New member with an old pick-up
08-12-2014, 10:32 PM
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New member with an old pick-up
Hello everyone, I am jjtrain but you can call me by my first name, James.
About 3 years ago I bought a 1991 Ford F150 with a 5.0 liter engine and 4wd.
I've decided that I'm keeping this truck in operating condition for as long as I can afford it because, despite a few minor fixes that need to be made, it's a good truck with a solid engine. I'm also keeping it because I decided that I should learn a thing or two about keeping old vehicles running.
I'm a student at South Dakota State University trying to become an Electrical Engineer, so I'm also interested in learning a bit about the electronics that go into vehicles. Obviously, electronics in an old pickup are a bit out of touch with what modern pick-ups have, but I still feel its a great vehicle to learn off of.
And that is what led me to this forum. Aside from things that I cannot repair myself, or am not bold enough to tackle, a lot of the fixes my truck requires I think is well within my range (or potential range).
Additionally, I hope to one day restore this pick-up to showroom condition when it eventually becomes a classic. Everything thus far is original, except for starter, battery, radiator, the usual things that need replacing.
So, to start off my questions (which I will have a lot of over the coming year(s) ), where can I get an owners' manual and one of those repair guides for my pick-up? Ford dealership? Ebay?
Thanks and it's good to be here.
--James
About 3 years ago I bought a 1991 Ford F150 with a 5.0 liter engine and 4wd.
I've decided that I'm keeping this truck in operating condition for as long as I can afford it because, despite a few minor fixes that need to be made, it's a good truck with a solid engine. I'm also keeping it because I decided that I should learn a thing or two about keeping old vehicles running.
I'm a student at South Dakota State University trying to become an Electrical Engineer, so I'm also interested in learning a bit about the electronics that go into vehicles. Obviously, electronics in an old pickup are a bit out of touch with what modern pick-ups have, but I still feel its a great vehicle to learn off of.
And that is what led me to this forum. Aside from things that I cannot repair myself, or am not bold enough to tackle, a lot of the fixes my truck requires I think is well within my range (or potential range).
Additionally, I hope to one day restore this pick-up to showroom condition when it eventually becomes a classic. Everything thus far is original, except for starter, battery, radiator, the usual things that need replacing.
So, to start off my questions (which I will have a lot of over the coming year(s) ), where can I get an owners' manual and one of those repair guides for my pick-up? Ford dealership? Ebay?
Thanks and it's good to be here.
--James
08-12-2014, 10:42 PM
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welcome
08-14-2014, 08:42 AM
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Welcome from Eastern Idaho. Congrats on your new to you truck. All the information you need is on the net but I love a hard copy of a repair manual. You can find basic repair manuals at any parts store but a true repair (service) manual can be several hundreds of dollars and usually out of print by now. Yes E-Bay. I love old trucks like my 1970 F-250. Good luck