Note to moderator- truck sold today, local purchase. Please delete this thread.Thank You,Rick

Ok, the small dents are in the edge of the tailgate and not that noticeable and we did not fix or fill them because of either cut the tailgate apart to reach the backside, or drill holes to pull and create a rust spot later or use bondo which falls out shortly. Those are the only dents, period...

Discrption says all mileage unknown. Could be 100+ 200-300k but defiantly over 100. West coast truck from Oregon, been here in wi for 6 yrs,saw 1 winters use here. Repainted 1 yr ago cream and white, has some small dents that were just sprayed over, good C-6, good t-case, American racing wheels...

I would say yes to the block/deck milling and no we did not check preload on the net lash. Vacumn is rock steady 15 in and yes it does sound very uneven on the exhaust side. Also if you shut it off and restart it before oil psi goes down it does pop back though the carb once or twice before it...

Early this winter we found an 1986 460 van engine for our 87 F-350 4x4. This motor had rebuild paperwork from 3853.2 ago complete rebuild and ran perfect with great(warm 43psi@650rpm w 10w-30@192 degrees) oil psi. I was never satisfied with the stock 460's power so I added a Stealth intake, 750...

To the 77 400 in my 'scapers F-250 converted to dually we added Weiand intake, Holley carb, Summit 14x3 air filter, Summit air cleaner tri bar nut, Summit headers, cam/lifter kit, timing chain set, Fel pro gaskets and Edelbrock chrome valve covers for about $915 from Summit Racing to the shop...

On my 'scapers 77 F250 4x4 with 400 c-6 we added cam, headers, accell ign and a weiand intake with a Holley 0-80457S 600 cfm carb and he says its way way better in performance and economy.

Our 87 f250 ex cab w/460, C-6 and 4.10's gets around 11mpg towing a 24' trailer(10+K lbs) and about 13 mpg empty. It is worse on the hwy( see guage move when towing @70 mph) but around town a 20 gallon tank gets around 215-230 mi. We have a Edelbrock 750 carb on it untill I can get a new Holley...

302 stroker = 347 (overbored), 351W stoker = 393(overbored). GT40 heads + 1/2 drill bit, 302 cams fit in 351(firing order revision), headers cost about the same for either. I'd go 351 or 393 w/GT40 heads and have a bigger smile than the 302 could ever give with the same mods IMO.

Our 87 F250 4x4 w/460 killed 2 alternators and when exchanging #2 the parts guy asked if we had replaced the plug in as in this generation of trucks the plug goes bad and causes high resistance which overloads the alt and kills it. Make sure the battery and bat connections are good first though...

The 400 crank swap is a good idea, but IMO if you are budget limited a RV type cam($109) and Summit has headers for around $100. We just took a 77 400 in a 77 F250HD converted to dually, added Summit's mildest cam, ign recurve and Summit brand headers with 2 1/2" dual exhaust with H pipe. Also...

For flat tappet cams, we run 10w-30 diesel oil, and have never had a cam/lifter related problem with any of the 56 flat tappet cam motors we have, from Briggs and Stratton to Ford to Zenoa. Use a zinc additive for break in. I'm told the first few yrs of the 351 have thicker walls and main webs...

Hopefully not to long. In a random traffic stop here the cops just check the windshield VIN but if the vehicle looks different than it should(F150 titled F350 dually appearing) they take a very close look.

I hate to tell everyone but yes we did. After the Dealership told me no more V-10's and needed more cash for 6.2 gas or diesel and wait 8-10 weeks beyond I had no option but to cancel the order and go see Pogi at the Dodge dealership. Yes I ended up with an 11mpg diesel that is plain white 4...

You guys in Iraq should have trouble free 6.5's. I'm told by my National Guard people that they are not shut off much and are different than the civi ones as there is no turbo, uses a different injection pump and have a forged crank instead of the cast civi one. Ours broke cranks(2), had turbo...

