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  1. 1970mule

    Detroit TrueTrac issue?maybe?

    Hello, Long time no post for me, that is a good thing i guess. The bronco has been running well. However, i recently blew up the mini spool i had in the rear. I bought a detroit TrueTrac and had a shop install it in the third member that i removed a brought to them. So. After i installed the...
  2. 1970mule

    WA Best top soft top

    Hello. I have a gently but fily used best top. It has some issues as shown, but the plastic windows are good no cracks. This could be a good trail top. Comes with all the mounting hardware but no bolts, those bad boys were rusted. $200 doll hairs and it's yours
  3. 1970mule

    WA Original rear seat.

    I have an original rear seat that has been professionally reupholstered. It is dirty but in good condition. Glue came off one end on underside back of arm rest. Thank you.
  4. 1970mule

    Electrical issue. I think.

    Long time no post. I guess that is a good thing no real issues with the Bronco till now. So, I have LED rear lights the round kind. and as you guys know there are not 2 filaments like the incandescent bulbs, so I can not figure out why my left blinker wont blink and nor will my brake lights. My...
  5. 1970mule

    Still bogging under load. UPDATE!!

    So, I have had a few threads and you guys have given good info tht I looked into. So I have a EFI 302. and it idles well still but when I try to drive it, it bogs and runs bad like it will die after a few hundred feet. So I looked at the plugs and wires all changed, fuel regulator changed...
  6. 1970mule

    spark plug gapping

    So i posted eairler about the bronco not staying running, seems it was the dizzy modual. But now it wont stay running well, like it wants to die. I go for like 1/4 mile and it starts running real bad. All i can think now is the gap in the plugs. For EFI is it 45 thoudands as opposed ro 35 for...
  7. 1970mule

    Difficult to start

    So, it seems the bronco us getting harder and harder to cold start and while warm also, a little . I have a efi 302 with a mold 351 cam. About 60k miles or so on engine. It uses to fire up fast now it's takes alot of cranking to get it going. I was told by a buddy to check fuel pressure. I had...
  8. 1970mule

    bogging problem?

    So, the old trucks been doing o.k. but a few days ago its been for lack of a better description, bogging or hiccuping. It sputters when i drive constant speed and seems to idle rougher but not that bad. It seems like it may die but not, makes like a muffler under water sound when i...
  9. 1970mule

    which locker in my 9"

    so which locker should I use in my 9". I will be doing some wheeling but nothing crazy I just need something reliable when I need it, mostly highway miles tho.
  10. 1970mule

    rattle identification. NV3550?throwout bearing?

    So as the title suggest i am trying to find where q rattle is coming from. So i heard that the nv3550 rattles when not in gear. As the sound i hear does not change in pitch or anything no matter in gear or not. I was thinking maybe the throwout bearing, now that should change also when you press...
  11. 1970mule

    NV3550 drain plug

    So does anyone know off the top of their head the torque specs for the drain plug on the 3550? since its aluminum I don't want to crack anything. also can I use something as a sealant.
  12. 1970mule

    Is it really a 1 wire 3G alternator?

    So i know you guys are tired of this question but, i can not figure this out. I got a so called one wite alternator and i hookes up the 4 gauge to the back and directly to the positive on the battery with a 175 amp , and it is not cahrging so what am i doing wrong? I have a 302 efi. The battery...
  13. 1970mule

    high torque mini starter

    So is there a special way to hook this thing up. I had an orig jn there before.
  14. 1970mule

    popping from the rear.

    So, I get a slight popping noise almost like a spring unwinding or something getting unbound. This only happens when I go in reverse and turn while reversing and turning sharper when going forward. I can't really feel anything I have a mini spool in the back and I have changed the bearings in...
  15. 1970mule

    WA free 3 speed

    I have a orig 3 speed trans if you want it its yours. I am not sure if it is a rat or ran. took it out of mine to replace with nv3550. worked great when installed.
  16. 1970mule

    dana 30 problems. maybe?

    So Here is the run down. I replaced the kingpins and what not on the passenger side of the dana 30. it was the more sloppy of the 2. so now it is tight as a drum, so I would think that some of the vibration would be out of the truck when I go above 62. Nope, same vibration. I will replace the...
  17. 1970mule

    back fire at higher rmp

    SO, I have most things going well so I thought. I have the new trans in and I want to stomp on it to see how it responds so as I am trying to pass a car it putts or backfires at about 4k RPM. and it happened again today. what could this be. I have a 302 HO(351 cam) efi.
  18. 1970mule

    dana 30 king pin rebuild

    SO I looked at my king pins and I took the tires and tried to wiggle them top to bottom and they seem loose so I guess a rebuild is in order. so do I need any special tools for this job? I have read many a post about don't spend the money fixing the d30 as this will cost $200, I know the d44 is...
  19. 1970mule

    tire wobble

    So I am getting a lot of tire wobble at speeds above 62mph, I just had new tires put on BFG TA KO 33x12.50x15. supposedly all balanced and what not. So what could be the deal if it is not tires out of balance? I got the new nv355 installed and I can't really even use the OD to its fullest potential.
  20. 1970mule

    nv3550 issue resolved

    so, as some have seen I have posted quite a bit on my woes of the nv3550 install. So my last was what should it sound like. well I had said it was very noisy, well I discovered that it was not the trans that was making that ticking sound but it was my exhaust. Since I have EFI I put in a crank...
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