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Smafugula, At a minimum I suggest you purchase one of the many brands of Rust Converters which are on the market. I had an old Ford van and the roof had many areas of rust from being parked near the beach. The Rust Converter totally stopped the rust in its tracks. I then painted on some...

Congrats! Nice find! I enjoyed my first year Bronco with the TTB axle and lifted it just the 2" limit with new springs and spaced out the bumper so it didn't rub the tires. The variable venturi carb sucked so glad you have the FI. I replaced the auto hubs with ones I could manually lock. I...

I have had several of the Ford LS units over the years (most recently in my 93 Bronco 8.8 differential and my 85 Mustang 5.0) and am unimpressed. Neither one would provide limited slip by the time I took them apart. The star gears were exceedingly worn in the Bronco and I replaced it myself...

I put the 1-2" lift on the TTB front suspension and was able to run 32-33" tires as I remember. I went to a scrap steel dealer and purchased some short lengths of 1 3/4 to 2" square tubing which enabled me to move the front bumper forward. It was hardly noticeable to the eye but eliminated the...

Sounds sweet! The Achilles heel of the 8.8 inch Ford axle is the number of splines on the axle shafts. By year yours should be 31 spline which is considered adequate for the original sized tires (NOT 35 INCH MONSTER TIRES). If you are seeing a strange wear pattern on one of the splines then I...

All Land, like you I live in the overly regulated state of California and it is my understanding that all gas vehicles 1976 and newer must be smog compliant with what was originally manufactured in the model year of the vehicle. You legally cannot change the cam, exhaust or carburation of a...

I agree with many of the statements which have been made by readers but will add a different perspective. If you want to add a notceable injection of power then here are my thoughts. You lose a lot of power applied over your range by only having a 3 speed transmission. If you were to have a 5...

It is a good idea to check the voltage at the battery with the engine running. If the voltage is >13.5VDC then the alternator and internal regulator are probably good. If you measure 12.5-12.6 then the battery is not being charged. You can get a cheapo multimeter at an auto parts store...

As long as the vacuum comes from the manifold then you are in the right place. I have seen some Fords have the distributor vacuum advance line come from the carburetor above the throttle plates which mean there will only be vacuum once the throttle is opened.

The problem will be selecting a cam that has enough low end. If you have an automatic you will probably need to change to a higher stall contverter. Since you have a 1992 I would suggest you might want to investigate using roller lifters even if your engine did not come stock with them. The...

Once you figure out what you have I would suggest 5.38 gears since you have a stick where 5th gear is an over drive of 5.72 (I have the same transmission).

While you can put any engine in, I want to say that the 170 and 200 inch i6 engines are light duty and only have 4 main bearings, correct? They were made for Falcons and Vomets. In comparison the 300 is built like a tank.

Pro Comp, Bronco Graveyard, Rough Country and Superlift all have kits. Unfortunately I have no personal experience with them and cannot choose one over another.

Assuming the the towed vehicle is an automatic you should check the owner's manual to see whether the transmission is safe to be towed with the rear wheels on the ground. I have seen some automatics which limit the towed distance to 45mph and 50 miles.

Unless you increase the ratio of the gearing (front and rear) I would think it would be very hard on the transmission to start and accelerate. Keep in mind that the rolling diameter with 37 inch tires is in the range of 15-20% greater than with a stock sized tire. Braking will also be...

I owned a 1981 with 351/C6 and enjoyed 4-wheeling it with minimal changes (2 inch lift, better shocks, aggressive tires, etc.) I realize they improved a lot over the years but my son had a 1993 with the 351 and I was underwhelmed with the stock performance. He also had to replace the E40 with...

Ford changed to the roller cam with 1985 302/5.0L engines. They unfortunately never tooled the 351 for a roller cam although several aftermarket cam companies offer roller setups for the 351. It allowed significantly more HP because the 'integrated value' of the valves being open is much...

A 96 5.0 should have a roller cam. There is little chance of a bad cam lobe as cam wear is low unless something broke. Better find out the cause of the dead cylinder.

"Pop through the Intake" could imply exhaust in the intake would shoot fears through me that an intake valve is leaking. By all means start by measuring intake vacuum. If it idles at >15 inches and is regular then celebrate that the intake valves appear to be sealing. From my experience the...