No vehicle computer?
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No vehicle computer?
I like the simplicity of basic carb or mechanical fuel injection with points and condenser or magnetic pickup conversion. I may be a relic in that regard....
I'm looking to purchase a replacement pickup, want something more reliable than the post 2000 models I have had that is simple enough that I can actually work on it (or more accurately would want to work on) but is more comfortable and drivable than my 1968. I'm thinking F350 with either a 460 or non-turbo diesel.
How far back do you have to go before find trucks with no computers etc... I know can always modify after purchase but ...
Thanks,
I'm looking to purchase a replacement pickup, want something more reliable than the post 2000 models I have had that is simple enough that I can actually work on it (or more accurately would want to work on) but is more comfortable and drivable than my 1968. I'm thinking F350 with either a 460 or non-turbo diesel.
How far back do you have to go before find trucks with no computers etc... I know can always modify after purchase but ...
Thanks,
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Joined: May 2005
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From: Carthage, MO
Ah, the "good ol days" when a carb would test your battery on a cold morning. Oh, how I long for a choke! Simplicity defined, of course.
You'll be looking at 1986 or older gas trucks, or a diesel up to 1994. Nothing wrong with a Powerstroke, though. Don't bother asking about converting an EFI truck to carb, you won't get any sympathy around these parts.
First-gen Ford Truck EFI is pretty darned reliable once you get a few well-documented kinks worked out. I, and many others here, agree that a carb is not what you want on a daily driver. Don't let a computer scare you.
You'll be looking at 1986 or older gas trucks, or a diesel up to 1994. Nothing wrong with a Powerstroke, though. Don't bother asking about converting an EFI truck to carb, you won't get any sympathy around these parts.
First-gen Ford Truck EFI is pretty darned reliable once you get a few well-documented kinks worked out. I, and many others here, agree that a carb is not what you want on a daily driver. Don't let a computer scare you.
Cargo Master
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From: Parkesburg PA
Last of the carbs were the 87 351 and 460. They had honest holley 4bbl carbs and no computers.
Daniel, don't know what junk you've driven but my 87 351 with a carb will start faster than an EFI motor in winter. And summer, and fall... And well anytime really unless it's sat long enough for the fuel to have evaporated out of the carb.
Now don't think about driving for at least a minute or two of warm up but that's another story...
Daniel, don't know what junk you've driven but my 87 351 with a carb will start faster than an EFI motor in winter. And summer, and fall... And well anytime really unless it's sat long enough for the fuel to have evaporated out of the carb.
Now don't think about driving for at least a minute or two of warm up but that's another story...
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From: SW Florida
What he said ^^. A carb'd engine in good shape, owned by someone who knows what he's doing, will fire almost instantly. Just as soon as one of those cylinders draws a fresh breath from the carb and the distributor sends it a spark, it's on the way up to idle speed.
Older computerized stuff, like the OBS trucks, ain't bad either. EEC, ICM, and an engine and trans. The newer crap... where if you're gauge cluster is broken then you can't start the durn engine... that kinda stuff is exactly what I don't like.
Older computerized stuff, like the OBS trucks, ain't bad either. EEC, ICM, and an engine and trans. The newer crap... where if you're gauge cluster is broken then you can't start the durn engine... that kinda stuff is exactly what I don't like.
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