You would have to know what a lawn mower is to us to justify that. Our snallest one is an Exmark 26" walkbehind @ 156 lbs. Barely used. Normal set of mowers when going out for bigger lawns goes like this: Start with 24' tandem 16Kgvw trailer @ 4150 lbs empty. Add to that a Toro Groundsmaster 4x4...

After 16 boxes of 2445 mounts in the warehouse in Delaware, the guys found 1 2444 mount and shipped it to Advance Auto here for me. I didn't have to pay for it as they felt really bad about it, and I guess Advance corperate office made a nasty call to Anchor about putting the wrong mount(left)...

2444 and 2445 are the numbers, but we had 4 2445's in 2444 boxes. On the right side, the stud is set further back, and no matter which side I put them on the pass side stud is 2-3" forward from the slot. This truck is not bent so I must assume there is a problem at the Anchor factory. The part...

Working on 77 F250 4x4 with 400 and c-6. Old mounts were shot so ordered new from Advance. Got a left and right box with a left in both! Do that twice and try Napa. Same problem again with only right being ordered. O Rylies(intentional mispell) says only company they can get from is Anchor...

My landscaper added duals to his 77 F-250 HD, but he had a flat rack instead of a box on his truck. Used 8 bolt dished dually wheels with longer studs. Ran over 100K mi like that hauling dirt, rocks, mulch no problems ever. Now in the wrecking yard by me there's a 90 or 91 F-250 for parts that...

We run a yard care- 7 trucks with trailers. Had a 2002 D max and a 2005 D max in 3/4 and 1 ton trucks. THEY WERE BOTH PUT ON AUCTION IN 2007! We renamed them FIXAMAX with all the injector, wiring, pcm and emission system problems we had. Never again will I spend money on DMax again except for...

Just thinking about this a bit and remembered I have an 82 GM* CC LWB 2wd that was diesel and I put a 420hp 455 Olds in. First time out BANG goes rear joint, New U in 5 mi later Bang again and did that 2 more times. Started a real close look and found one of the pinion joint saddles had been...

As long as you have all the yolks and stuff, why not have the OE shaft (2 pc) remade to use the bigger joints off the 1 pc unit. I know every LWB truck I have seen or owned had 2 pc no matter how small(F-150 ex cab lwb) to the biggest (F800 grain hauler) had 2 pc, and no company ever puts the...

Got real lucky this Saturday! My sprinkler(lawn irrigation) guy who I got the NPR from called and let me know he has the "spare" rear axle for his 93 NPR with manual trans for $50 and it has 4.30 gear ratio! Seems 93 and up manual trans NPR's have 4.30 gears when equipped with the 4BT2 TI...

The problem is Isuzu used 215/80/16R tires, and the biggest that can be fit without rubbing the duals in the middle is 225/75/16 E and they are less than 1/2" apart when loaded. So does anyone have an add on OD unit they would sell?

I thought about changing the rear axle rather than OD. By doing that I would loose 12" rear disc brakes, 10 bolt HD rear wheels, rear abs and possibly anti sway bar. Not to mention major brake changes...... I'll try and find a add on OD unit first, or maybe find a HD manual trans to "reverse"...

We are trying to make a low buck 1 ton dump truck for around town use, only need to go a few miles out for dirt, mulch etc. The F-super Duty with 7.3 we had got 11-12 doing this, 8 mpg would be good. A GM gas would be easy, but I have driven that and it's slower than the diesel one that has to...

I have a 1991 Isuzu NPR that has no engine or trans. While I was at the boneyard I picked up a rebuildable 390 w/aftermarket 4bbl intake. Now the Isuzu has 4.88 gears and 31" tall tires, no other gears are available. I'm thinking of putting the 390 in there with a C-6 but I don't know if it...

I was at the local boneyard today and they have 2 460's on the floor comlete for $250 each. Both are marked "Runs but not good" and are complete from carb to oil pan, fan to flex plate in north central WI 54401

Sorry to hear that! Cheer up a bit though, at least you got more miles than we got out of our 460, we lost a con rod at 101,248.3 mi. Rebuild set us back$2657. plus change with "improvements". Hope the new power puts a smile on your face for years to come.