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Will it Run after 23 years? 1979 F100 300 Inline 6 Truck #RustBucketRescue
Abandoned in the woods for 23 years, this unique shortbed F100, featuring non-power steering and a quirky 3-on-the-tree manual transmission. Will this relic from a bygone era defy the odds and roar back to life, or will it remain a silent testament to its rugged past?
00:00 Intro
04:22 Spark Plug Extraction
16:15 Testing the Starter
18:12 Installing New Spark Plugs
23:32 New Cap, Rotor, Wires
29:59 Vacuum Harness Delete
34:53 Carburetor Install
40:36 Adding a Fuel System
43:50 Will She Turn Over?
47:10 Moment of Truth!
49:03 Beautiful, Beautiful Sounds
52:07 Parting Words
00:00 Intro
04:22 Spark Plug Extraction
16:15 Testing the Starter
18:12 Installing New Spark Plugs
23:32 New Cap, Rotor, Wires
29:59 Vacuum Harness Delete
34:53 Carburetor Install
40:36 Adding a Fuel System
43:50 Will She Turn Over?
47:10 Moment of Truth!
49:03 Beautiful, Beautiful Sounds
52:07 Parting Words
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Will it Run After 22 Years? Oddball 1976 8 lug F150 Truck #RustBucketRescue
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Will this mysterious 8 lug 1976 Ford F150 run after 22 years abandoned in the woods? www.youtube.com/@RustBucketRescue?sub_confirmation=1 00:00 Intro 03:27 Under the Hood 16:01 Does it Crank? 20:20 Adding a Fuel System 30:14 Fuel System Works! 33:52 Fixing Vacuum Leaks 36:11 The Moment of Truth! 40:23 Conclusion
Uncovering A Hidden Gem: Strange Ford MYSTERY Truck Discovered In The Woods! #RustBucketRescue
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Extremely rare 1976 Ford F130 (your read that right!) found abandoned in the woods. So what exactly IS a F130!? www.youtube.com/@RustBucketRescue?sub_confirmation=1 0:00 Intro 0:30 Mystery Truck Revealed! 1:30 Why is it Special? 2:02 F-130 Proof 4:02 Engine and Transmission 4:30 Is the Engine Locked up? 6:13 Outro F130 F130 Truck Ford F130 Truck
They made a seven lug f250 in 1998
My brother in law had a 76 Ford F-150 4x4 that was built the same way it had F-250 suspension and rearends and I've seen 2 others so I know it wasn't something someone did on their own and funny thing is that all 3 of them were the same color red and white having heard that Ford had done this so I didn't think about it being rare but now my curiosity is in overdrive so I'm going to have to check this out we never checked the VIN tag to see what it said I'm going to be looking around and hopefully one of these that were here where I live is still around I'll definitely be checking the tag to see what it says awesome video thank you for sharing it with us
Last in a race 1st in reliability
I have one has 72k miles got it off original owner no rust anywhere the seat was covered when it was new to protect it carpet was covered when new interior looks other then cracks in stearing wheel.has a 360 bb c6 trans
Happy enough with my 351m but sometimes i wish i had one of these 300s instead
F250 150 emblem
These F130 trucks (marketed as F150 HD in the spec books) are documented in the book “Ford Trucks Since 1905”, by James K. Wagner. They were the result of a supply chain shortage of F150 running gear. Whether that was due to a strike, a plant fire, or ??? I don’t recall, but Ford could not afford to stop production with the demand they had for F150s at that time.
I’m going to have to check this out, this is the first time someone has had a real explanation! Thank you!!
These F130 trucks (marketed as F150 HD in the spec books) are documented in the book “Ford Trucks Since 1905”, by James K. Wagner. They were the result of a supply chain shortage of F150 running gear. Whether that was due to a strike, a plant fire, or ??? I don’t recall, but Ford could not afford to stop production with the demand they had for F150s at that time.
I’m buying a copy of this book right now, thank you for telling me this!!
Nothing like a old truck and I would love to own one again been looking for one to work on and drive just no luck but one that been setting for 7y torn apart but has all the parts but they won't part with it they just keep covering it with tarps every few months
Check Facebook Marketplace, there’s usually quite a few trucks on there for a decent price!
Love these old trucks and would love to own either one of them even if you got them running or not I been looking for one since I had to sale my old one after my wife got sick 2 years later after we got married and we needed the money for meds and hospital bills and she had already a car loan and mine and are house bill so sold it in hopes of buying it back from her uncle but he had sold it before I even knew
Ugh, I swear family will screw you over before anyone else will! I hope you find a truck brother, check Facebook Marketplace!!
@@RustBucketRescue it's sad but true and I tried to check unfortunately I've got to get a new phone upgrade cause my old doesn't have enough space for facebook and I've even deleted just about every app on my phone and still not enough room to start a facebook account
I got 1 just bought it 1 owner truck 74k original miles no rust same color has a 360 c6 trans
C6 360 is a great combo, nice score!!
