Standard cab, 8 foot bed, straight 6 with tons of working room in the engine compartment. If someone would make a truck like this today I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
Ram 1500 and F150 are pretty close - v6, 8ft bed, single cab. The straight 6 isn't too common these days. I would imagine with their smaller engines in there though, they would have a fair bit of room under the hood.
@@kellismith4329 Yeah, that is true. But people often speak of the basics... and I have owned a few newer trucks with nothing but the basics. Crank windows and all. Really miss my Mitsubishi raider for that reason. Damned thing was bulletproof. Used the Dodge V6 engine, 6 speed manual, crank windows. Dead simple little truck.
The friendship between a Ford and Chevrolet guy remind me of my father and his best friend. This is what the world needs. An understanding of what really matters, despite one's personal preferences.
Such a pleasure to see what an engine bay should look like. Not too many remember them. I used to sit on the fender with my feet dangling inside to work on the engine. Those were the days. 😩😊
It is extremely satisfying to watch two Master Techs , working with limited tools, having the same frustrations as I usually have all the time for similar reasons. You made my day.
that truck was slower than crap drying on the wallpaper. Everybody who drove one was embarassed to hell by every other vehicle on the road. I drove the Bronco and the E150 version. Pure junk. I hated them, and they deserved the crusher.
@@parteibonza my old 300 from 96 has almost 1million miles on it. Still hauling like it was designed to do. That engine wasn’t designed to be a racing engine, it was designed to work hard hauling and still get you from point a to b with reliability. Oil changes and tuneups have got it this far and when it hits 1million in about a month or so, I’ll have it rebuilt as a preventative measure to make it run for another million. As long as the frame holds up, it will never see a crusher or another owner beyond me. If the frame gives up, I have a tractor I am putting it in to keep it busy.
@@parteibonza YOU'RE KILLING ME WITH YOUR COMMENTS, LMAO. I've never had one but the Ford guys speak VERY HIGHLY OF THEM. I also know they've been used in a lot of industrial applications. The only straight 6's I've had is the OLE JEEP 4.0 & THAT IS A DAMN FINE ENGINE. Guys have also put a Turbo on a Jeep straight 6 some how, maybe they sell a kit ?
You mean magnesium chloride, destroyer of cars! A chemical very similar to salt, which governments have discovered is an effective way to corrode cars right off the road, and put anyone who can't afford a brand new car every 5 years on the buses.
@@michaelcrockette8694 CRAP!! The liquid anti-ice used on planes is not corrosive. It is actually basically the same compounds used in automotive coolant/antifreeze/antiboil, except it has thickening agents added to make it stick to aircraft. If it was corrosive, it would not be used, & no cars would be on the road, due to excessive corrosion of the cylinder head & block. Do your research mate. I used to work in the automotive industry, & I have friends who work as aircraft mechanics
After being in assembly plants many times in the 80's, they used air driven auto torque drivers to assemble cars and sub assemblies. But your right, no electric.
Came here to say this. This was not all done by hand, though it was likely air instead of electric power tools, though the early robotics started in the 60s, which could've been present on the assembly line for this truck.
The electric tools were developed for work in the Space Shuttle. Air tools were a non-starter as were simple hand tools. You had to be able to apply torque since microgravity didn't permit typical tools working. They could not have repaired Hubble without precision electrical drivers.
Keep that thing forever, nothing will ever be made like that again. Did you change out the composite cam gear to a cast iron one? I did that to mine because I was afraid with such high mileage it might break and strand me somewhere, now I am sure it will outlive me
@@kellismith4329 I still have the composite gears on mine.....Right now I'm thinking of selling it. It's hard to find good parts and mechanics who want to work on it. I use it alot and I need it to be dependable. I can't have it at the mechanic for weeks at a time. Plus the mechanics don't want it hanging around too.
I had a truck that looked to be almost identical to the one you're working on. It had air though. The truck was great and somehow deleted the smog setup. I gave it to a guy I worked with in trade for a snowmobile. He has the truck still, and he's added a turbo and intake with holley efi. It has the low end grunt of a diesel and a really solid midrange. It has no problem towing a 2 horse loaded trailer onto the interstate and hums happily, it drinks less fuel. Those motors are low power, but tough as nails.
that's a bunch of BS. They wouldn't pull a two horse trailer up a canyon without overheating, and burning up the clutch. Ask me how I know. You must be talking about the 5.0 302 because there was no way to modify the 300. You could buy an Offenhauser intake but it only used a 4 barrel holley. Even then, it only added a few more horsepower. And they are not tough as nails, the timing chains went out after about 140k and the auto transmission went out a lot earlier than that. They had that stupid Getrag 4 speed OD, with the stupid reverse on the left side. The clutch would burn out quicker than every other vehicle I've ever driven. Again, ask me how I know. If I ever bought one of those years again, I would definitely go with the 5.0 or the 5.8.
