Bringing an F100 Back from the Dead

Well, unfortunately for those interested in such things (wink wink) Ol' Furd isn't quite the boobie bouncer she used to be. Explorer front springs and different shocks along with bucket chairs has tamed the ride considerably! Aside from the wind noise at freeway speeds, it's a pretty nice ride.
The wind noise is something I haven't been able to eliminate. I've taped all the seams, around the windows, the door gaps etc. It's still there. I think it might just be the rain gutters, or coming up through the A pillars.
But at sub 60mph speeds, it's tolerable. That is mostly the speed this trip will be. Those in a hurry can go on around!

 

The t-stat housing I picked up should do the trick. Put the sensor close to where coolant exits the head. I was thinkin' about doing like @wfo guy suggested about splicing it into the top rad hose. But then I latched on this housing.

Pretty cool truck! Mikey like! I really dig that you road trip it and put good miles down. Very impressive!
Yeah I agree on the stopping every two or three hours. I'm certain we will have plenty of reasons to stop, such as looking at stuff like the world's biggest ball of string. Lots of old towns that time forgot along the way.

 

Thanks. The truck has been on the road since 2022. Its already been east to Lloydefest in KY, its been west to NB, south to the southern tip of IL, and north to the northern boarder of WI from our home in the north west corner of IL already. The plan was to make a trip to the far side of SD later this year, we will see how that works out. We don't do the Interstate unless there are no other options.

Never pass up those places that are posted as Historical Marker locations along the road. Stop at each one (at least once), and find out why someone thought it was important enough to them to jump through the hoops to have it marked. Helps make the history we read in school become real, all these years later.

We always carry a small cooler with water and a snack with us on the road. Those Historical Markers a good excuse to get out of the truck and move a little, and a lot of them have a picnic table and a great view.

Long trips for us might be a bit slow sometimes. We include enough time to be able enjoy the things that catch our eye along the way, then try to take a different route home. We figure a 5-6 hours driving time day. We are not wore out when we get where ever we are going or when we get back home. Makes the whole trip more enjoyable. We got out of the rat race when we retired.

 

I removed the drip rails on 2 51 Ford cabs. They were quieter but not up with wind tunnel designs. I left the drip rails on my current driver a 48 chevy and above 55 mph, it's pretty bad. I really hadn't planned to remove the rails but that could happen.

 

Sounds like it's the nature of the beast and I'll just have to deal with it.

 

Cover the drip rails with tape to make them more aerodynamic?
See if that makes a difference?