Hello From Kentucky. I was scrolling here on RUclips and noticed this video. I am also a “Old Ford Guy” and immediately subscribed to your RUclips channel. I never personally did see any of the F-130s but remember that GM was doing similar things with the “Big 10 & Heavy Half” trucks back in the day. When I worked in the equipment section of the transportation cabinet here in KY, We had a few of the “Heavy Half” trucks in the fleet although the vast majority of the 1/2 ton pickups and the crew cab trucks were either Chevrolets or Dodges which were mostly 3/4 ton with the V8 engines and 4 speed transmissions. The Chevrolet Crew Cabs were an absolute pain to do brake jobs on because for the government vehicles, GM used parts that may range back to 1973 to into the later 1980s when they finally changed the body away from the square body. When I started in the early 1990s, We really didn’t have any Fords until you went into the single axle and tandem axle dump trucks. Hope that I didn’t bore you too badly.
You did far from boring me brother, I love stories like this! What were those vehicles you maintained primarily used for?
@ The vast majority of the vehicles were used for highway maintenance and some trucks were used by the construction engineers and technicians. The vehicles were issued out when they were new and after a certain period of time and or the mileage of the vehicle, The better vehicles were reassigned for other crews to use white the vehicles that were not so good was usually replaced with either brand new vehicles or sometimes vehicles from other areas for reassignment for use in our highway district. The vehicles which ranged from cars,SUV’s through 3/4 ton trucks were fleet management vehicles while anything from 1 ton trucks through the single and tandem axle dump trucks and other types of equipment were controlled through the Division Of Equipment where I was employed for many years. We had a wide range of vehicles and equipment both large and small which our facility had to maintain and repair if at all possible. Our highway district covered 12 counties here in Central Kentucky in which we were tasked to repair at the job site. I was the welder/fabricator and worked mostly at our facility, But also had to repair broken equipment as well as complete projects sometimes in conjunction with the contractors. Hope I didn’t bore you too badly.
I love anything old car or truck,to bad wife dosn't share that view. One man's junk is another mans treasure.
My wife is an absolute saint for letting me keep all of my junk!
I was thinking I had an odd truck...thank you for showing everyone this truck! I have a 1976 f150 explorer package, 2wd, 390, auto, 8 lug !!
Check the door tag, does it say F130?
So i have a '74 F350 with 350 running gear in it but the gvm is rated as a F250 i wonder if it was a Ford Australia parts bin special for those wondering its build date is 4/74 short wheel base powered by the 300cid inline 6 4 spd manual trans dual rear wheels 8 stud all round ( Lug ) suspension is all F250
What is the GVWR?
@RustBucketRescue can't remember exactly but I'll find out
I miss mine. You literally could sit in the engine well while working on the engine. With modern seal materials most of the chronic problems could be eliminated. The distributor drive shaft had a pin which liked to shear and that was a pain but everything was accessible.
I plan to put a nice aftermarket billet distributor in and reseal the engine with modern gaskets and sealants, which as you mentioned are greatly improved over sealers of the past. Should be a nice little setup when finished!
Ford and Dodge made some odd set ups for the civil engineers, rail yards and such. They were all typically painted that dark green, had 6cylinders and no cosmetics. Yet had things like one extra leaf in the spring pack, 8 lug, and sometimes a power take-off on the back of the trans. Most of them were heavy duty manual trans. with floor shifter. Typically they deleted any side crome strips, radio and air delete. I bought 2nd hand 72 Dodge that had been used for drilling soil samples. I couldn't drive it on the hi-way over 60mph, it was geared so low. It was a great heavy duty truck that I needed at the time for my masonry business. Now I wish I would have researched that ID badge on that truck.
This sounds exactly how this one was build. Thanks for the feedback, I’m going to have to dig and see if I can find the ownership history of it and see if it was build for a gov’t or rail yard!
Interesting video. Thanks for posting. I have one correction the turn signal color. I have seen 76 with the amber lens. May have been end of year IDK. The only way i can tell is the gas filler. 76 has the caps outside and 77 started putting the fuel door on
Are you the original owner? A lot of people put amber turns signals into ‘76s after the fact. Multiple state didn’t allow clear lenses during state inspections, which is why Ford only ran clear lenses for one year before dealers complained and ambers became the standard. Many ‘76 owners converted their clears to amber to be able to pass inspections over the past 40+ years.
The F150 was first built in 1975 and called the heavy half.
Good channel with future potential. Subscribed!👍
Neat find! So this is basically the heavy halfton of the Ford world.
This would be my heaven. With a unlimited shop to rebuild each one of these 1 at a time
I like your heaven!!
