X-F250

G'day guys,

Deankdx suggested I make a thread about how to remove broken bolts, and since I had to do it again today I figured I'd take some photos as I went.

Todays patient is my brother's 1990 Telstar.

He overtightened one of the rocker cover bolts and snapped the head off. Luckily it's a long bolt so there was quite a bit of meat hanging out of the head.

This is probably the easiest bolt extraction to do since there's plenty of room to get a pair of pliers in.

Couple of turns and out she comes.

Next time I'll show how I got the snapped rocker stud in my Falcon out with a Dremel.

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Fiddled around with the choke and idle speed screw and that seems to have done the trick.

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If it's wound on hard enough it could "choke" the engine too hard. It should open up when you rev the engine.

I'm trying to remember ( it's been a few years since I rebuilt one of these) do you have access to the idle mixture screw or are they sealed from factory? I swear I had to drill out the plug to gain access or am I thinking of Japanese carbs??

 

 

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I've had the choke disconnected and held open and it'll stay running, but idles way too high.

It's tight, but you can get at the idle mixture screw. The newer Weber has a plug. I've turned the idle mixture screw all the way to the right then backed it off two turns like it said in the workshop manual.

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Thanks guys, I blew out all the passages before I put it on as the carb had been sitting under the house for a few years. Played around with the idle control solenoid and all seems good. The inlet manifold gasket is new, and seems to not be leaking... Could it have something to do with the Electric choke?

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Hey guys,

Been trying to get my ute to idle, but so far I've had no luck. I've put a carb kit through it, and it seems to run a lot stronger. But when the engine is at low speed it stumbles and dies. Any ideas?

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Xd to xh fit as there drilled for 3 patterns

 

My ute doesn't have the holes for XD-XF rails, discovered that early on. Mines a 89 model

Xd to xh fit as there drilled for 3 patterns

Typical Ford, haha. I'll have another look tomorrow, but I can only see one set of mounting holes. Mines a February '93 car so maybe they'd finally commited to E-series mounts by then. Thanks fellas.

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Is there some way to do this with the NA/DA Fairlane headunit?

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Hey guys,

My ute passed roadworthy but the seat is looking pretty ratty (or mousey, those little bastards have been everywhere). I've heard these utes use an E-series seat rail and mounts, and my brother just wrote of his EB wagon with a nice interior. Is it a straight swap? I also have an XE S-Pack seat that I'd rather use but it'd need modification to fit, correct?

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Hey guys, got an issue with the carb 4.1 in my ute. Changed belts and fluids and went to get everything up to temperature so I did a few laps of his back paddock. At some point it threw the alternator belt and got a bit warm so I let it sit for a few hours after I changed the belt. Ever since then it starts and immediately goes up to 2000rpm. Tried adjusting the idle screw, doesn't do anything. Any idea what it could be? The throttle cable is brand new and isn't stretched.

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Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone is running King KFFL-0 front coils and has photos or measurements of the ride height. I have a pair left over from my Mums old XF wagon that I'd like to use.