i was driving around the other day, and I noticed my temp was about 190. I have a 180 degree thermostat in it, so the is hotter than it should maintain. I stopped and let it cool for a while and then opened up the radiator. It was about 1/2 gallon low. I bought some antifreeze and solved the issue. In my newer truck, I might notice the gauge is higher, but I wouldn't know the temp. Old trucks tell us the temp fairly accurately. Too bad they can't add these cool features back into new trucks.

 

My car has a gauge, but i have no idea what the temperature is because it has no numbers on it.

Another reason is girls love them. The volley ball girls at my high school loved my truck, and I'm not just saying that

 

That may be the case at your high school, but just wait until you get a steady gal pal or get hitched, their whole scenario changes.

Gals usual whine: You are spending too much time and money on it (in other words you aren't spending enough time and money on the gal).

 

Gals usual whine: You are spending too much time and money on it (in other words you aren't spending enough time and money on the gal).[/quote]

See my signature for the proof. They are the same as drugs. All the money and all the time can result in divorce

 

number and broom,
Not true for everyone. Met my wife (22 yrs ago) when i had a 76 f250 6" lift with 38 gumbos realy ratty looking. That was turned into a 50 f1 with 239 flat 8. Now the f100 i got now.She still likes the truck along with my 4 girls and most of their friends.

 

Rare woman, and girls raised right. My daughter is 2 1/2 and she says she will drive my 66 some day. I say great none of her friends can borrow it, it is a 3 speed on the column. Most kids today don't know what that is, much less how to drive it.

 

I'm the only 17 year old in my school that knows the difference between a 4 on the floor and a three on the tree. My generation kinda sucks.

 

Good for you. If you can drive a 3 on the tree you can drive anything. Most kids today can drive an automatic if it has power steering and power brakes. You give me hints of faith for your generation.

 

Just the other day I needed a friend to drive my truck to my house from his house and he had to have his dad do it because he cant drive a manual

 

When was it that they started allowing you to take the driving test in an automatic. Can't remember back that farrrr. It must have been a State thing at first. ???

 

In Wyo we take ours in our personal vehicle

 

I took my driver's test in Pa. Back then, there was no DMV. You went to the state trooper barracks and THEY gave you the test. You took your vehicle and the trooper inspected it before you took off for the test. Talk about nerve wracking!

As far as the old trucks go, my '79 has no numbers on the temp gauge either, but there IS a reason I love driving my dent everyday. My friend has an '01 F150. My old carbureted 300 six needs two and half revolutions to start. Ice cold when it 20 degrees outside, or blazing hot at 110 degrees. It doesn't matter. His '01 is cranky and no matter how good it's running, it always takes longer to start than my truck.

 

The latest generation is capable of great things. We as an older generation owe it to them not to give up on them and bring them along!

One good reason to drive an old truck is the big smile it puts on your face and the face of others!

 

#1 reason for driving an old truck.....can't afford a new one.

 

1958: Chaminade High School in Cheviot Hills CA, Driver Training instructor Mr. Bachman (who was also the English teacher). Vehicle: 1958 Chevy Biscayne 4 door 283 with "slip 'n slide w/Power Glide."

When it became my turn to drive, I rolled down the window, drove down the road with my left elbow resting on the door, driving with my right hand.

Bachman said: "Wilson, I think you have driven before" and he was right.

I learned to drive when I was 7 (1951) on a 1947 Chisler with Clunk-O-Matic. My dad was an Olds Dealer, said: "practice driving around the back lot with this old pile."