FORGOTTEN 1986 Ford F250. Will it Run and Drive After 20 Years?

[@craigheroux5356]

From the name of the video, I was expecting Derek from Vice Grip Garage to pop out. Lol Awesome video Craig!

[@troyglenn6655]

Same here lol had to look again at my screen to make sure it wasn't Derek in the thumbnail

[@craigheroux5356]

@@troyglenn6655 I thought my KZbin app was glitching. Lol

[@craigheroux5356]

A Feller would love to see those two do a revival collab.

[@caseyhaner4686]

Nice truck

[@chaleowin7732]

Car/Truck revivals are always entertaining.

[@cwp1alpha]

Love the old bullnose Ford full-size trucks. Unfortunate that Ford lacked on the paint for those model years in the 80s. The F250 and F350 would be my favorite, although with the 460cid V8 or the 6.9L IDI diesel V8, due to the heavy-duty cooling systems, axles and load rated springs in the rear suspension. My first car to learn on was a 1986 F250 XLT RegularCab LWB 4wd with the 6.9L IDI diesel V8, manual 4-speed transmission, manual transfer case, and manual locking front hubs. We racked up over 270,000 miles on it, even with the body rusting out. My only other bullnose was a 1985 F150 XL RegularCab LWB 4wd with the 4.9L 300 Inline-6, manual 4-speed transmission, manual transfer case, and manual front hubs. We modified it with 1-ton springs front and rear for weight handling as the 300-6 had the torque to pull pretty good.

[@928guy]

"How dare you.." 😂 good seeing y'all getting the ford running step by step, great video 👍

[@lariat8653]

Great video. I have a 86 f150 5.0 aod short bed 2 wheel drive. I’ve owned mine since 99. Be careful taking the filler hose off and don’t twist or tare the inner hose. If it’s messed up it’ll take you forever to fill up the tank. By the way you have a low pressure pump in each tank that feeds the tank switching reservoir with the filter in it. Then the high pressure pump pulls gas from there and puts the pressure to the fuel rail.

[@peterparker_21]

I’ve got a 86 f150 xlt 5.0 long box 107 XXX Km. I’ve owned it just over a year. According to the previous owner that it sat most of its life a field. When I got it had wiring issues

[@brycepeters964]

Love this body style. I would keep the look the way it is. Just clean it up good, nice exhaust, clean inside, tint windows and make it a daily.

[@warrendurbin8514]

Beautiful... Just when I thought your content couldn't get any better, you come out with this. Edit: When I bought my truck the front tank was rusted out so bad I couldn't put more than 20 bucks without it leaking. When I switched to the rear tank I had to clean out what used to be gas and replaced the sending unit with one from a mustang cuz the gauge didn't work... Fun times😅😅😅

[@Viktorrhansen]

awesome cool to think about you walked past that thing for 20 years seing it sit and now it runs and drives again!

[@liquidflorian]

Great looking truck! Its always nice to see these family cars get put back into service.

[@cliffordkinnear9705]

Craig, the ignition switch @ the 12 o'clock position on the column can be adjusted fore and aft. Make sure the connecting rod allows the key to go to the ACC position and the radio, wipers, and fan come on. The actuator rod might have a hairline crack in it making starting and running difficult with the key tumbler. I suggest you replace the actuator rod before it breaks. It's made of die-cast metal and is a known failure part. Dorman sells it. The part number is: 83280 There are yt videos available to help you disassemble the column to remove and replace it. The C clip has to be moved forward and the two taper pins must be removed to gain clearance to install the actuator rod.

[@marvnation924]

It was very sweet when she said "It sounded familiar." Probably brought her back for a minute

[@Zack.C-83-F250]

Definitely want to see more on the bullnose. I’ve got a 83 f250 with the 6.9idi and 4-speed. Also a single cab long bed.

[@brentunderwood7600]

good video! and 1985 was first year for fuel injection you could get carb or efi in 1985! im super excited for this truck build! im building a 85 f150 just swapped it to short bed building a 306 with a 5 speed bullnose is my fav truck!

[@anarky4711]

I have an almost identical F250 with ZERO rust, original paint and the only rattle is the nut cover on the shift knob. I pulled it out of the barn it was parked in after it blew a head gasket in 91. After a little hard work and some minor wire replacement, I've got a damn good daily driver.

