Silly ?? I got a chance to get a decent deal..not great just decent on a 95 Ford F-150
It has a 6 cylender (stright six?) 4.7??? Ltr engin and 5 speed manual transmission.
anyone know anything about the how good/bad the Ford 6 cylenders are? any coments on how the trucks hold up....major problems with engin trany? about what is MPG?
Introduced for 1980, Ford's full-size pickups came in three series: F-150 for 1/2-ton capacity; F-250 for 3/4-ton; and F-350 for 1-ton. An F-250 Heavy Duty model also was available. Ford had dropped Flareside trucks with flared rear fenders in 1988, so all F-Series models were called Styleside. The short-bed F-150 had a 116.8-inch wheelbase and 6 3/4-foot cargo bed. A long-bed regular cab rode a 133-inch wheelbase, holding an 8-foot cargo bed. SuperCabs rode a 138.8-inch wheelbase with a 7-foot bed, or 155-inch with an 8-foot bed. Base engine was a 4.9-liter inline six, with a selection of V8 options. Antilock rear braking was standard. Available 4-wheel drive was an on-demand, part-time system. Automatic-locking hubs were phased-in starting in 1989 on F-150 models. Bench seats were standard, and SuperCabs had a folding rear bench. Front captain's chairs were optional, while SuperCabs might have rear jump seats.
Year-to-Year Changes
1991 Ford F-150/250 Pickup: A new "Nite" option package for the F-150 went on sale this year, and the F-Series saw several powertrain changes. Automatic-locking front hubs became standard on F-250 and F-350 4x4s. A Touch Drive (pushbutton) electronic transfer case became available during the year for F-150 4WD models.
1992 Ford F-150/250 Pickup: Ford gave the F-Series a front-end facelift with rounded nose and broader grille, plus a new dashboard. Ford also revived the Flareside (rear-fendered) model in the short-bed F-150 series.
1993 Ford F-150/250 Pickup: A high-performance Lightning model joined in 1993 with a modified 240-horsepower 5.8-liter V8. It's an F-150 2WD regular-cab Styleside short-bed, featuring a lowered sport suspension and 17-inch tires on alloy wheels, among other extras.
1994 Ford F-150/250 Pickup: A driver-side airbag went into 1994 models with a gross vehicle weight below 8500 pounds.
1995 Ford F-150/250 Pickup: A new 7.3-liter turbocharged diesel engine became available, replacing the regular diesel V8.
1996 Ford F-150/250 Pickup: The F-150 lost its SuperCab body and Flareside cargo box this year. An all-new, more rounded F-150 arrived in January 1996 as an early '97 model.
Thats what the Brown Bomb was remember? Except it was an '87 with a 4spd. The 4.9 has plenty of torque and is a durable engine known to surpass 200,000 mile easy...but it is a pig on gas! Wondered why it had two gas tanks for a six banger...after driving it around for a couple months I learnt why!
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my Cadillac has a 4.9 liter V8..it likes the gas too..I get about 16 miles to a gallon..13 if I use the Air Conditioning..but the way I drive I think that's what I should expect
First its a 4.9--300CID I worked for Ford as a tech for 35 years and there isn't anything I can't fix on them. 95 being sort of and go between fuel enjection. This was untill they got the there V6 on the right track. Don't get me wrong,its a work horse. But its been around sence the fiftys. They called it a 240 in those days.
I bought a F150 4/4 SWB (300CID)in 78 new and put 236,000 on it,sold it to my brother who put another half a million miles halling boats.This is not to say he didn't change engines.The drive line is all original. I tried to buy it back but he wouldn't sell it. Its going through a total restoration as we speek.
Being you live in FL. I would make sure that the injector blower and hose are hooked up and working. If you would like I will explain why.
Geo.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I belive the 300 was also used in tractor applications. One local printing press used them for years to run printing machines.
Iv'e had a few. Always had very good luck with them. Strong & Durable. Best partnered up with a standard tranny IMO.
The 300 (introduced in 1965) and the 240 (introduced in 1966) where very similar engines. As others have said the 300 is a extremely durable engine with decent power, awesome torque but lousy gas mileage. The only problem you might have is with the 5 speed - its a Mazda transmission and is NOT noted for its durability. If you ever see that its leaking oil imediately check it out. The synchronizers go out very easily when the oil is even a bit low. Usually its cheaper to get a new one then have the trashed one rebuilt.
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Jerry---Ford indrustral tractors pumps(air and water) They went as far as using the 1600 in the sweepers and smaller application(english engine)
dhermesc---I got great mileage in my 78,and I know of no Masda trans except in the rangers,and if I'm remember correct ???? Masda was Datson in 65 .In 65 ford used either a Warner or a New Process or the ford 3 speed. and all 3 were indistructible.
Today Ford uses two jap trans.Masda and Toyocoto Not sure of spelling. But then I would never argue spelling.
My '88 150 had the Mazda trans. 5 sp. Syncros went out at about 30K had them replaced under warranty. I know the guy who has the truck now and it is doing fine. About 180K (except for the rust)
The dealership in Tucson had the gall to tell he the syncros went out because I rode with my hand on the stick while driving. I bit my tongue because they were fixing it, but what an A hole.
The five speed that went into the F150 in the mid to late 80's through 1996 (and beyond?) is a Mazda. The four speed manuals like what NRA Joe had was a Ford designed and built transmision. Prior to 1987 most manual transmissions in the F150 where produced by Ford or Borg-Warner. It is my understanding you can't get a "new" Ford F150 with a manual and a V8, they are all automatics.
Most of the Rangers had the Mitsubishi 5 speed (4 cylinder & V6) and a few (V6) had the Mazda and a very !!!! few had the BW T5.
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The dealership in Tucson had the gall to tell he the syncros went out because I rode with my hand on the stick while driving. I bit my tongue because they were fixing it, but what an A hole.
Actually I've heard that one too, and it is considered one of the contributing factors. But the real reason is that the MD50 is just to light of a transmission for a full sized, full power pickup. Ford cutting another corner to save money. Far as I'm concerned that transmission should have only been in the Ranger and older Explorers. My brothers have had 4 of those transmissions shell out at 30K to 70K. My employer had 7 1995s with 300 I6 engines and the Mazda 5 speed transmissions - 4 of them had the transmissions rplaced before 100K. But they where towing on a regular basis also.
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ill tell ya another ford motor that was hard to beat!...the 332 v-8. i had a 64 with one and man there just wasnt anything that lil truck couldnt do! it was even pretty good on gas!
I had a '72 F-150, had a small block v-8 (289) and it ran like a champ. The colum shifter broke, so I blew a hole through the floor board with an acetylene torch and welded a piece of 1/4" stock straight to the linkage. Thta way, one down was reverse, two down was neutral and so on and so on. Loved the truck, only cost me $200 at the time.
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