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I've just gotten a Ford F250 custom with a carburetor 400 2wd auto power steering and the long box. It was a coincidental buy, my old vehicle died, and this showed up very cheap when I needed it. But cheap does mean problems, and this guy has many.
I've already gotten my Chilton and have been working on things I know and figuring out the things that have been done or undone as someone has made a bit of a mess of things.
My biggest issue is the steering, it seems to have 2-3" of play in the steering wheel and can't find much as to how to fix/adjust that or if I just replace the steering box.
My exhaust is messy with the cat looking original, a similar sized cylinder 6" past it, and the end 1/3 of the under side is split open, and finally the tail pipe goes all the way back to where the pipe is broken and the muffler is gone.
And of course there are leaks in the tranny, power steering, and engine, but nothing I can't keep up with.
This truck reads at about 67,000 original, with 12,000 additional, and was used almost exclusively as a tow rig with a bed camper in. That also meant that for many seasons, it was parked and left indefinitely.
All of that being said, I could use all the help and advice that any of you could provide, though keep in mind I'm poor so the cheaper the better.
Oh, and hi everyone, I'm Tyson. This is my first post, I've been reading the forums for about 2 weeks now. This is my first Ford, first truck, and my first cabed vehicle,and couldn't be more excited. Thanks all and have a great day.
I've already gotten my Chilton and have been working on things I know and figuring out the things that have been done or undone as someone has made a bit of a mess of things.
My biggest issue is the steering, it seems to have 2-3" of play in the steering wheel and can't find much as to how to fix/adjust that or if I just replace the steering box.
My exhaust is messy with the cat looking original, a similar sized cylinder 6" past it, and the end 1/3 of the under side is split open, and finally the tail pipe goes all the way back to where the pipe is broken and the muffler is gone.
And of course there are leaks in the tranny, power steering, and engine, but nothing I can't keep up with.
This truck reads at about 67,000 original, with 12,000 additional, and was used almost exclusively as a tow rig with a bed camper in. That also meant that for many seasons, it was parked and left indefinitely.
All of that being said, I could use all the help and advice that any of you could provide, though keep in mind I'm poor so the cheaper the better.
Oh, and hi everyone, I'm Tyson. This is my first post, I've been reading the forums for about 2 weeks now. This is my first Ford, first truck, and my first cabed vehicle,and couldn't be more excited. Thanks all and have a great day.
