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All very cool!
But, why is the engine top so clean vs the outside of the truck? What does the seat cover look like under the mexican blanket? Love black on red. It will be killer. I agree, spray WD40 or oil down spark plug holes for a few days. THEN try turning motor over by hand with breaker bar. Change oil/filter before trying to start. Hope the gas tank is dry and rust free, too. You could go the extra step and hook up a drill to the oil pump drive before starting to circulate oil throughout motor. Remove valve cover and see if oil flowing and add a little up there to anything that moves. Keep us updated. |
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I'll hopefully have it towed home this afternoon and will take some more shots! It's a neat find! |
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When my dad had a shop we used to work on lots of Fords with the 300 inline 6 engines. We had several accounts that were contractors and ran lots of Ford product. Check the air cleaner for blow-by. Some of them were so bad the oil would run out of the air cleaner. I took many of those engines apart where the piston rings either were fractured and fell off of the pistons or they were cemented in place with carbon fouling.
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I think you’re into something here….we’re these motor you tore apart salvaged or completely ruined? |
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We got them bored and rebuilt them. Good as new with new pistons and rings.
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I had long been a Chevy person when my Father got a '79 F-250 just like this. It was a great truck, and he later traded it in for a 1993 model. Wish he still had it instead!
I hope you keep it stock, it's survived a long time as such, and the prices on stock trucks of this age are doing nothing but going up. When I was into mud slinging those 6 banger Fords would go places nothing else but a Jeep could run. High revs and HP aren't everything. |
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She’s home safe and sound!
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A cyl leakdown test will tell you if the rings are shot or stuck. The oil in the air cleaner is a pretty ominous tell, though. Great looking truck in amazing shape, though! |
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I haven't even started cleaning her up yet but I'm wondering what the cost would likely be to rebuild the 4.1 straight 6? My last engine builder has retired and I have no connections to call.....
And I also need to know if the 390 would bolt up to the existing automatic transmission housing.....then deal with the motor mounts and perches..... |
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You need to get some Zaino and bling on that mofo.
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Nice find and I'd leave it bone stock.
And I really don't get this truck thing. No matter how badass looking a truck can be made to look it's still a pickup truck. I guess I don't get it as a life long sports car guy. |
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Hopefully, it would not require a re-bore, maybe just honing the cylinders to clean them up with new rings. You really have to take it apart to see if the cyl. holes are round or not. Check the valve seats and all that stuff. It use to be around $3k to rebuild about any motor. Google 'Comet Wash' and try an area inside the bed to see how you like it. Basically, it removes dead paint and leaves a little shine. Then you apply a good wax over it after that. Very popular thing to do now with faded single stage paint jobs. The other option would be a small Porter Cable type buffer from HD or Lowes. A few foam pads and some mild compound from Meguiars or 3M and then a layer of wax. 'Meguiars Number 7' IS THE BEST AVAILABLE for single stage paints. Then a good coat of high quality wax for protection. The number 7 puts oils back into the paint to bring out the shine. |
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But I'm going to play around with it first just to see how bad things are. She's up on jack stands, wheels off and ready to be cleaned. After I get the dirt off I can begin playing with what I've got... I also put in a call to an automatic trans rebuilder for a price to rebuild the T Bird transmission, as the small block tranny won't just bolt up to the 390. The 390 can go in but would take some doing, perches, motor mounts, wiring, etc. |
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So, over the weekend I had some time to play with my latest barn find '79 F250. I gunked her down and powerwashed the entire truck, of course being extremely careful near the electronics, and factory labeling etc. The little 6 banger cleaned up really nicely, as well as the chassis and interior. Next, I followed all the "Wake up Call" procedures, by turning the motor over by hand, pulling the plugs dropping in some oil into the cylinders, checking the fluids and topping off each that needed. The antifreeze looked perfect, somewhat to my surprize! I then installed a brand new battery. Everything electronic worked perfectly, lights, signals, horn, except for the overhead bulb and one turn signal bulb. Next, I disconnected the rubber fuel line at the pump (which was cracked) and installed a long section of fuel line to put into a fresh can of gas. With a couple pumps on the gas pedal, and two turns of the key, she fired up!
Luck was not on my side however, as it started tapping/knocking like a freight train.....The engine did have oil getting to the top, as it started dripping at the air filter and thru the oil cap. I shut it down after just a few seconds.....I wish I had shot a quick video of this for my record! But it seems the engine has to come out and gone through entirely.....I am a little bummed but I was told they put the truck into the barn 26 years ago due to excessive smoking.....Called a local pro and got a quote, if I dropped it off oil pan to valve cover for rebuild materials and labor 4k plus a two month turn around time frame. I'm now back on the fence....I have the 390 completely rebuilt, hanging on the stand, but need the Cruise o Matic tranny rebuilt, or wait for the 6 cylinder and pay the 4k.....? A390 wasn’t used in ‘79 so several other changes will be needed…. Motor mounts and perches, exhaust, probably wiring, etc |
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