SCREW period correct 2ND. protect period correct. To clarify simplicity is BOSS, BUT to retain historical correctness and value keep the original parts maybe even cleanem up and storem away I will probly do like your suggestng with the straight rod Keith,But at the same time keep all the original parts and clean them then have them powder coated black or Silver which ever. one other variation on this question what would I need to adapt our throttle linkage to a holley 2300 Series 500CFM 2 Barrel????

[hotrod ford]

Unless you're trying to keep everything period-correct, rather than trying to piece together something that really didn't work the best in the first place, why don't you just toss it, and get yourself a '73-up straight rod, which goes from the gas pedal linkage to the carb? It would make things much easier and cleaner-looking IMO.

thats a great idea. i had thought about that for my 68 but never asked to see if it would have worked. don't matter now sold that truck.

[mjhaltom]

Hell Yeah Keith. You da man! That is exactly what I will do. Period correctness is not a problem since I have a 65 390 from a galaxie in a 71 F100!

[mjhaltom]

Anyone got one of those rods I can get from them?

[AlleyCat]

Hit a few salvage yards. As Keith said 73 up used them. Well 73 thru 77 actually. 78 and 79 used a short cable between the pedal and carb. You might want to grab the gas pedal out of the later truck also. The part of the pedal that is under the hood is about 1" longer on the 73 - 77 trucks. This can be a big help if you're using a high rise style manifold as it keeps the rod level verses running at an uphill angle. Under hard acceleration the engine's tendency to torque over to the right side combined with the bad angle can pull the throttle plates past the wide open position. While I've never heard of a throttle sticking due to this it doesn't help the life of the carb.