I live in North Georgia. So we have about 5 months of cold to very cold nights and mornings.

I have been looking in boneyards, but only at F-series trucks, I will start looking at the other models also.

I would love as many pics of the thing as I can get. If I can't find one, I am going to try and have one made.

Yes, thats what I am looking for and need, the collector and the elbow. My truck is a 1987.

This is the first time I have seen this part for my truck. Is that the factory collector and elbow on your truck or an after market?

You have any idea where I can get one?

From my understanding it uses the warm from the exhaust until the motor warms up. Like a carb motor. Your truck should have it according to the vacuum diagram you sent me.

Vacuum runs from intake to TVS to top of air cleaner to duct valve in the air intake tube.

Upon a cold start up, vacuum will open up the duct valve in the air intake tube to allow warm air from the exhaust to rise into the air cleaner and into the throttle body.

ymeski,

I have been trying to find a exhaust shroud that sends heat up to my air intake through the riser tube and have had no luck in the search. I talked to Ed (partsguy.com) and he could not find one either. I have also search my local junkyards and can not find one.

Is the one on your truck the factory or is it an aftermarket? Any idea where I might be able to find one?

Do you know the correct name for the part? Ed was able to get me the OEM part number (E7TZ9A603A).

Hopefully, before too long, I will make it a show truck. Actually had someone offer me $4,500 for it, but I don't want to get rid of it(I'm having too much fun with it). I could really use a motorcycle right now to save some money. 400 riders are alot of people, would have loved to see it. The Air Force gig is slowly coming along even though I wish it would go faster. When I finally get on I'll be stationed in Mississippi. Not too far from home but far enough to make me happy.

Sorry, I haven't been online in awhile, I have been really busy. I did the sea foam treatment and it helped a little bit. I didn't put it in the oil though because I am running royal purple oil and the say not to add any additives to their oil. I'm getting a high idle on the truck now a guy informed me that it may be some of my vac lines. So, that's just going to be another project. Sooner or later I'll being a 6 inch lift put on when I can find the money to install it. Other then that it is coming along just fine.
How have you been?

Hey, so I was putting together a purchase for the ignition upgrade. Have a question about the ignition coil, I know lower ohms is better so is ACCEL better than the MSD?

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ACC-140012/
vs.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MSD-5527/

Thanks.

Definitely do the Seafoam treatment 1/3 combustion chambers, 1/3 in gas, 1/3 in oil.https://www.f150forum.com/f33/how-se...-1991-a-31505/ A can of Transtune added to transmission fluid. Drive 25-50 miles. This will de-sludge internal passages & surfaces, increasing flow & lowers operating temps of both by increasing thermal transfer properties. Your oil & transmission fluids will look & smell like death when your drain it, but this in the time to do it, before the switch. I'll go out to the garage & see what I'm using & get back to you.

There are just over 105,000 miles on it now.

I'm getting ready to change the fluids in my new F150 i just bought. It's a 96 with the 5.0 and an auto trans and 4x4. What synthetics did you use? What weight, brand and all that stuff. If you could list what engine, transmission, transfer, and differential oils you used that'd be more than appreciated. I saw that you use lucas oil stabilizer, did you follow their recommendations on the oil to stabilizer ratio?