@parteibonza I had an 86 with the high output 5.8l. Decent start to build off. However I don't think you paid much attention to the video or what I typed. Yes, the offenhouser intake was used. So was a newer set of split headers for the modification to put on the holley efi. This system uses a square bore carburetor base and looks much like a carburetor at a glance. It got a bump in the cam, which my friend will is looking for the information on. And then we come to.the problem.of the timing chain. If you had a timing chain on your 300 i6, it sure wasn't a Ford. I believe he put in Harland Sharpe rockers and had to get custom.pushrods. the oiling system was opened up and the entire engine got a nicer oil flow. The timing chain that caused you so many problems is not a problem because these were timing tears. These engines were used in f550 and larger trucks. They are well known as being one of the toughest engines out there. They have 7 main bearings and I'd you do a little work on the crank and balance it correctly, it'll Rev much luir a BMW. That said, you must suck at driving as much as reading comprehension. In 83 my old f150 4x4 was running into a c6 transmission and before I sold it to turbo it pulled many grain wagons to fill the grain elevator in my old small town. You need to learn to drive if you smoked the clutch so easily on a 5 speed. Our company trucks were Ford and dodge trucks from 79 to 96 in years and all had standard transmissions. They ranged from.4 cylinder rangers and small block.dodge and ford's to a Frankenstein f159 with 4wd and a blade. It had a 460 in it out of a71 Lincoln, I'm told. I know it was a monster. The owner had a new dodge 3500 with the dodge v10 and 4x4. It never saw hard work but was mostly abyss man's toy with magnetic company signs. Oh, also. We don't have much in the was of canyons in iowa. However I did haul gravel out of a mine to my uncles place. The trailer and gravel was 7300lbs. It waa too much for those rear strings, but the engine in the 78 f250 2wd want having issues. It was a real trick to drive home in the dark with the headlights shining off in space, bur I made it.ive serviced agricultural equipment and generators and Schwan's trucks that used the 300. Even had 4 ups trucks with then. Sold the engines and transmissions to off readers and a friend bought the rolling body and chassis to people that needed storage for outdoor livestock and small farm animals. G Chickens and rabbits most often, and they make a great dog house for hunting and guard dogs. So maybe you need to get back to GTA and try to follow the story closer instead of talking crap about i6 workhorses. All the big 3 had i6 designed engines that served as often in industrial applications as they did in road vehicles.
1983 heater core leaks = no problem it just drains to ground... 2000+ heater core leaks = big problem. dash and interior out... good job engineers, nailed it lol
It's so awesome ti see a truck like that in such nice shape. No A/C but huge vents were good for cool air in Michigan 😁those motors are dependable 💯we had those on the cranberry bogs just like that! Vehicles have come a long way when looking back into time like this👍👍Thanks Ray for the time capsule it's so good to see this truck like new😁💯👍👍👍
What a time capsule! That's the same truck the owner had at the gas station I worked at in the early to mid 80's. He had a push bar on the front and we would push cars back to the station several miles away. That was back when most cars had big chrome bumpers. We'd also do emergency road service in it. We'd take jumper cables, a screwdriver to hold the butterfly open on the carb and a can of starter fluid. Every morning it was below 20 out the boss had dollar signs in his eyes. This was in a Detrout suburb of Plymouth, Michigan, btw . The truck was an '83 2wd only it was a metallic red with a 302 auto. My grandfather had a '76 with the inline 6 and a 3 on the tree. It's the vehicle I learned to drive on when I was 14 in 1980.
@@krisbuildit5149 The Standard full service gas station was on Northville Rd right next to the bridge over M14. It's now called Lakeshore Tire and Auto. You can see the remnants of the pump island out front. It still has tge car wash behind it, but the party store that used to be on the south side os now condos. The people who used to drive out from Detroit to work at one of the manufacturing plants out in Plymouth would go to the party store on Friday, cash their checks, grab a sandwich and some lottery tickets and then come over and have us fill it up. We had this real character that would bring his Cadillac over and we used to get a kick out of asking him what grade of gas he wanted. He'd ask for the gold. I want the gold! We had a 3 of of what became the Ford Taurus pull in for gas one time. They were test mules in camouflage. I also worked at the Mayflower Hotel. It was on the corner of Main and Ann Arbor Trail. It's actually the site of the first structure built in what later became Plymouth. I used to live off Ann Arbor Rd west of Sheldon Rd. I used to walk to Salem.
