Why are flippy caps hated?

[J.W Younger]

Lmfao its f-irst o-n r-ace d-ay. The shoe is my dogs play toy and only orange. That truck has the motor that started the motor that dominated the race track in the 60's and if it ever craps out it will get the 428 crank and cobra jet heads but it will likely be a long time as it has 55 lbs oil pressure steady vacuum at 18 and plenty power and torque!

Thats a nice one for sure,wish I hadnt sold my old 66k-10.I swaped the old 283 out for a 454 and it was a real stump puller.
And yeah, it pulled some fords outta the mud also.

 

[StihlyinEly]

The pic of that sweet old tough Ford may be the best thing about this whole thread. Thinking about it . . . . yeah, it's DEFINITELY the best thing, and I'm a Chevy guy, though I've owned a coupla tough old Ford trucks myself over the years.

 

[ropensaddle]

The pic of that sweet old tough Ford may be the best thing about this whole thread. Thinking about it . . . . yeah, it's DEFINITELY the best thing, and I'm a Chevy guy, though I've owned a coupla tough old Ford trucks myself over the years.

Lol I owned six 67 to 69 chevelles and a 64 impalla ss two of the chevells were ss but old ford trucks kick arse

 

[StihlyinEly]

Lol I owned six 67 to 69 chevelles and a 64 impalla ss two of the chevells were ss but old ford trucks kick arse

My Ford trucks weren't as old or hot as yours, but damn if I didn't get every penny and more out of them than I put into them.

 

[Anthony_Va.]

My dad had this old Ford he got from who knows where, when I was young. 74 ford f-250. Had the 390 with 4 barrel. Sucker had 38's on it and would wring out driveshafts on the regular. Mostly u-joints but a few shafts we're twisted in half also. That was from dad getting drunk and raising heck out in the fields.

I will get a pic of our old cattle truck tomorrow.
It's a 68 ford F-350, 360 four barrel, with a 12ft wood flatbed thar has pull away racks. Has 31,000 original miles. It is immaculate. Only used 2-3 times a year to haul cattle before we got truck and trailer. Was bought new by my Paw Paw in 68 for 3400 bucks. O love that truck. Thats when everything was metal inside and everything was manual under the hood. We did install power steering though but the manual brakes will kill you with 5k pounds of cattle on the back.

 

[ropensaddle]

My Ford trucks weren't as old or hot as yours, but damn if I didn't get every penny and more out of them than I put into them.

I wonder what happened the epa turned them to <a href="http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp?im=gen&lpver=3&ref=11" target="_blank"><img src="http://content.sweetim.com/sim/cpie/emoticons/000201D8.gif" border="0" title="Click to get more." ></a>


This old ford is going to my grandson when he's old enough by then I will have all the body work complete!

 

[adkranger]

old Fords

One of the first little tree outfits I worked for had an old '59 F3 dump truck for a chip truck. Old flat head engine, didn't any extra power except the PTO hydraulics. I don't care how much you put in back it always dumped. The manual steering with about 1/4 wheel turn of play, manual 3 spd, homemade exhaust, bright pumpkin orange..........yeah, we were pimpin' in the hood. Top speed, fully loaded, down slope was about 50 mph.

 

[StihlyinEly]

One of the first little tree outfits I worked for had an old '59 F3 dump truck for a chip truck. Old flat head engine, didn't any extra power except the PTO hydraulics. I don't care how much you put in back it always dumped. The manual steering with about 1/4 wheel turn of play, manual 3 spd, homemade exhaust, bright pumpkin orange..........yeah, we were pimpin' in the hood. Top speed, fully loaded, down slope was about 50 mph.

One of my Fords was pumpkin orange. Twas a '76 heavy duty 3/4 ton 2-wheel-drive with the crew cab and short box. REALLY heavy duty, as I discovered one day in N.D. when it came time for a brake job. And the 390, or course. Not a ton of acceleration, but golly that motor ran and ran and ran.

The other was a '74 Ranger Camper Special, also with the 390 and 2-wheel-drive.

Both had you hopping to keep oil in them because of the stupid rear main seal thing, but if you could keep them lubed, you could keep them on the road again . . .

Jesus, 35-year-old trucks I'm talking about, not to mention a couple 35-year-old saws. Guess I'm becoming an old timer.

 

[Anthony_Va.]

One of my Fords was pumpkin orange. Twas a '76 heavy duty 3/4 ton 2-wheel-drive with the crew cab and short box. REALLY heavy duty, as I discovered one day in N.D. when it came time for a brake job. And the 390, or course. Not a ton of acceleration, but golly that motor ran and ran and ran.

The other was a '74 Ranger Camper Special, also with the 390 and 2-wheel-drive.

Both had you hopping to keep oil in them because of the stupid rear main seal thing, but if you could keep the lubed, you could keep them on the road again . . .

We had a '73 ranger also, 360 3sp column shift.

I dawged that truck out raw as a kid, 16-18 yrs old.

It would peel the (open differential) tire off in all three gears!

I got in deep sheit one time powerbraking it for like 200 ft. The tire smoke started smeeling different, turns out the clutch smoked too!

Ah, to be young. Dad was'nt too happy at all. Made me fix it myself. Was my first clutch job.

Thanks dad!

 

[StihlyinEly]

We had a '73 ranger also, 360 3sp column shift.

I dawged that truck out raw as a kid, 16-18 yrs old.

It would peel the (open differential) tire off in all three gears!

I got in deep sheit one time powerbraking it for like 200 ft. The tire smoke started smeeling different, turns out the clutch smoked too!

