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Re: [RC] Truck opinions wanted - Dyane Smith

I had an F250 with a carburator (1986 or 1987) and had a lot of problems.  I
replaced it with a 1989 and have not had problems with that at all. (Of
course, it's now an old truck that has to haul 10,000 pounds over a 7% grade
on a regular basis, so I really take care to nip any problems in the bud as
soon as they rear their tiny little heads).  But, all an all the fuel
injection has been a pleasure.

Dyane

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Simrat Khalsa" <simrat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 10:55 PM
Subject: [RC] Truck opinions wanted



I am considering an older truck to haul to rides (2 horse bumper pull
with maybe a camper in the future), haul hay, etc. I would be happy to
hear from anyone who might have experience with this era of Ford
truck...

1985 F250 XLT king cab long bed, 460/7.5 liter engine, automatic
transmission, 2 WD, AC, running boards, 119,874 miles, frame mounted
bumper pull hitch (I don't know what class, but it has a large receiver
and he pulled 6,000 lbs). The owner says that it runs well, but needs
new brakes. He has only had it for a year.

I would take it to my mechanic to be checked over to see what work it
might need. He wasn't crazy about the idea of a carburetor instead of
fuel injection. It would be my first truck and is in my budget....  :-)
It might be used only for hauling though as the gas mileage is half
that of my van.

Opinions?

Thanks!
Simrat :)

Simrat Khalsa
Eugene, OR
http://akalranch.com/
simrat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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