Fun video so TY Ray, the idea we have 2 Master Auto techs making a simple 30 minute job into a days adventure is heaven. What a great find for ARod, mint is the word and loved how it ticks over so smooth and quiet well done Ray on helping out a mate and having fun while doing it. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘💖💖
Your comments about electric tools (ratchets, etc) being rare when that truck was built, brings back memories from the mid 1960’s when I worked as a mechanic at an Oldsmobile dealership. Only power tool we regularly used was a pneumatic impact wrench for removing and installing lug nuts. Everything else was performed with hand tools. I got a battery powered ratchet for Christmas and I love it.
This is the kind of rig I grew up working on. Straight up and simple. No electronics other than the radio. Heater boxes can be a pain in the ass to work on. We'd soak the hose ends in a cup of boiling water to soften them a bit then push them on. Electric tools have been around since the 40s and that heater box was more than likely assembled using them. Here in Oz these Canadian 300s are highly sought after. Most of the older F trucks had a 4.1L 250cui straight 6 or came with 4.9L 302cui V8 or 5.8L 351cui V8. The V8s were Cleveland motors rather than WIndsors. Those turn out quarter glasses were called "smokers friends". So you could drive along with the window up but still ash out the window.
Lol smoker windows, or vent windows - I had to replace mine awhile ago as I locked my keys inside for the umpteenth time and couldn’t locate long enough coathook etc to break in where I was stranded, so I just busted out the vent window, easy to replace
For years UPS used that engine in their brown trucks of joy. The 300 was also employed in numerous industrial and agricultural machines. It powered irrigation pumps, wood chippers, ski lifts. etc.
My step dad had the same exact truck in the same exact color except 1984. Can still smell that new car smell from it. Remember it being a smooth ride for a pickup truck. And Yankees baseball on the AM dial.
I thought I was doing good with 23,000 miles on my 2015, but this is really mint. Reminds me of the time I had to change the heater core on my 1984 Chevrolet. Yes, every nut and bolt will be standard, not metric.
Hey Ray, heard you state yall were master mechanics, why don't you have the patch on your garage shirts. I always had them on my shirts, and the sign in front of my shop.
I used to rely on Haynes shop manuals but they completely changed how they were printed. I have a few old manuals and the best but most expensive is my E34 bmw shop manual printed by another company but it has every bolt a wire in the car. Great piece of old shop history.
I have an 85 F250 with a 460, 90k original miles, original owner basically (my dad gave it to me). Looks almost identical to this one, color and all inside and out. Except with A/C and a 4 speed manual.
For many years I never bought a car without buying a Chilton’s shop manual. You guys were showing your youth by being fascinated by that manual and not having SAE standard sockets😆. Enjoyed seeing this video of an old school classic truck. Thanks for the entertainment!
I've realized watching this I have no business wrenching on anything anymore given I've never used anything but hand tools and worked from a Chilton's -- I must be old [edit: I also own zero metric tools... I should do a toolbox opening vid of the box I keep under he seat of my 74 Chevy and did everything including engine change over past 30+ years ]
One of my top number one favorite motors Ford ever made was a 300 straight-six, I've had a few in my trucks from the 70s and a couple of Vans, just a simple easy to work on and maintain motor wish we could go back to do simple times
I would have taken some super glue and glued that nut to the back just for the purpose of holding it there to tighten down. Not sure if that would have worked but I would have tried it. haha
The 300 I6 is the best engine Ford ever made! I have an Offenhauser C-Series 4bbl manifold and EFI exhaust manifolds for mine! It was an industrial engine, with a forged crank, hardened valve seats, and steel timing gears. Put a Pertronix ignition in it, but gonna go for an HEI style distributor for it soon too. Heater core is so easy to replace on those! 45 minutes max, including filling and bleeding! Have a great day, Sir! And God Bless! o7
Surprised that that book didn't disintegrate when you picked it up that old manual might be worth more than the truck where is the scan tool connecter no DCM How do you know what wrong with it. 😊 That's when you didn't need NASA to train people to work on cars
Can't remember how many of those trucks I've had. 63 f150 was my first truck modified with a 390 race engine or was it a 1960 ranchero. I had 3 or 4 before I could get my license. Then started riding a Honda cb200...lol...first legal vehicle a 1968 ss Chevelle at 16.…..
Oh man this was an awesome video. See you two work together is the best. Nice F150. We had a 1956 Chevy in high school. No AC, no seat belts, manual windows and used a roll of TP for oil filter. If was easy ti work on because you didn't have AC and electrical stuff inder the hood. Loved that car.
I did refrigeration and air conditioning for 47 years and that’s how I repaired some copper pipe just the way you did. Good old needle nose pliers 👍👍 I always liked that body style of Ford trucks and that 300 in line six is a work horse of an engine. So dependable.