Ah, to be young. Dad was'nt too happy at all. Made me fix it myself. Was my first clutch job.

Thanks dad!

Both mine were AT, thank the Lord! Uh, well, there WAS that one time when I was living at 10,000 feet in CO and working for a gold mine that the tranny fluid ran nearly out of the Camper Special. I'll leave you to guess the reason, but you DON'T want it to happen in the mountains!

And the CO truck had a radiator so full of holes that it took two handfuls of black pepper to mend them!

 

[ropensaddle]

One of my Fords was pumpkin orange. Twas a '76 heavy duty 3/4 ton 2-wheel-drive with the crew cab and short box. REALLY heavy duty, as I discovered one day in N.D. when it came time for a brake job. And the 390, or course. Not a ton of acceleration, but golly that motor ran and ran and ran.

The other was a '74 Ranger Camper Special, also with the 390 and 2-wheel-drive.

Both had you hopping to keep oil in them because of the stupid rear main seal thing, but if you could keep them lubed, you could keep them on the road again . . .

Jesus, 35-year-old trucks I'm talking about, not to mention a couple 35-year-old saws. Guess I'm becoming an old timer.

Lol gonna need a walker, heres my newer truck ,its getting a fresh motor tomorrow valve dropped and it were not purty lol

it replaced the 2007 dodge 3500 I sold

 

[StihlyinEly]

Lol gonna need a walker, heres my newer truck ,its getting a fresh motor tomorrow valve dropped and it were not purty lol

it replaced the 2007 dodge 3500 I sold

Glad to see you are entering the '70s.

Nobody ever made a walker that works that high up, unless it came with a mood altering substance.

 

[ropensaddle]

Glad to see you are entering the '70s.

Nobody ever made a walker that works that high up, unless it came with a mood altering substance.

Lol yup entering seventies needs motor old 65 just keeps digging in. I really tried to find a good 76 to swap to 390 and get rid off the 400 in the 79 but for what I wanted to spend it was not going to work. So the 400 is or should be built tomorrow and I will put it in next day. they really smogged motors out after 70 kills their power and mileage too.<a href="http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp?im=gen&lpver=3&ref=11" target="_blank"><img src="http://content.sweetim.com/sim/cpie/emoticons/0002041D.gif" border="0" title="Click to get more." ></a>

 

[adkranger]

Now you guys down south and out west have no idea what you're missing. We've got this stuff called salt they spread liberally on the roads for about six months of the year and it encourages one to abandon their older vehicles in favor of newer, shinier ones. Letting the old ones just sort of melt into the ground in a rust-orange heap. It's all Eco-friendly though.......:monkey:

 

[ropensaddle]

Now you guys down south and out west have no idea what you're missing. We've got this stuff called salt they spread liberally on the roads for about six months of the year and it encourages one to abandon their older vehicles in favor of newer, shinier ones. Letting the old ones just sort of melt into the ground in a rust-orange heap. It's all Eco-friendly though.......:monkey:

Dats what they make POR 15 for friend

 

[galde]

Flippy cap failure

I was getting my 200T ready this morning and noticed that the flippy oil cap looked loose after locking it down. I always keep the area clean and operate the caps with a gentle touch. The round button in the middle that holds the thing together had come apart. When I saw how flimsy that part is, I decided that I had better get spares -- one each of every different flippy I own. A local dealer had them in stock ($6.20 for this one). He said he sells a great many of them. The guy in front of me in the parts line was there for the same part. The button needs to be made of a more durable material (carbon fiber, stainless, brass....). I have nothing against the design, it just needs to be more durable.

 

[ropensaddle]

I was getting my 200T ready this morning and noticed that the flippy oil cap looked loose after locking it down. I always keep the area clean and operate the caps with a gentle touch. The round button in the middle that holds the thing together had come apart. When I saw how flimsy that part is, I decided that I had better get spares -- one each of every different flippy I own. A local dealer had them in stock ($6.20 for this one). He said he sells a great many of them. The guy in front of me in the parts line was there for the same part. The button needs to be made of a more durable material (carbon fiber, stainless, brass....). I have nothing against the design, it just needs to be more durable.

A screw flippy would be more durable and would not have that dirt funnel hole of saw death.

 

[Anthony_Va.]

A screw flippy would be more durable and would not have that dirt funnel hole of saw death.

I know man! I was the one brainstorming that idea a few pages back. Seems it would be easy. Have the flip up on a regular cap mounted with a metal bar thru it that you could change flippers if you broke it without having to buy a new cap. And just needs a lip at the front edge for the flippy to snap down.

It could work, and someone else will prolly patent it and get rich, and I'll still be a poor ole farm boy!

 

[ropensaddle]

I know man! I was the one brainstorming that idea a few pages back. Seems it would be easy. Have the flip up on a regular cap mounted with a metal bar thru it that you could change flippers if you broke it without having to buy a new cap. And just needs a lip at the front edge for the flippy to snap down.

It could work, and someone else will prolly patent it and get rich, and I'll still be a poor ole farm boy!

You would have to sell it to the rubix cubed stihlgineers that would be the accomplishment of the 21st century:dunno:

 

[Anthony_Va.]

You would have to sell it to the rubix cubed stihlgineers that would be the accomplishment of the 21st century:dunno:

Heck, Husky might even bite on the idea!

I would say that someone will sooner or later. Seems it would be easy to do and would work well. It works good in my mind anyways.

Can you imagine, just pop the flippy up, turn the cap and pull it out. Screw it back down, snap the flippy back in place and cut wood. All it nees is a hinge in the middle, made of metal for toughness, and a lip at the edge for it to snap down.

I think we're on to something here.