Evening!

Evening all!
Short time reader of the 1st gen forum, looking to pick one up.

its time to temporarily retire my sweetheart, a 1993 F-250 XLT with the 351 windsor, ZF 5 speed manual, borg warner T-case and 4.10’s. At a 180k miles, she’s showing her age. Motor needs to come out for a rebuild, and ford definitely didn’t make it as easy as it should have been.


So, about me. Im a Body tech (collision repair) and I also do diagnostics, and upholstery. Those two aren’t as common nowadays for us, we have a separate group that does most of that for us. Strange times…
6 year army vet, keepin’ on keepin’ on. Maybe ill hit 20, maybe 8-12 will be enough for me.
Avid hunter and fisherman, I also volunteer to get vets and leo’s out so im gone almost every weekend.


Ill be over in the 1st gen forum asking a boatload of questions, I may know the body side but mechanical not so much.

 

Welcome from AZ

 

To explain my current truck’s situation. Long winded fyi: ‘93 F250 XLT, 4.10’s, 4x4, ZF-5 manual with the 351 windsor. Factory rated 200hp and 300lbft. I bought it from the original owners, my parents actually. I knew exactly what had been done and how it was treated.
Getting close on the 181k mark, and she’s getting tired. Main bearings are showing wear, trans syncro’s are showing it, etc etc. Now, she LOVES to pull and it does so well. Being nearly 6800lbs, and 23ft long (Supercab long bed, with a ranch hand) I have yet to find a trailer that dares to sway or feel unsteady. But, its slow. On passes: 45mph loaded or unloaded, 3rd gear and 3500rpms, unless its a low speed limit or pushing its max weight and then some. 65mph highway (75 speed limit) turning 3k rpms. I could run 75 but thats not the greatest for trailer tires.

anyway, now I have an oil pan leak, which requires picking the motor up a good 3+ inches to re-seal. And a coolant leak I haven’t found yet. Its somewhere off the passenger bank, I have dye that’s going in soon. I pray its just a line or a freeze plug as the truck has never seen anything over 210 water temp. But at 181k there’s a very slim chance a head gasket is leaking externally.

beyond that, im gone hunting and fishing so much, I don’t have the time to get the truck down. Plus, I would like to swap axles, build motor, build trans, add GV overdrive, repaint, redo the interior, etc etc.

 

Welcome from NC!

 

Thanks folks!

 

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Welcome from SoCal. Best Gens are cool.

 

Welcome from LA (Lower Alabama)!

 

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Welcome from Nevada

 

Avid hunter, fisherman and veteran as well. Thank you for your service and welcome to the forum, from Pennsylvania

 

welcome from so cal