Had a 72 F-100 with a 240 six. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed, thank you for watching! What color was your truck? Manual or auto?
@@RustBucketRescue It was a white short bed automatic. We also had a white 72 F-250 High Boy with a 360 four speed and a first gen Bronco with a 302.
@@wes326 quite the collection back in the day!
you need to take automotive wiring 101 . Hint the relay you are using is 4 post and you are worried about the mount being grounded . Sorry I here you talking with lack of understanding .
The solenoid coil power comes from the "S" terminal and grounds to the steel fender through the solenoid bracket. Ford puts star washers on those solenoids from the factory to ensure a good biting ground to the solenoid bracket, they do not do this for no reason, in fact new 4 post solenoids come with new star washers to ensure a good ground exactly like I talked about. If the battery is grounded to the engine, and especially if the motor mounts are rubber mounted (very common), you may not have a good ground path from solenoid to the battery. With poor bracket grounds I’ve personally seen huge arc flash between the bracket and fender while starting. I’m sorry, but you’re the one who needs to take automotive wiring 101.
That's used for a dump tuck the transmission is designed for
These f130 trucks were made for states with more strict emissions laws, CA and OR. In other states they could use the regular f150 and still meet the law. The heavier drive train was a stopgap to pass emissions. My understanding is these trucks were sold new in CA and OR most of the time. Mine has an Oregon dealer badge on the cowl.
Let me gently poke some holes in that theory. All vehicles 6,000 lb GVWR or higher were emissions exempt in ‘76, so any old 5 lug F150 was already exempt, the 5 lug F150 typically had a 6,050 to 6,200 lb GVWR. The entire reason ford even came up with the F150 was to loophole emissions. Further more, the F130 code trucks lost 50 lbs of GVWR rating over a F151 code truck, likely to cover the additional axle weight. F130s all have a 6150 lb GVWR, most 5 lug F150s have a 6,200 lb GVWR. So F130s have a LOWER GVWR, not higher, than many 5 lug trucks, which hurts the emissions theory. Also, mine was built in Virginia. Why would Ford build a truck in Virginia to sell in Oregon or California when there were plants way closer to the west coast? I’ve heard “it’s an emissions loophole truck” theory over and over, but a major flaw in that theory is the F130 package LOST, not gained, GVWR. I’ll cover this in my next video, should make for a good discussion from the community.
Dealers move inventory with each other…so that could explain some of that. Ford is famous for using up excess parts. They may have been long on heavy axles and bearings for the build period. Emissions varied more BY STATE at that time. Bean counters would be part of the mix as well. Ford parts/spec change during the build year. Most old Ford owners know the answer to the question….early or late?? Mine is dark green by the way. Has the white decals midway all around. The main thing to get out there is this was a Factory build truck…not someone swapping bodies/fenders/badges. Ford does some strange things. I still remember the 1963 Ford “wrongbed” trucks. I’m old….
@@normtew6354 I had a wrongbed Ford! Fun, oddball trucks! You hit the nail on the head with my leading theory: I suspect Ford either had a glut of 8 lug axles, or a shortage of 5 lug axles, so they built a run of 8 lug F150s, and then to reduce confusion, gave them their own unique model code of F130 so dealers wouldn’t run into the scenario of someone coming in and saying “Hey my F151 code truck has 5 lugs, but my neighbor’s F151 code truck has 8 lugs. How come he got an 8 lug axle and I didn’t?” By using a unique model code, when someone asked why their neighbors F150 got 8 lugs, the dealer could reply “He bought a F130 model truck, those receive 8 lugs, he bought a different model than you so that’s why”
The views you have had indicate this still a very interesting topic! I followed the same 20 year old thread that you did! So….good job….I am learning your sharing has been helpful. Carry on, look forward to your next vid on this.
I own an F130, 390 4sp. Ranger. Have a hard time getting people to believe that is what I have. Good to see another one. Yes an emissions build, mine sold new in Oregon. I now own it in Idaho, runs and drives well. Has 3.73 full float rear end.
Ford was following Chevys foot steps with this. In 1975 Chevy put out the "Heavy Half" which was their smaller C-10 truck with a higher GVW so they could skirt the emission standards going into effect in 1976. Ford did so for just one year with a limited amount of trucks cause they where already well into placement of the catalytic converter on to the trucks. So this is just Fords version of the Heavy Half.
The GVWR is actually LESS than that of a “normal” 5 lug F150, so that kinda pokes a hole in that theory.
In 1976 Ford offered an upgrade on chassis parts to out flank the EPA rules. This upgrade provided stronger axles, shocks and springs. I ordered one in '76 and got the twin tanks, high output heater, sliding rear window, and an 8 foot step side box. In 1988, I replaced the engine and installed a 390+ motor. I still use it.
