I think this is my favorite picture of my truck.



My youngest daughter named my truck Lurch.
I'm sure you know that in the vin# the 25 is a 3/4 ton 2wd and the 26 is a 3/4 ton 4wd..
So an F-260 is a 3/4 ton 4wd. Ford parts catalogs differentiated between the two that way also.

Here's my walk around video.
Several things I forgot to mention.
I changed all the drivetrain gear oil to full synthetic.
I bought new little set pins for the visors and I'm sure plenty pf other things.
And I just ordered a new cigarette lighter and "caution fan" sticker for the new shroud from Dennis Carpenter.

 

This is a lot of fun too.
June 10, 2015.

 

Found you some wheels






















They come with a truck.

No Reserve: 1975 Ford F-250 Highboy 4×4 4-Speed for sale on BaT Auctions - ending June 6 (Lot #109,633) | Bring a Trailer

 

Thanks.

Too many questions. But then I'm sure many question what I'm doing to my truck too.

 

2nd rear main seal today.
It leaks too.

I am however getting and education.

You know what they say.......... Third time's the charm.

And i took it out on the freeway for the first time with the new fan shroud and it st4ill gets too hot for me.

Not the best day soo far this week for me.

 

Just a few little things today.



I got my caution-fan sticker today.




And my cigarette lighter.



And my rear brake show retainer spring tool all the way from Australian.

 

It’s important to enjoy the little “wins” such as your fan shroud decal and new cigarette lighter otherwise the other things like the rear main seal will drive you crazy. I wonder if it might be worth installing a second electric pusher fan to get a little more airflow through the radiator. That or maybe consider a Ford Super Cooling rad like I have in my 460 truck. That rad is huge and my truck stays nice and cool even hauling a camper.

There is nothing that can’t be fixed by throwing more money at it, at least that’s they way things seem to go in my world… 😬

 

Thank you and yes, the little things add up and court too.
I have a new 3-row aluminum radiator that I need to install, I've had it it for quite a while now.

The thing that I find interesting is the old wore out 390 that came in the truck ran the same temperatures
under the same conditions as this 410 does. There was no fan shroud on the truck when I bought it and
I really thought one would help but it didn't.

The old truck love having money thrown at it.

 

Is that a 4 blade fan?

I had great luck in my 76/79 with a warmed over 460 with factory 3 row radiator. Used to get hot without fan shroud in low speed stuff. It had a fixed fan from i dont know where, Tried a flex fan at one point also. Still would get hot.

I swapped to a junkyard fan(5 or 6 blade) with clutch and added a shroud, never ran hot again, even giving it hell up hills in 90* summer weather temp gauge didnt budge.

The clutch helped cut down on noise also

Something like this
1973-1979 FORD TRUCK 460 351/400 COOLING FAN 7 BLADE D6TA-A2 | eBay

I think it took a little trial and error with snout length on clutch, might have had to drill out snout of clutch for water pump pulley centering pin, cant remember for sure.

 

Thank you for all your help.
My current fan has 5 blades.


Judging from this picture I think the original radiator's life has been exceeded.



Here's my aluminum 3-row radiator.
I really need to get it installed.
I lack creative fabrications skills, otherwise it would already be in the truck.


When I do install it I will use this fan and clutch.
Maybe I'll put this one on today while the truck is in the shop.
The radiator is my next project.


At this moment, my truck is in the shop getting its 3rd rear mail seal.
If this one doesn't do it I have no idea what I'll do next.

 

Some friends went to the Rat Fink Car Show in Manti, UT a week ago and sent me this picture
of a 410 in a mid '60s Ford pickup.

The person I bought mine from had originally planned on putting it in a 1966 Ford PU but
thankfully he never did.

 

How bad is that main seal leak? Been using this on everything from Ford trucks to tiny Italian motors for about 10 years with no adverse effects. I used it on my old Land Cruiser that was leaking from the rear main like the Valdez. Now just a drip.

 

I’m wondering if your rear main seal leak is in fact a leaking oil gallery plug or cam bore plug higher up on rear of block and running down onto rear of crank making it look like seal is bad.

Those rear main seals often seep a little but it’s not rocket science. If you are using the correct seal and the surface of the crank is good (and not machined way undersize ), I would be looking elsewhere for the source of that leak. Just my 2 cents.

 

I should have tried something like that with the original seat that just got hard from sitting for 50 years..
This one leaks too bad and is brand new. I just messed up installing it.

 

I will definitely look closely at that.
The new one seeps a bit but it says the oil should cause the seal to swell a bit so I'm going to give t a few days.

Thanks for the suggestion.