My Ford F250 shootin' wagon has been inoperative since November 2015. I have no idea how many gallons are in the tank. Would the gasoline in it be combustible enough to have the engine run at idle until all the old gas is burned out? Does this modern-day garbage the oil companies call "gasoline" degrade to the point that it's of no value at all?
The vehicle is in the process of having a Holley 2300 two-barrel grafted onto it. The original one-barrel FoMoCo was not the correct carb for the engine; it ran so rich the plugs would turn a sooty black in just a few minutes of idle. The engine is a 300 in-line six-banger. Rather than trying to sort-out a FoMoCo carb, I opted to retrofit the Holley. I bought it new from Summit Racing, so I'm assuming there are no hidden problems and it came with tuning instructions. Tuning instructions are also to be seen on youtube. I have put the correct jets in per my altitude. Not much more to do beyond fabricating a plate (my dad is doing that) to which will be secured the OEM throttle bracket, then hook-up the fuel line and vacuum line for the brakes. Will need a new battery; the previous one went out of warranty in September 2017. Probably more dead than a door nail by now.
My shootin' wagon is a long bed and has a custom-made, raised camper top on it. Have my bench inside, and a bunch of other stuff you need when you go out to the desert and there's nothing else out there. Wherever I park and set-up, that's "my spot." "My spot" could be some other place the next time I go out. It's five feet inside, from floor to ceiling and eight feet long. I can sit completely upright on the kitchen chair inside, and the top of my head is about six inches from the ceiling. It's a great place from which to shoot. Protects me from the sun, and I can even shoot when it's raining. Swing-open doors out the back, and swing-up doors on both sides.
The vehicle is in the process of having a Holley 2300 two-barrel grafted onto it. The original one-barrel FoMoCo was not the correct carb for the engine; it ran so rich the plugs would turn a sooty black in just a few minutes of idle. The engine is a 300 in-line six-banger. Rather than trying to sort-out a FoMoCo carb, I opted to retrofit the Holley. I bought it new from Summit Racing, so I'm assuming there are no hidden problems and it came with tuning instructions. Tuning instructions are also to be seen on youtube. I have put the correct jets in per my altitude. Not much more to do beyond fabricating a plate (my dad is doing that) to which will be secured the OEM throttle bracket, then hook-up the fuel line and vacuum line for the brakes. Will need a new battery; the previous one went out of warranty in September 2017. Probably more dead than a door nail by now.
My shootin' wagon is a long bed and has a custom-made, raised camper top on it. Have my bench inside, and a bunch of other stuff you need when you go out to the desert and there's nothing else out there. Wherever I park and set-up, that's "my spot." "My spot" could be some other place the next time I go out. It's five feet inside, from floor to ceiling and eight feet long. I can sit completely upright on the kitchen chair inside, and the top of my head is about six inches from the ceiling. It's a great place from which to shoot. Protects me from the sun, and I can even shoot when it's raining. Swing-open doors out the back, and swing-up doors on both sides.
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