I bought a pintle for the rear receiver and I already had this
recovery strap so I can pull them up the steep hills.
Bought a new project.
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I bought a pintle for the rear receiver and I already had this
recovery strap so I can pull them up the steep hills.
I bought a new carburetor, its a Brawler 650 double pump with an electric choke.
They are made by Holley. Its cast aluminum rather than their
traditional pot metal and they are quite a bit less expensive
than a regular Holley. Its the same carburetor as a regular Holley.
I got it bolted on yesterday and it runs great. Very pleased with just how
well this 410 runs.
Oh, that was just the '76 and '77 Fords. I've also owned a '53 F100, a '66 Chevy C10, a '75 Dodge D100, an '80 Ford F100 and a '95 Isuzu P'up. All of these were 2WD.
I have also owned a '98 Ford Ranger and a '01 F150. These two were 4WD.
Then there were the 4x4 SUVs-an '80 Bronco, an '04 Ford Escape, a '70 GMC Jimmy, an '84 Isuzu Trooper, a '88 Trooper and a 2000 isuzu Rodeo.
My current pick-up is a '88 LWB F150 4x4. My momma gave this one to me when my dad died.
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Oh, I forgot about my '63 F100. Worn out steering box, leaky brakes, no parking brake, 240 six engine smoked badly. However, it would haul a load of firewood out of the forest whereas my buddy's '79 F100 with the 302 got stuck.
AJ
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I was accused of that once. Went to buy a new vehicle in Calif. where I was stationed. The dealer told us they did not like people like us. We drove the vehicles to long and used them up. They wanted to see people that traded vehicles every year or two years..........
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kamloops67
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Lol that’s me as well , I despise monthly payments so usually buy vehicles for cash .
Current truck is a 2002 Sierra that I found a few years back with only 140k on it for $5000 so far it’s needed a fuel pump and an alternator , just did the brakes
Still way cheaper than a new truck and I don’t have to cry when I find a new scratch
I have a 83 cutlass supreme bought for $4000 that I’ve been fixing up as well ,so far just wheels ,window tint and full paint job ( Dodge Challenger b5 blue pearl) half done the interior then onto suspension
. I have considerably more cash tied up in the car but a guy’s gotta have at least one cool ride right ?
I bought this very clean, low mileage one owner Lincoln Town Car about 2 1/2 years ago.
It has been an excellent car.
I initially paid $800 for my truck and I am into it more than the Lincoln.
I thought I would be into the truck about $3000. Boy was I wrong. LOL
I’d imagine the ‘66 Marauder engine could be a 410.....
Standard FE look 4.05 bore (390) with a 3.98 stroke (predecessor to 428)
With a 4spd tat should be a real stump puller. Long live the good ol high boys!
J
Standard FE look 4.05 bore (390) with a 3.98 stroke (predecessor to 428)
With a 4spd tat should be a real stump puller. Long live the good ol high boys!
J
The 410 was only sold in full size Mercurys in 1966 and 1967.
1966 was the first year for the 428.
Mercury took 428 cranks and installed them in 390s. New 410 pistons too.
390 block, heads, connecting rods and everything else.
The only difference between a 390 and a 410 is the crank,
pistons, flywheel and damper due to the 428 being externally
balanced.
It has a lot of bottom end grunt.
I got my new washer fluid reservoir.
Today's projects.
I'm adding a mechanical oil pressure gauge and a tachometer.
The new carb gets a bowl vent tube, bowl vent baffles and #68 jets.
And its first oil change.
The 410 came with new Autolite spark plugs and they're getting
replaced with a fresh set of Motorcraft spark plugs.
And if I have enough time left I'll change the oil and filters in my ATV.
Here's a picture of a float bowl vent tube installed.
If you're climbing up a steep hill, or descending a steep hill and
the fuel comes out of the vent it transfers the the apposing float
bowl rather than flooding the engine.
Back years ago we just used a piece of vacuum hose with a slit cut in the top of it.