I have been looking for one of these 300 straight 6 for quite some time. I don't expect to find one this nice... Just desire to get one that I can get working again.
This truck is the first truck I ever drove. At the wee age of 11 rotations of the planet. I started driving up and down our short road. It was same truck with the explorer decal on the cab and bed with explorer at the tail end of the bed. Dad traded it for a 94 f-150 in 94. I miss this truck and it is something I would want to find for nostalgic reasons.
Now THAT is one sweet truck👍 Great video, LOL "I love my job so much I do it on vacation". But that really wasn't work, it was having fun with a friend 👊
Wow this is awesome and shows my age and tool box that still has all the sockets and wrench to work on all of the pre mill cars and trucks! And those old Fords were the best to wrench on. This is so much memorable and thanks for posting it!
This was an awesome video. My grandpa bought this exact same model brand new in 1982. My dad ended up with it. By the time he got it in the early 90’s, it had seen better days. I remember we would all pile in the cab and whoever was sitting in the middle, had to move their legs to the side so my dad could change gears.
One of the best trucks! My grandpa had that same truck back in the day, great ride! Fun fact, I shut my fingers in the door when I got out one time and the door was locked, that sucked. Lol. Thanks for the ride guys!!
neat old truck, looks like one of my grandfathers that he used to plow driveways in lackawanne , ny . wonderful piece of history especially with it running!
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ray come on, you dont really beleive that truck has 8,000 miles, or even 18,000 miles.
108 Thou.
@@NoWr2Run yes probaly, more realalistic.
@@jongonegone1262 AGREED.
The interior ws perfect Aaron is the second owner and has known this truck for years, it has 8k legit
@@RainmanRaysRepairs youve been taken for a ride.
I don't always watch RUclips videos, but when I do, I watch Rainman Ray's Repairs.
lol!
I'll second that!
Your contracted to watch.
Her: I bet he's talking to other women when he's out with the boys
Him:
I concur.
Standard cab, 8 foot bed, straight 6 with tons of working room in the engine compartment. If someone would make a truck like this today I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
4 wheel drive, automatic transmission....
Ram 1500 and F150 are pretty close - v6, 8ft bed, single cab. The straight 6 isn't too common these days. I would imagine with their smaller engines in there though, they would have a fair bit of room under the hood.
MrSloika So would I. Ford did great with trucks back then I always liked this body style.
@@waldojim42they are also way over complicated and constructed of mostly plastic wherever possible
@@kellismith4329 Yeah, that is true. But people often speak of the basics... and I have owned a few newer trucks with nothing but the basics. Crank windows and all. Really miss my Mitsubishi raider for that reason. Damned thing was bulletproof. Used the Dodge V6 engine, 6 speed manual, crank windows. Dead simple little truck.
The good old days when you did not have to remove the entire dash to replace the HVAC system.
right! lol
Look like a heater core...not an evaporator
Unless it was a Crown Vic station wagon...ask me how I know. No wait don't, I don't want to remember it.
This is tough one compared to my Studebaker Champ. The heater core is on the right inner fender, couldn't be easier to get to.
@@JaniceWells-fl3octechnically they are the same thing
The friendship between a Ford and Chevrolet guy remind me of my father and his best friend. This is what the world needs. An understanding of what really matters, despite one's personal preferences.
BOY YOU ARE NOT KIDDING BROTHER, GREAT COMMENT.
Yeah ! Rainbow and Errand....
Yep, my best friend and I, grew up in the 50’s/60’s , he a Ford guy and me a Chevy guy are still best friends 60+ years later.
Well built things are well built things no matter who’s badge they wear
Such a pleasure to see what an engine bay should look like. Not too many remember them. I used to sit on the fender with my feet dangling inside to work on the engine. Those were the days. 😩😊
On my 76 Blazer I used to sit on one vendor to do 135 + 7 spark plugs and on the other side 2 4 6 & 8 was great have a great day
A truck from 1980 is holding together better than most people.
To be fair it only has 8800 miles on it and has stayed inside a storage unit
I only wished Ford still built them like this.
One of the best styles for Ford.
@@larrybe2900it was a winner
@@Terminxmansweet truck and a good engine but yeah I agree
It is extremely satisfying to watch two Master Techs , working with limited tools, having the same frustrations as I usually have all the time for similar reasons. You made my day.
2 master techs that don't know an early 80s Ford has standard bolts. Maybe turn your hat more and say more dumb shit
NICE CLEAN TRUCK,,ONE OF THE BEST ENGINES MADE ASLONG AS YOU KEEP UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE
Yep, Like the Jeep 4.0, SOLID ENGINES IF YA TREAT THEM RIGHT.
