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rhagfo
Feb 17, 2017Explorer III
Old-Biscuit wrote:
1976 Ford F250 'Camper Special' with 460 CID and auto trans
Got 5 mpg :E :M
1st year CA required 3/4 ton emissions so 460 was 'detuned' to meet standards.
I changed timing gear set (cam/crank) to 1974 model, added dual exhaust and Carter AFB 4 bbl carb....woke motor up and got 10 mpg loaded/unloaded
GF and I went all over CA, UT, WY and MT....ended up getting married in Billings MT during one of our excursions
One of the BEST trucks I have owned!
Goggle pic of same year/model. Mine was Blue/White
Wow, that brings back memories of our 79 F250 CS with the 460 C6 combo, we got closer to 10 mpg put an 8' Caveman camper in it and had a great time with the family camping up and down the Oregon Coast. Ours was a Club Cab with the center facing jump seats in the back!!
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