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In 1993, I bought a 1983 Dodge W350 with 69,000 miles on it. I got a little over 90,000 on it now. I used it for hauling food for the food shelf and wood originally. It's got a 360 engine and loves gas. It sits for extended periods and doesn't always want to start like a fuel injected engine does. That's the downside of carburetors, IMO.
I don't care how nice the hand soap smells, you should never walk out of the restroom sniffing your fingers.
Re: I bought a new truck......
[Re: loosegoose]
#6979318 08/31/2005:42 PM08/31/2005:42 PM
I worked in a Ford dealership when the new 75s came out. First year for unleaded fuel. There were some major problems with poor metal used for valve guides and rod/main bearings. They've come a long ways! I've owned some good Fords. The worst one I bought in Beatrice!!
Last edited by Gary Benson; 08/31/2005:43 PM.
Life ain't supposed to be easy.
Re: I bought a new truck......
[Re: loosegoose]
#6981013 09/02/2003:10 PM09/02/2003:10 PM
It's definitely a 77, that somebody has hacked up a little. In 77 it was supposed to have duraspark ignition, but this truck still has points. In the process of making the electrical work, I could all the hacked up wires inside the harness. Why someone felt the need to go back to o points I don't know,but I'm leaving it that way for now.
EMP resistance ? no seriously some people worried about that type of thing
probably more realistic some one replaced the engine at some point and had a runner that had points. available and swapped it in.
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
Re: I bought a new truck......
[Re: boncoon]
#6981048 09/02/2004:06 PM09/02/2004:06 PM
It's definitely a 77, that somebody has hacked up a little. In 77 it was supposed to have duraspark ignition, but this truck still has points. In the process of making the electrical work, I could all the hacked up wires inside the harness. Why someone felt the need to go back to o points I don't know,but I'm leaving it that way for now.
EMP resistance ? no seriously some people worried about that type of thing
probably more realistic some one replaced the engine at some point and had a runner that had points. available and swapped it in.
I bought some plugs for it, and I was sold some 14mm thread plugs. I go to replace them, and the engine has the older style 18mm thread plugs. Ford made the switch sometime in the mid 70s, so I think you're exactly right, someone replaced the entire engine, distributor and all, with an older (but hopefully lower milage) engine.
Re: I bought a new truck......
[Re: loosegoose]
#6981081 09/02/2004:55 PM09/02/2004:55 PM
Awesome - I've got a dent side 73 (or is it a 71 - can't remember) f250 4x4 explorer that's been sitting behind my barn for 10 years. A buddy of mine owns it. This summer I asked him how much he'd want for the title. I've looked at the old dog so long I've fallen in love with it.
Re: I bought a new truck......
[Re: Cragar]
#6981273 09/02/2008:46 PM09/02/2008:46 PM
It's alive!!!! For real this time! Got her up and running, but what a chore. I got a cheap junkyard carb and rebuilt it, but one of the accelerator pump cover screws was stripped, so I had to helicoil it. Got it all put back together, pre-set timing with a test light, and she snapped right off. Didn't want to stay idling, because I have the choke held open, I've got to get a manual choke kit for it. Once it warmed up it still didn't stay running, so I backed out the idle mixture screws from 2 turns to 3 1/2 turns, and now it runs, well, okay ish. Still a little rough at idle, i think it's got a vacuum leak I'll have to chase down. The belts are super squeaky, I'll have to get new belts. But she runs and idles and pulls forward and backward in the driver, so we're gettin somewhere.
Re: I bought a new truck......
[Re: loosegoose]
#6985472 09/08/2001:40 PM09/08/2001:40 PM
spent the weekend working on my sons "new" truck 1988 Chevrolet S-10 5 speed with the 2.5L 4 cylinder.
picked it up for 270 and a used battery I had from the truck he rolled mid August. from a freinds dad who had ambitions for it that they didn't really have time for.
started and ran , not well but ran
siphoned all the gas before we bought it and put 5 gallons of fresh gas in it then it ran much better and we could drive it the few hundred yards home.
the key was stuck in and in the on position , 4 ways were stuck on , the radio didn't work. meeded new wipers they were rotten, the hose for the wiper fluid was disconnected
radio was some loose wires the boy fixed that
the key cylinder was $20 dollars , rented the steering wheel puller and lock plate compressor and took that all apart go the ignition working and the 4-ways fixed tool rental $10
front brakes look ok , need to pull the rear and look at them.
took it for a little drive yesterday to the auto parts when they gave me the wrong filter for my truck. my truck was up on the ramps with no oil no filter and 15 miles back to the store.
I told him he should name the new truck Coon Killer cause he is never swerving to miss another coon ever , that was how he ended up rolling the previous truck my other truck and he paid for a little more than half this truck with his coon money. no not fur money but money he got paid to get them out of the barns and away from the chicken coops.
it will be a nice little trapping truck , the bed is solid
when he gets some more money 2 tires
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.