200.00 Bronco
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Carpenter Local 745
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200.00 Bronco
While fueling up at the gas station today, someone asked me if I wanted to buy a Bronco for 200.00. I am sure it does not run, but the owner said it needs a new carb. Before I go and look at it on sat. (I drove by to check it out) -fri night-. what year did Ford start using EFI, the owner said the FSB was a 87
but it looks like a 84-86. So does this have a carb still. He said it was a 300 with 4sp. I may have a shot at getting it started if it is not EFI.
but it looks like a 84-86. So does this have a carb still. He said it was a 300 with 4sp. I may have a shot at getting it started if it is not EFI.
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Carpenter Local 745
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so I sould be ok with the 300 being carbed?
I do not feel like doing much computer related troubleshooting.
I still have to deal with bad fuel, no spark and so on and so on
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We'll see what the deal is tomorrow.
The body is looking old, but it would make a good work truck.
I do not feel like doing much computer related troubleshooting.
I still have to deal with bad fuel, no spark and so on and so on
.We'll see what the deal is tomorrow.
The body is looking old, but it would make a good work truck.
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On the 300 6's a very common problem is the base gasket under the carb many times they will act like they need a carb rebuild and simply replaing this is all that is neded as they dry out and shrink.
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bigunred,
I had a 77 f100 with carb problems, and it would not run because of that same gasket under the carb. At least when I had the problem back then, I was working with a friend of mine who raced mini mods, and he is pretty good around engines.
So we fixed it in no time.
This is one reason that I like carbed trucks without all the electronics.
I hope he still wants to sell it for 200.00, I will stop by today.
I had a 77 f100 with carb problems, and it would not run because of that same gasket under the carb. At least when I had the problem back then, I was working with a friend of mine who raced mini mods, and he is pretty good around engines.
So we fixed it in no time.
This is one reason that I like carbed trucks without all the electronics.
I hope he still wants to sell it for 200.00, I will stop by today.