[@hoseclampehhh]

That would be a light duty 250. Avail engines were the 4.9, 5.0, 5.8. Rear end is a semi full floater if I remember. The heavy 250’s have the full floater, and came with carb’d 5.8, 7.5, or the 6.9 idi. That would be a lariat too, the red badge by the driver’s side back of cab fell out. That was a premium full load back in the day! Lol.

[@warrendurbin8514]

You seem pretty knowledgeable, what would be the trim of a "XLT Ranger"? If you happen to know..?

[@hoseclampehhh]

@@warrendurbin8514it’s been a few years, lol, I was 13 when these ‘86 trucks came out. Ford played with the ranger title with the xlt, and even xlt “explorer”. My father had one, f150 supercab 4x4. That usually meant cruise, tilt, cassette player. No ac, but we had the floor vents and window vents to blast the hell out of you with hot air while cruising 60 mph lol. I don’t honestly remember seeing a “ranger” tag on an ‘86, but I was amazing at seeing a lariat with power windows and locks, and AC. That was crazy luxury back then for a truck up in northern BC Canada. Pretty sure I still have my ‘86 f series brochures, going to go look for them. Was exciting times back in the day when the new year model brochures arrived at the dealership, for a young gear head!

[@warrendurbin8514]

@@hoseclampehhh it's odd because I have this 81 F250 long bed extended cab that has a 5.8 windsor. And on the dash it says XLT Ranger. It's comes with cruise control, AC, and dual tanks. The motor is the best part, the valves are staggered as if from a big block and the intake manifold gasket is a aluminum pan gasket... thx for reaching back out to me I appreciate it

[@hoseclampehhh]

@@warrendurbin8514 google 1981 f series brochure. You’ll find full specs, and I’m sure the deets behind the ranger trim level too eh!

[@MrGixxer1300r]

I used to have a '86, 4 wheel drive, off road special, that had a 5.0 with EFI, and a 5 speed. The truck had every interor option, and was probably the best truck I ever owned. Before that I had both a '74 F150 with the orininal 360 with AC, and a C6, and a 75 F150 explorer with a 390 create motor from pepboys (short block) that I put '66 galaxy GT390 head, and intake along with a mild comp cam, and a Holley 700cfm vacume secondary, with a hurst floor shifted C6 with a ATI trans in a box kit. This was my second favorite truck Sorry I babbled so long there. I want to find a short bed F150 that is early to mid 70s with a FE block and either auto or manual (to be swapped with a car 4, or 5 speed) I'd like to build a 400+ cubic inch FE.

[@libertysgarage8411]

That's bad ass! Bull nose Fords are getting more popular too. My buddies Dad bought a brand new one in 1984. It was the first time I rode in a new vehicle and remember how nice it was back then.

[@HangmanSwingset]

Last Saturday I bought a “non running” 1989 F250 XLT Lariat with the 460. Dragged it 3 blocks home, fought with it for a few hours, and got it running. Best part is I bought the thing for $250. Guy just wanted it out of his driveway. Interior is super minty too. Now I get to park it along side my 1989 Mustang I daily.

[@johnbweems]

I used to have an 86 F150 XLT lariat with a carbureted 351. Almost the same color too, but blue interior. Loved that truck. Ended up letting my sister take it so she could have something reliable to drive.

[@7HeadsCustoms]

I had the same ignition issue with my ‘87 F150, did the “temporary” zip tie fix 4 years ago…lol!! Still works perfect…

[@Jon_2218]

Craig, really like these backyard videos along with your family and friends giving a helping had. Thanx!

[@JRC99]

That switch you zip tied is known to cause a fire in Fox Mustangs. They can ground out and spark at least from whst I've heard

[@DavidJones-hl5om]

Run Baby Run Good Job Craig like to see more on the old Ford

[@michaelminer2008]

I would definetly swap out the ignition switch the one u zip tied it will solve your issue of it not staying running

[@Camaron9769]

bought my dad a 86 f250 just like it for $1k that had been in a field for about the same amount of time.. was a 460 4x4... fired and idled on its own with just some fuel and a battery

[@jimmyallen4364]

When I was growing up my dad had a 1985 XLT Lariat with the 302/5.0 that was fuel injected and not carbed and looked exactly like that under the hood. I’m a Chevy boy but man if there’s one Ford I could have it would be that. 85-86 bullnose f150!