Close to 400,000 on mine
that truck was slower than crap drying on the wallpaper. Everybody who drove one was embarassed to hell by every other vehicle on the road. I drove the Bronco and the E150 version. Pure junk. I hated them, and they deserved the crusher.
@@parteibonza my old 300 from 96 has almost 1million miles on it. Still hauling like it was designed to do. That engine wasn’t designed to be a racing engine, it was designed to work hard hauling and still get you from point a to b with reliability. Oil changes and tuneups have got it this far and when it hits 1million in about a month or so, I’ll have it rebuilt as a preventative measure to make it run for another million. As long as the frame holds up, it will never see a crusher or another owner beyond me. If the frame gives up, I have a tractor I am putting it in to keep it busy.
@@parteibonza YOU'RE KILLING ME WITH YOUR COMMENTS, LMAO. I've never had one but the Ford guys speak VERY HIGHLY OF THEM. I also know they've been used in a lot of industrial applications.
The only straight 6's I've had is the OLE JEEP 4.0 & THAT IS A DAMN FINE ENGINE. Guys have also put a Turbo on a Jeep straight 6 some how, maybe they sell a kit ?
Ray, magnesium chloride goes on the streets as an ice preventer. Glycol is used to de-ice planes. Great video. Keep it up!
You mean magnesium chloride, destroyer of cars! A chemical very similar to salt, which governments have discovered is an effective way to corrode cars right off the road, and put anyone who can't afford a brand new car every 5 years on the buses.
The coolant I use in my car has ethylene-glycol in it, as you state, also used to de-ice planes. Cheap, but very effective.
that liquid anti ice stuff is worse than salt for ur car. it will eat up ur cars underside if not thoroughly and promptly washed off.
@@michaelcrockette8694 CRAP!! The liquid anti-ice used on planes is not corrosive. It is actually basically the same compounds used in automotive coolant/antifreeze/antiboil, except it has thickening agents added to make it stick to aircraft. If it was corrosive, it would not be used, & no cars would be on the road, due to excessive corrosion of the cylinder head & block. Do your research mate. I used to work in the automotive industry, & I have friends who work as aircraft mechanics
@@christophermarshall5765 you might want to re-read what he said.
Wow. That’s amazing vehicles like this still exist.
After being in assembly plants many times in the 80's, they used air driven auto torque drivers to assemble cars and sub assemblies. But your right, no electric.
Came here to say this. This was not all done by hand, though it was likely air instead of electric power tools, though the early robotics started in the 60s, which could've been present on the assembly line for this truck.
The electric tools were developed for work in the Space Shuttle. Air tools were a non-starter as were simple hand tools. You had to be able to apply torque since microgravity didn't permit typical tools working. They could not have repaired Hubble without precision electrical drivers.
Oh yeah, they probably cost tens of thousands each given the cost of anything that flew.
On vacation helping a guy out ! Good man ray enjoy you trip stay safe you and family
Dude, i love workin with you...im still watchin AND laffin 😅😅
I have an 1983 Ford E-100 with a 4.9L 300-6, I bought it new and I ordered all the various shop manuals from Ford after I bought it. Still runs good.
NICE.
Keep that thing forever, nothing will ever be made like that again. Did you change out the composite cam gear to a cast iron one? I did that to mine because I was afraid with such high mileage it might break and strand me somewhere, now I am sure it will outlive me
@@kellismith4329 I still have the composite gears on mine.....Right now I'm thinking of selling it. It's hard to find good parts and mechanics who want to work on it. I use it alot and I need it to be dependable. I can't have it at the mechanic for weeks at a time. Plus the mechanics don't want it hanging around too.
wow ray its about time you put a video up been waiting days love the content but the most important thing is to have yourself a great day Ray
I had a truck that looked to be almost identical to the one you're working on. It had air though. The truck was great and somehow deleted the smog setup. I gave it to a guy I worked with in trade for a snowmobile. He has the truck still, and he's added a turbo and intake with holley efi. It has the low end grunt of a diesel and a really solid midrange. It has no problem towing a 2 horse loaded trailer onto the interstate and hums happily, it drinks less fuel. Those motors are low power, but tough as nails.
100%
that's a bunch of BS. They wouldn't pull a two horse trailer up a canyon without overheating, and burning up the clutch. Ask me how I know. You must be talking about the 5.0 302 because there was no way to modify the 300. You could buy an Offenhauser intake but it only used a 4 barrel holley. Even then, it only added a few more horsepower. And they are not tough as nails, the timing chains went out after about 140k and the auto transmission went out a lot earlier than that. They had that stupid Getrag 4 speed OD, with the stupid reverse on the left side. The clutch would burn out quicker than every other vehicle I've ever driven. Again, ask me how I know. If I ever bought one of those years again, I would definitely go with the 5.0 or the 5.8.
