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Hello, I recently purchased a 1966 F100 stepside....I need help IDing the motor because I think I need a new carb..gas started pouring out the bottom..here's what I found on the motor...3TE-6015-AA 3k22.....any help will be greatly appreciated!!
You may have better luck (without providing a photo of engine/carb at least) of simply IDing the carburetor. Look for an aluminum tag attached to same. Failing that look for the carb list #s stamped on the carb itself.
There are other considerations - manual choke (or not) and whether a 4 barrel intake has been installed. Lots of changes can be made to a truck in 50 years and these have to be taken into account. The good folks here will help you out.
I don't believe the carb is original. There is a choke cable but it is not hooked up to the carb..I think that may be one of the main issues, along with there being a vacuum leak at the base of the carb because it is cracked around where the bolt goes through. The only numbers I found on the carb were 2243..Here are a few pictures.
Originally Posted by Tedster9
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You may have better luck (without providing a photo of engine/carb at least) of simply IDing the carburetor. Look for an aluminum tag attached to same. Failing that look for the carb list #s stamped on the carb itself.
There are other considerations - manual choke (or not) and whether a 4 barrel intake has been installed. Lots of changes can be made to a truck in 50 years and these have to be taken into account. The good folks here will help you out.
I don't believe the carb is original. There is a choke cable but it is not hooked up to the carb..I think that may be one of the main issues, along with there being a vacuum leak at the base of the carb because it is cracked around where the bolt goes through. The only numbers I found on the carb were 2243.
The engine is from a 1974 (see post 3) F100/350, as is the Carter 1V carburetor.
Carb has an automatic choke, so there's no choke cable required. But originally (1966), the Auto-Lite 1V carb had a manual choke w/a cable.
Engine has been swapped, it could be either a 240 or a 300 from 1974, as the block was cast October (K) 22, 1973 (3).
Thanks for the info..and thanks for correcting me! I did not know. This is my first ever "project"..and I chose a Ford truck....and I hope to learn anything and everything I can about them!!
The engine is from a 1974 (see post 3) F100/350, as is the Carter carburetor.
Carb has an automatic choke, so there's no choke cable.
See the lower cable feeding from the firewall? It's this: D4TZ-9A758-E .. Accelerator Cable - 24" long / 1974 F100 240 I-6 or 1974/76 F100/350 300 I-6.
Is the top cable on the firewall not a choke cable? That's what I was talking about not being connected to the carb.
1966 had a manual choke w/a cable, but it's not being used, as the engine been swapped.
The Carter carb that came with the swapped engine has an automatic choke, so there's no place to attach the cable.
So..how do I find out if the engine is a 1974 240 or 300? And what type carb goes to each? Could i find a carb with a manual choke that would work with this engine? I wouldn't say I'm clueless..but I'm no mechanic..just trying to learn as I go.
Plenty of things to keep you busy with a truck of that vintage. Plenty. I would get a rebuild kit for the carburetor and find a good webpage dedicated to those. Some nutcase somewhere, has dedicated his entire life to that model and has a webpage. Maybe a YT video or two.
My opinion on old vehicles is start from the ground up, tires, wheels, brakes, bearings, driveshaft, shocks and suspension and steering, for example before getting spooled up on engine, transmission, cosmetics and interior or creature comforts. "Whoa" is just as important as "go".
So..how do I find out if the engine is a 1974 240 or 300? And what type carb goes to each? Could i find a carb with a manual choke that would work with this engine? I wouldn't say I'm clueless..but I'm no mechanic..just trying to learn as I go.
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Maybe a YT video or two. 