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Hello everyone, glad to be here. I have a 1987 F-250 that was my grandfather's. I am trying to keep the truck as original as possible. I am hoping to find some people who have a good amount of knowledge about the old 4180-C carburetors that came with the 460 engines. There seem to be some differences between the E5HE-ED version and the older-style 4180-C; all the technical information I can find doesn't even show or mention the same electric choke.
@JLyon88 Welcome! You are in the right place! Very nice looking truck. I have seen a few around and they do not look nearly as clean as your grandfathers! Keep is going!
@JLyon88 Welcome! You are in the right place! Very nice looking truck. I have seen a few around and they do not look nearly as clean as your grandfathers! Keep is going!
Thank you, man, I see a few around here in Utah as well, but they usually are beaten to a pulp, sadly. I will keep it going for the rest of my life! Hopefully the paint lasts, but I am sure it will need a new coat one day. If only they could still work with the original lacquer paint.
Thank you! Finally getting around to rebuilding an original carburetor I found. Since the one on this truck started puking fuel in a place that would require a machine shop to fix.
Is the actually the original that used to be on it or one just like the original?
I was able to hunt down the very same one as the orginal that had never been rebuilt. So old guy had it sitting on a shelf for the last 25 to 30 years, still had all the tamper proof stuff in place. I did use the base plate though from the one that came with the truck since the air to fuel adjustment screws were already set for being up around 5000 ft.
Thank you! Finally getting around to rebuilding an original carburetor I found.
Originally Posted by CathedralCub
That's weird!
Is the actually the original that used to be on it or one just like the original?
Originally Posted by JLyon88
I was able to hunt down the very same one as the orginal that had never been rebuilt. So old guy had it sitting on a shelf for the last 25 to 30 years, still had all the tamper proof stuff in place. I did use the base plate though from the one that came with the truck since the air to fuel adjustment screws were already set for being up around 5000 ft.