Here's a picture of the float bowl baffle.
It keeps the fuel from coming out of the vents.
Between the two it makes a Holley carburetor a lot more off-roadable.
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I was quite surprised the other day when I opened up the new carburetor
that Holley installed bowl vent baffles at the factory.
I also went from #70 primary jets to #68 jets.
I also got my bowl vent tube installed. These along with the bowl
vent baffle makes it a lot better when off road.
I also changed the break-in oil. I chose Valvoline VR1 full synthetic
racing oil. It contains 1350-1400 ppm zinc and 1250-1300 ppm phosphorus.
It has the highest zinc content of any other engine oil.
And the oil itself is Ford Blue.
I installed a tachometer yesterday and I'm going to install a
mechanical oil pressure gauge today.
After I got the tack installed I went into town for some prime rib at South China.
As always dinner was delicious and Ashley the server is definitely a sweetheart.
So I filled the gas tank up while I was in town and I got 11.6 mpg, best so far.
That's pretty good for one of these old Ford trucks.
We have 3 routes into town, the freeway, HWY 89 and a "frontage road"
that's dirt and parallels the freeway from Elsinore. The dirt road is nicer
than most paved roads. I can't remember what the seal it with but the
county does a real nice job taking car of it.
I took the frontage road into town twice. The speed limit is lower
than the other two routes and I'm sure that's why I got the better gas
mileage.
I took a section of the freeway home to check the rpm at different speeds
and. yep, its not a freeway truck.
60 mph - 2600 rpm
65 mph - 2800 rpm
70 mph - 3000 rpm
80 mph - 3400 rpm
In its current condition it has no business going 80 mph.
Probably didn't when it was new either.
I think this body style Ford F-250 4x4 is one of the if not the best looking
trucks ever built.
And if you stand far enough away even mine looks good.
It never ceases to amaze me at the tiny little parts that you can still buy
for these old truck.
I just got this windshield washer hose Tee today. It is exactly like the
original one.
So far I'm very happy with the 410. It runs great.
Checked the advance cures in the distributor today. The distributor is out
of the original 360 so it has electronic ignition.
Full mechanical advance at 1600 rpm and total advance at about 2400
rpm. That works for me.
After dropping two jet sizes in the primary side and driving respectably I
got 12.4 mpg on my last tank of gas. I'm good with that too.
After I get about 500 miles on the new plugs I'll pop a couple of
them out and see how the look and go from there.
I finally got the auxiliary tank filler neck hose replaced yesterday.
I have not been able to add any gas or use the tank.
All the fuel lines to and from the switching valve were pretty rotted so
they all got replaced.
I also added an in-line fuel filter to the auxiliary tank outlet
because I have no idea what the inside of the tank is like.
And the filter is easy to check.
Needless to say that I was extremely pleased that everything still works
especially considering the auxiliary tank is an aftermarket addon.
The tank switch, sending unit inside the tank, the gas gauge switches and the tank switching valve also works.
I added a bottle of lead substitute, 5 gallons of 91 octane premium
and 5 gallons of 110 octane low lead racing fuel.
This will be the tank that I run off when I want to play
With the 410 having 10.5:1 compression it loves the high octane
and there's a very noticeable increase in power.
It's still a nice-looking truck.
Thank you. I think its pretty good looking too.
The 390 that came in my truck was out of a passenger car and so was the 410.
They both have front sump oil pans and the factory 360s had rear sump oil pans.
So I started looking for new ones and they don't exist so I asked in one of the
forums and they told me they are impossible to find.
I searched the internet with no luck. I did find one in Canada for $100 plus
$43 shipping, but it was just the pan.
So as the last straw I called a local salvage yard and they had everything.
Oil pan, pickup tube, main rod cap bolt with stud to support the
pickup tube, dipstick and dipstick tube.
All for $75.
I also got a fan shroud, fan and fan clutch for another $25.
Yep, I hit the mother load and it was right next door all along. LOL
Slowly but Shirley its all coming together.
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