@parteibonza I had an 86 with the high output 5.8l. Decent start to build off. However I don't think you paid much attention to the video or what I typed. Yes, the offenhouser intake was used. So was a newer set of split headers for the modification to put on the holley efi. This system uses a square bore carburetor base and looks much like a carburetor at a glance. It got a bump in the cam, which my friend will is looking for the information on. And then we come to.the problem.of the timing chain. If you had a timing chain on your 300 i6, it sure wasn't a Ford. I believe he put in Harland Sharpe rockers and had to get custom.pushrods. the oiling system was opened up and the entire engine got a nicer oil flow. The timing chain that caused you so many problems is not a problem because these were timing tears. These engines were used in f550 and larger trucks. They are well known as being one of the toughest engines out there. They have 7 main bearings and I'd you do a little work on the crank and balance it correctly, it'll Rev much luir a BMW. That said, you must suck at driving as much as reading comprehension. In 83 my old f150 4x4 was running into a c6 transmission and before I sold it to turbo it pulled many grain wagons to fill the grain elevator in my old small town. You need to learn to drive if you smoked the clutch so easily on a 5 speed. Our company trucks were Ford and dodge trucks from 79 to 96 in years and all had standard transmissions. They ranged from.4 cylinder rangers and small block.dodge and ford's to a Frankenstein f159 with 4wd and a blade. It had a 460 in it out of a71 Lincoln, I'm told. I know it was a monster. The owner had a new dodge 3500 with the dodge v10 and 4x4. It never saw hard work but was mostly abyss man's toy with magnetic company signs. Oh, also. We don't have much in the was of canyons in iowa. However I did haul gravel out of a mine to my uncles place. The trailer and gravel was 7300lbs. It waa too much for those rear strings, but the engine in the 78 f250 2wd want having issues. It was a real trick to drive home in the dark with the headlights shining off in space, bur I made it.ive serviced agricultural equipment and generators and Schwan's trucks that used the 300. Even had 4 ups trucks with then. Sold the engines and transmissions to off readers and a friend bought the rolling body and chassis to people that needed storage for outdoor livestock and small farm animals. G
Chickens and rabbits most often, and they make a great dog house for hunting and guard dogs. So maybe you need to get back to GTA and try to follow the story closer instead of talking crap about i6 workhorses. All the big 3 had i6 designed engines that served as often in industrial applications as they did in road vehicles.
@@dustinshadle732 WELL, THAT WAS A COOL READ, T.Y.
@@dustinshadle732 yeah i'm mistaken it has timing gears. Oh well, it was junk and I was happy to rid myself of it.
1983 heater core leaks = no problem it just drains to ground...
2000+ heater core leaks = big problem. dash and interior out...
good job engineers, nailed it lol
Also $2,000 later it might be fixed ? Krazy how they build cars now, CRAMMED TOGETHER.
@@NoWr2Run will likely never be the same
@@kellismith4329 VERY TRUE.
Surprisingly quiet engine/exhaust for such an old truck!
I was tginking that too, Oh so that’s how it is supposed to sound, my exhaust system is swiss cheese from roadsalt
thats in very good condition for the year it is worth buying , thanks for the video
So grateful to have grown up around these simple vehicles. Thanks for sharing this gem!
It's so awesome ti see a truck like that in such nice shape. No A/C but huge vents were good for cool air in Michigan 😁those motors are dependable 💯we had those on the cranberry bogs just like that! Vehicles have come a long way when looking back into time like this👍👍Thanks Ray for the time capsule it's so good to see this truck like new😁💯👍👍👍
What a time capsule!
That's the same truck the owner had at the gas station I worked at in the early to mid 80's.
He had a push bar on the front and we would push cars back to the station several miles away. That was back when most cars had big chrome bumpers.
We'd also do emergency road service in it. We'd take jumper cables, a screwdriver to hold the butterfly open on the carb and a can of starter fluid. Every morning it was below 20 out the boss had dollar signs in his eyes.
This was in a Detrout suburb of Plymouth, Michigan, btw .
The truck was an '83 2wd only it was a metallic red with a 302 auto.
My grandfather had a '76 with the inline 6 and a 3 on the tree. It's the vehicle I learned to drive on when I was 14 in 1980.
That’s where I live too!
@@krisbuildit5149 The Standard full service gas station was on Northville Rd right next to the bridge over M14. It's now called Lakeshore Tire and Auto. You can see the remnants of the pump island out front. It still has tge car wash behind it, but the party store that used to be on the south side os now condos.
The people who used to drive out from Detroit to work at one of the manufacturing plants out in Plymouth would go to the party store on Friday, cash their checks, grab a sandwich and some lottery tickets and then come over and have us fill it up. We had this real character that would bring his Cadillac over and we used to get a kick out of asking him what grade of gas he wanted. He'd ask for the gold. I want the gold!
