Have a 73 F-350 SCS camper special that is an abandoned family project that we decided was too much work to convert to 4WD. Dad bought it new and always wished it was 4x4. Avocado green, 360 C6 D70 with factory side spare carrier and dual tanks.

 

Nice looking truck. I have family in Vegas and none of them let me know this beauty was out there.

 

 

Thanks, made it back to Dallas this afternoon with the SCS. It was actually in Mohave Valley, AZ. I had to fly into Vegas then catch bus to Bullhead City. It was quite the adventure but the old 460 did pretty good. Even managed to average 12.3 mpg running 65 most of the way.

And my family would intentionally not tell me about another old truck for sale. LOL

 

BTW
My Dana 70 differential started leaking a little on the way home after about 600 miles. My first thought was that the vent / breather might be dirty and clogged causing it to build a little pressure, forcing oil out the seals. I crawled under and looked all over the differential and could not find a vent. Do these not have a vent? or am I overlooking it somewhere?

 

The vent is also the bolt that holds the rear brake hose bracket to the axle tube. Just a hollow bolt with a cap on it. Could be plugged or maybe just old seals.

 

Thanks, now that it's home and I have some light found it. It actually has a breather hose that runs up thru the frame and towards the back. Some previous "mechanic" used the hose to attach a trailer wire loom holder and plugged the vent. It's breathing now and with a little luck it'll seal itself back up. I just hope the rear brake shoes aren't oil soaked now.

 

Now that she's in Texas had a chance to tinker with and clean her up some today. I'm really liking the old truck.

 

 

 

 

 

nice, do you happen to have the original air cleaner assembly on it that you could send me pictures of? i am restoring a 79 trailer special and doesnt have original air cleaner and want to see what it looks like so i can go bone yard hunting. thanks!

 

What size is the engine?

 

460 no emissions. Thanks!