[@GetTheFO]

I’ve got an 86 150 with the 5.0 myself. Very fun truck, just a pain in the ass dealing with the early generation EFI system; there’s all kinds of wacky stuff to deal with in it, and carb converting is just out of the box for the time I have to work on it. If you get one, I highly recommend looking for the I6, not a 302 or 351. It’s much more annoying working in the engine bay on the V8’s and you really don’t gain much over the tractor that is the 4.9L.

[@jimmyallen4364]

@@GetTheFO. And really now? I don’t know much about those 300s other than that people say they were workhorses

[@alexwhalen6387]

Love these old bullnose fords! Can’t wait to see more with it!

[@tx.truckzscene214]

Dude clean bull noze love those trucks u gunna bring it back to life

[@johnkendrick7304]

Nice vanity plate. You should be using that yourself. Very cool

[@huculak302]

The early ford truck fuel injection systems ran a low pressure pump in the tank and a high pressure pump on the frame rail. They did this until about 1989 then switched to one high pressure pump in tank

[@ericb8867]

Makes me miss my 86 f150 short bed 4x4. Loved that truck

[@tristannivens3269]

Bullnose will always be one of my favorite body styles. My grandpa gave me his 84 F150 RCSB a few years ago. Since then I’ve Crown Vic and LS swapped it. I drive it more than the rest of my trucks.

[@donaldprater5099]

Man makes me want to get my grandfather's truck going. It's an 82 f250 short bed 4x4. It was a factory 6.9 idi truck but has been swapped for a 460. It was parked for a failed transmission too.

[@antwancekimble8811]

Brings me joy cause I have and still driving my grandad 1985 bullnose he bought brand new. Came with a 302 efi no power windows or tilt steering wheel or cruise control. But I did took the efi out and since the cpm went out in 2015. I've added a stall converter and a bunch of upgrades to it. All except the interior on my bullnose which I need to do

[@fordtruckman80]

1985 302's had EFI my guy. It was a mid-year change. 300, 351W, and 460 didn't see EFI until 1987-1988. Emblem on the B-pillar, seat upholstery, and the velour on the door panels was unique to the 1985-1986 Lariats. 302 in an F250 generally means it's a "light duty" F250 with a semi-float axle. Heavy duty F250's had 351W and higher, as well as a full float rear axles. Frame thicknesses differed and so did suspension.

[@ToddMills801]

Beautiful truck great job getting it running

[@1stAxelKain]

Reminds me of my maroon '90 F250, single cab, long bed, dual tank 4x4 with a 302 and a 5 speed! Had all of 86k actual miles. Thing was a blast to drive, but was pretty gutless with it's 302. I had the exhaust straight from the cat, to dual 2.5" kicked out in front of the RR wheel, and sounded great! pretty sure it was on 33x12.50 16.5's, but the same style wheels as yours!

[@DavidSmith-fs4nt]

My Dad had a f250 super cab, 8 ft bed and dual tanks. But he had the 460. You could pull a house off its foundation with it. It would pass everything but a fas station

[@1stAxelKain]

@@DavidSmith-fs4nt yeah, after the input bearing in the zf trans exploded, I sold it and picked up a nice 99 k2500 suburban with a 454. Much better, esp for towing! About the same mpg too, funny enough. ~12mpg.

[@AnythingWeThinkOf]

Heck yeah!! Bullnose content! I've got a 1984 shorty bed single cab I'm working on right now!

[@matthewbourne659]

Kevin from junkyard digs had exactly the same problem with mooks truck with the ignition key lock thing.

[@shootermcgavin2819]

Nice seeing it back up and running

[@mikepoint4717]

Peg from Zip ties and bias plias would have gotten that ol’ Ferd to run with 2 squirts of the Cosby sauce . What a Beauty of a truck , the rims are cool. Cheers

[@KevinMn1]

Great candidate for a revival, will be a nice truck to have running again especially with the family history

[@henrytaylor4164]

It's the ignition module on the distributor. 2 torque bits or allen head screws hold it on. It happened to my 93 lx 5.0

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

the car alarm hitting the ground literally sounded like the lego brick breaking sound xD

[@sleepervega71hill28]

Hello Craig'ians. That 86'ford has an ignition switch that's faulty. Center power or ground. Is usually the culprit for loss of spark. And gauge's. Wiggle it back to front with play.