We had a 3 of of what became the Ford Taurus pull in for gas one time. They were test mules in camouflage.
I also worked at the Mayflower Hotel. It was on the corner of Main and Ann Arbor Trail. It's actually the site of the first structure built in what later became Plymouth.
I used to live off Ann Arbor Rd west of Sheldon Rd. I used to walk to Salem.
Fun video so TY Ray, the idea we have 2 Master Auto techs making a simple 30 minute job into a days adventure is heaven. What a great find for ARod, mint is the word and loved how it ticks over so smooth and quiet well done Ray on helping out a mate and having fun while doing it.
Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘💖💖
Your comments about electric tools (ratchets, etc) being rare when that truck was built, brings back memories from the mid 1960’s when I worked as a mechanic at an Oldsmobile dealership. Only power tool we regularly used was a pneumatic impact wrench for removing and installing lug nuts. Everything else was performed with hand tools.
I got a battery powered ratchet for Christmas and I love it.
I truly hope you don’t stop doing repair vids. I depend on you!
What a CLASSIC F-150 -- and in MINT condition! Nice!
This is by far the best channel on RUclips.
Are you serious?
This is the kind of rig I grew up working on. Straight up and simple. No electronics other than the radio. Heater boxes can be a pain in the ass to work on. We'd soak the hose ends in a cup of boiling water to soften them a bit then push them on.
Electric tools have been around since the 40s and that heater box was more than likely assembled using them.
Here in Oz these Canadian 300s are highly sought after. Most of the older F trucks had a 4.1L 250cui straight 6 or came with 4.9L 302cui V8 or 5.8L 351cui V8. The V8s were Cleveland motors rather than WIndsors.
Those turn out quarter glasses were called "smokers friends". So you could drive along with the window up but still ash out the window.
Lol smoker windows, or vent windows - I had to replace mine awhile ago as I locked my keys inside for the umpteenth time and couldn’t locate long enough coathook etc to break in where I was stranded, so I just busted out the vent window, easy to replace
300 straight six… couldn’t blow it up.. great engine… cool vids brother…
Isn't that the motor that started the "Ford Tough" slogan? That 300 straight six could liberate Europe...
For years UPS used that engine in their brown trucks of joy. The 300 was also employed in numerous industrial and agricultural machines. It powered irrigation pumps, wood chippers, ski lifts. etc.
My step dad had the same exact truck in the same exact color except 1984. Can still smell that new car smell from it. Remember it being a smooth ride for a pickup truck. And Yankees baseball on the AM dial.
Holding my breath for the rubber not crumbling to dust after 40 years.
That was great to go back in time. Ray you are the best to watch. Thanks
That's an absolute time capsule, What a great find
I have an '83 F100 with the 300-6 that I restored by myself, I changed the heater core too . Simple, easy job. I love my truck.
I thought I was doing good with 23,000 miles on my 2015, but this is really mint. Reminds me of the time I had to change the heater core on my 1984 Chevrolet. Yes, every nut and bolt will be standard, not metric.
Now you get several sizes of each on a single component
Oh my goodness the redish orange firebird is gorgeous @Rainman Ray's Repairs
Those Ford straight sixes are bullet proof. Great workhorse engines.
Had a 1986 Ford F150 4X4 same color with the straight 6. Brings back some good memories.
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Nice clean original truck. Have a great vacation Ray.
Hey Ray, heard you state yall were master mechanics, why don't you have the patch on your garage shirts. I always had them on my shirts, and the sign in front of my shop.
Just for future reference Ray , you just cut off the hoses as close too the nipples - and you don't re-use those hose clamps either ( 1 time use ) .
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Storage unit with a full set of pliers...thats why.
@@johnnysechrist6313 It doesn't mean what it used to.
That dark blue paint is stunning omg so gorgeous @Rainman Ray's Repairs
Hit the like button because Ray deserves it 👍
Gorgeous old 83 F150 wow at that paint 8k miles she is mint @Rainman Ray's Repairs
Hope you're enjoying well deserved time off.
I would love to have that truck! The Ford 300 straight 6 was / is indestructible!
Wow, awesome find, they don't build 'em like that anymore
YA, Those Firebirds were nice, LOL. NO THEY REALLY WERE.
Seeing the dimmer switch brought back memories. Thanks for sharing this video.
I used to rely on Haynes shop manuals but they completely changed how they were printed. I have a few old manuals and the best but most expensive is my E34 bmw shop manual printed by another company but it has every bolt a wire in the car. Great piece of old shop history.
AGREED, Haynes not so good any more, I buy shop manuals also.