What makes no sense to me is anything over 6,000 Lb GVWR was emissions exempt, and a "normal" F150 was over 6k GVWR, so why offer the upgrade when any old F150 was already emissions exempt?
Special order truck?
A great find! Onward!!
Thanks brother, can't wait to post another update!
Oh the memories. I had a Ford 1975 long bed, 3 on the tree, no radio, no a/c, no power nothin. Wasn’t much between the radiator and tailgate latch I didn’t repair or replace except the engine. In 2001 I told my wife I wasn’t going to sped another dime on that old truck, so in 2002 I bought a new standard cab, short bed, 4X4 Ford. I ran that truck 15 years and had 252000 miles on it in 2017 when I replaced it. After all these years, I still miss that old 75. Not sure you could kill that old 300 with a stick of dynamite.
Thanks for the story! They were definitely unkillable, sounds like you had a great truck! Every time I stumble across an old beauty rotting away in the woods that needs saved, I’m always super excited when I pop the hood and there’s a 300 six in there. Once I see that, I KNOW I can bring it back to life, and with minimal work. Fantastic engines!
Chevy did similar with a heavy half. They were 2wd but used 6 lug rear axles and had 6 lug front hubs. My brother had a 73 Cheyenne super 10heavy half I’ve never actually seen an f-130, but I knew they existed. Dentside depot did a short a while back on these. SAVE IT!!!
Check out the follow up video on my channel! Also, Part 3 is coming soon 😉
This reminds me of early production 1965 Mustang (so called 1964 1/2) made in 1964, then Ford made a lot of mechanical and electrical modification for 1965 models. The F130 might be an early production F-150, but using costly and heavy F250 axels as stop gap measure until an appropriate replacement based on modified F-100 axels. There is a discussion comparing F-100 and F-150 axels, they are nearly identical externally, except the F-150 have more robust shafts.
It's certainly possible, it'll be one of my discussion points in my upcoming video where I'll be comparing the F130 to a recently acquired F250 I have.
i would have liked a 400 m in it
I've had several 400m motors, they run great!
MY FAVORITE STYLE of truck ever would love to have it had one before miss it
Ventless fuel bowl?
They’re vented 🙂
@@RustBucketRescue realized later you were filling bowl through vent ‘ 👍🏻
Okay if I had it I could make it prettier
Does the 100 custom have the same grill
Which one? The ‘79 custom I have, or are you asking if 1976 Customs had the same grille?
A friend had a 68 Fairlane with 289 that burned to much oil he put used oil in it , 4 it's to ab9ut 100 miles
Wonder if the oil was coming from the top end (bad valve seals) or the bottom end (bad piston rings or worn out cylinder walls).
Please tell me you bought it to restore it.
Check out the follow up video on my channel! Tires come in today, my Part 3 video should be an interesting one - we’re going to find out together whether this thing will drive or not!
@@RustBucketRescue thanks I will.
Since the early 1980's, Ive owned a 1975 F150, 1981 F100, and a 1984 F150. All had the 300 cylinder. Those engines are bulletproof.
Greatest engine ever made. The perfect “truck” engine. You want a truck engine to be simple, and reliable to get the job done without a bunch of fuss. The 300 six pulls through every time, until the end of time!
I am jealous ,rare & got it running,Ford 300 is the best!
Next video is going to be epic, we’re going to put tires on and see if she’ll drive around the yard, and also compare her to a F250 to see what stuff on the F130s is directly off the F250 assembly line!
Hu. Ben do n scrap metal since 1991.never knew that.would thought some1 was just play n with englems
I thought the same at first until I remembered hearing tales of these unicorn F130s, and opened up the door and saw F130 on the door tag. I got super lucky!! Thanks for watching!
That was called a “Camper Special”. It would come with a camper in the bed of the truck. The truck would come from the factory, and the dealer would install the camper, larger tow mirrors, and a pigtail in the bed for the camper lighting. Dealers also would install air shocks in the rear. They did not sell well and not all dealers would get one.
I’ve had a few people suggest this, but it’s not a camper special, those had a different model code as well as a higher GVWR rating. The F130 was its own unique thing specifically set apart from the camper specials and other oddball trucks. I actually have a camper special, and there’s almost zero similarities between it and this F130.
I don't remember them coming with the wood battery retainer
Someone had a fun day in shop class. That thing is rock solid, they did a good job!!
OH GOOD, YOU RESCUED IT!
More videos coming soon! I’ll be comparing it to an F250 I have soon to show the similarities and differences between this heavy F150/F130 and a full fledged F250 - stay tuned!
This would make a great 'Will it Start' video!
I see you’ve seen the will it start video, next up I need to do a will it DRIVE video. New tires arrive today, stay tuned, with any luck I’ll be doing figure 8s in my back field in my next video!
@@RustBucketRescue Great!