[@bobbymac9334]

Picked up an 85 f150 XL 4 wheel drive with the 351 windsor bout 3 yrs ago. Only has 51,000 original miles on it, runs good when fords idea of ignition module wants to work right. Body's about as clean as yours.

[@marcusmaddenov2451]

Good job getting the truck running!

[@TylerDuysen]

hey craig just figured id share my 2 cents so 85-93 is 3 pumps 2 low pressure intank pumps then a high pressure pump at the rail after 93 they had 2 high pressue intank pumps the 5.0 f250 was offered till obs body style some f250s even had 8.8 rear ends with 8 lug axles if you have orange top on the injectors they are 19lbs/hr if there blue there 21lbs/hr by the way the axle in the rear is a widetrack sterling 10.25(single axle rear end) pretty cool truckps to disable the alarm all you hyad to do is unplug the connector under the dash that controils the seatbelt buzzer etc have a good one craig

[@kyledominguez7265]

Ah this makes me wanna finish my 86 bullnose now miss driving that truck

[@Bosco-gets-it-right]

The in tank pumps are low pressure, the rail pump is high pressure to operate the injection system. Pretty standard stuff.. but beware the fuel selector module as they fail often and will not allow fuel to pass, and they’re $400!

[@garrettblaster]

I want to see the video you talked about before about making bent beam kit for your 2wd f250

[@codylancaster5619]

Definitely want to see a lot more bullnose content I’ve always been a bullnose guy I have an 86 that I’m going to manual swap so hopefully we see something cool like that

[@samuelreeves1524]

We need more of this

[@d.collier_8280]

The in tank pumps in these year models are lift pumps only. The frame rail pump is the high pressure pump. And 85 was the first year of EFI. I know this, because mine is a 85 with EFI.

[@dale7790]

I have a 93 F150 Xl white with duel tanks. Love it and have had it before high school and throughout high school and even now I'm known for that truck but the amount of times throughout school one of my friends would lose their mind over the duel tanks thinking I did it drove me crazy lol. Can't wait to see how this truck goes

[@hanknipper3921]

Great job young man!

[@phr3dmcc0y]

Dude, that ignition switch module is an easy fix. I had a similar issue in my 85 cougar. just replace the thing and have no more issues with it.

[@thIDthIRreenactor]

Its a lariat (the little chrome rectangles on the B pillar wouldve been red with white letters saying lariat)

[@JohnnyAFG81]

Solid truck, would be a nice project.

[@gunsandhorsepower]

That think would be sick with a 80s retro style paint job and lift and tires

[@jonniessink1]

I have a 86 6.9 idi f250. I had the same problem with the relay block on the steering column. But with mine it wouldn't alow it to go the the starter section. So I did the same zip tie repair to the relay block, then I just wired in a push start button. Funny thing is it now turns more rpm and starts faster then it ever did with just the key🤷‍♂️

[@jasontaylor7837]

Now you need a car trailer

[@tylernielsen3319]

That's a beaut. I'm looking for an 85-86 f250 for a first truck this summer. Lookin for stuff like this to get to know it!

[@marksearcy9708]

This one needs some more love and get it back on road. Cool truck👍

[@richheider8455]

Good old-fashioned pin knife will get that cap off that Back tank 😁

[@mcmillancattleco.345IH]

Ive got a 83 with the carburetor that my neighbor gave me that's been in her pasture for 20 years that she bought brand new, hope I can geter goin one of these days

[@mcmillancattleco.345IH]

@@MaxGiganteum i think that is probably the most inspirational KZbin reply I've ever gotten, I'm gonna post a video pulling her out this week

[@paysonunwin7363]

Love some bullnose content it's almost entirely optioned out other than rosewood dash and bigger engine it's got all the bells and whistles for 86

[@randallfelber6795]

Ignition switch failure was common back then, line mechanics always put wire ties around it just like you did.....

[@moosehand8721]

Oil pressure gauge is just static dummy light on fords, shows the same reading until it gets below like 10 psi so the sending sensor likely just bad. Its got pressure or it would be knocking by now.

[@toddsuriner7436]

This gives me hope i have a 92 f150 with the 5.0 thats been sitting about 14 years

[@Oyvind88]

Awsome truck, work and video guys😍👌

[@glennramsey917]

This is one good reason why i love a Carburator !!! Lol

[@GetTheFO]

Agreed. It’s the only complaint I have about my rig. I keep kicking around the idea of carb converting mine but it just isn’t worth the risk to me.

[@felipebojorquez2237]

Awesome truck can’t wait to see what you use to upgrade the engine

[@jimarruda9788]

Joe dirt,Joe dirt,Joe dirt! Mullet man back at it!

[@Takenski]

man i think my truck has a wire nest of a security system too and im scared to take it out 😂

[@jeremyfrogge4913]

I bought my uncle's nineteen eighty six ford f one fifty still working on it

[@californiafox3974]

Awesome Video! Beautiful truck.

[@Scrapy-ih7ob]

the issue with the column is the plastic clips wear out holding the connector to make contact with the rod, (and corrosion) on contacts, Zip tie connector to the column harness. look for new column not worn out.

[@MostlySlowMuscle]

Still had the mullet in this video ether you shaved and grew your mullet out after the last video or you filmed this a while ago😂😂loved the video 👍

[@neilmaccallum3476]

My dad had a bullnose F250 when I was a kid!

[@bradrick2513]

Dam reminds me so much of my 85 f250 I had miss that beast

[@grantmvparks9718]

that’s a xlt lariat, the badge near the handle is suppose to say lariat

[@mattlee3400]

Come on we all know u left that beauty sitting there because u knew u we’re gonna have an awesome KZbin channel and needed something else to tear into. Haha

[@corybeaver1909]

Actually 1985 was the first year for fuel injection and it was only available with the 302. The inline six 351 & 460 were still carbureted until 1988

[@henrytaylor4164]

My bad was the same box on my 93 but the one on the distributor on my 79 gt

[@shawndemeter3836]

Pretty cool truck honestly crazy it runs so well

[@jeremymorgan6292]

You replaced a low pressure pump in tank. Now replace the high pressure on the frame

[@liamvoelker9906]

The 5.0 liter was like you said fuel injected in 86 but you could electronic fuel injected in 85 as an option

[@fgpriceinc]

I have an '86 f 250 4x4 and like yours ,has the factory tach. Yours is the only other one I've seen with the tach. It seems to be pretty rare. Not sure what your goals are for this one but I converted mine to rear discs using all ford factory parts from a later truck. Made a nice difference and Drums are just so stupid. There are a few key points to make the job easier so if that is in your future, I'd be happy to point you in the right direction.

[@MattsRageFitGarage]

I have an 86 F250 4X2 351W C6 auto that also has the factory tach. The tachometer and trip meter were apart of a package. You got both if you ordered one or the other option.

[@tufgriz8917]

each tank pump is a low pressure pump. Frame rail pump is the high pressure pump

[@kmnremtp]

I love that ya grandma came out!

[@merica_swimbaits]

I got a 97 chevy obs that needs some trouble shooting done if your down lol I only live like an hour and a half away 🤙 love the vids

[@slackersteve2004]

For being a Ford guy, u got a Sub from me... Keep up the good work man

[@bradygregor9137]

It’s a lariat. The red badge fell out of the chrome holder by the driver door.

[@bobmanzi7712]

great stuff guys thanks.

[@brandonbell433]

My 85 XLT lariat is a original 302 EFI truck

[@TheJohndeere212]

I have a 86 F150 4x4 with a carburetor and engine came out of 1990 Mustang GT.

[@elsadventures6950]

I see all the same work in my future... have a 86 F150 5.0L waiting for me to revive it.. Ironically it's been setting the same length of time. I'm sure it'll run but it was parked due to a water pump and surprise the bolts broke off in the timing cover.

[@GetTheFO]

Ugh… I don’t envy your situation. I’ve got exactly the same truck and will probably be in your shoes soon enough with the broken bolts… I’ve been putting off opening up the engine all this time out of fear hahaha.

[@sykwookiee]

Did you plug in the injector harness off camera? I remember you unplugging it, but I don't remember you plugging it back in...

[@georgegrant2680]

i need to know what tire size did u put on that truck, i like how it looks on the truck. going to put it on my 86 f 150.