That is one MINT truck! I don’t blame him wanting to keep the mileage down. You guys are great to watch. Keep it coming and have a good vacation
Can't have many more left in it.
Nice clean truck , love the color too.
That is one hell of a mint Ford F150 Find you got there Arod @Rainman Ray's Repairs
I have an 85 F250 with a 460, 90k original miles, original owner basically (my dad gave it to me). Looks almost identical to this one, color and all inside and out. Except with A/C and a 4 speed manual.
WOW, You are a lucky guy, a 460 yet, WITH A 4 SPEED, NICE.
For many years I never bought a car without buying a Chilton’s shop manual. You guys were showing your youth by being fascinated by that manual and not having SAE standard sockets😆. Enjoyed seeing this video of an old school classic truck. Thanks for the entertainment!
Same here.
I've realized watching this I have no business wrenching on anything anymore given I've never used anything but hand tools and worked from a Chilton's -- I must be old [edit: I also own zero metric tools... I should do a toolbox opening vid of the box I keep under he seat of my 74 Chevy and did everything including engine change over past 30+ years ]
One of my top number one favorite motors Ford ever made was a 300 straight-six, I've had a few in my trucks from the 70s and a couple of Vans, just a simple easy to work on and maintain motor wish we could go back to do simple times
That is a sweet truck!!! Nice to see you backish, lol!! Enjoy your time!!
Ah, the 1980s, those were simpler days! 😊
These where the days of doing all your own maintenance this truck looks mint love it
Sweet truck!!
Wow. Bringing back memories.
My first truck was an f100 step side same color same engine same leaking heater core.
Such great memories.
I would have taken some super glue and glued that nut to the back just for the purpose of holding it there to tighten down. Not sure if that would have worked but I would have tried it. haha
I remember doing the heater core on my 86 460, didn't drain the system and just threw some bolts in the lines. Worked great
Less than 9k? Man, she isn't even broke in yet.
I wasn't sure who I was watching, Rainman Ray or Diesel Creek!
The 300 I6 is the best engine Ford ever made! I have an Offenhauser C-Series 4bbl manifold and EFI exhaust manifolds for mine! It was an industrial engine, with a forged crank, hardened valve seats, and steel timing gears. Put a Pertronix ignition in it, but gonna go for an HEI style distributor for it soon too. Heater core is so easy to replace on those! 45 minutes max, including filling and bleeding!
Have a great day, Sir! And God Bless! o7
Wish they would start making them again.
It's arguably one of the best engines any automaker has ever made.
Hi ray I can't wait you make more videos of you fixing customers cars or truck I hope you come back from your vacation soon thank
That's not a "barn find". It is mint. It hasn't been in a barn for 30 years. It's nice though
Love these old F150s. My first truck was an 86 single cab short bed with the 5.0.
Surprised that that book didn't disintegrate when you picked it up that old manual might be worth more than the truck where is the scan tool connecter no DCM How do you know what wrong with it. 😊 That's when you didn't need NASA to train people to work on cars
Can't remember how many of those trucks I've had. 63 f150 was my first truck modified with a 390 race engine or was it a 1960 ranchero. I had 3 or 4 before I could get my license. Then started riding a Honda cb200...lol...first legal vehicle a 1968 ss Chevelle at 16.…..
I like this change of pace, I'm glad you uploaded this on your main!
Excellent clean truck with very low miles and with my number one favorite Ford engine, great video 😊👍
Good morning to you sir, have a great day !!!!
It's fun watching two young guys work on things I still think of as fairly modern. I mean anything post emissions....
Oh man this was an awesome video. See you two work together is the best. Nice F150. We had a 1956 Chevy in high school. No AC, no seat belts, manual windows and used a roll of TP for oil filter. If was easy ti work on because you didn't have AC and electrical stuff inder the hood. Loved that car.
great find specially mint!
restored.
That truck is SWEEEEEET!!!! That's a great Ford engine!
I drove one of those at work from new for 10 years. Love the AC quarter window.
I did refrigeration and air conditioning for 47 years and that’s how I repaired some copper pipe just the way you did. Good old needle nose pliers 👍👍 I always liked that body style of Ford trucks and that 300 in line six is a work horse of an engine. So dependable.
I had a 86 f150 with a double low manual trans that I loved
Now THAT is a real pickup truck. A real you're able to haul stuff pickup truck. In excellent condition.
I have been looking for one of these 300 straight 6 for quite some time. I don't expect to find one this nice... Just desire to get one that I can get working again.
This truck is the first truck I ever drove. At the wee age of 11 rotations of the planet. I started driving up and down our short road. It was same truck with the explorer decal on the cab and bed with explorer at the tail end of the bed. Dad traded it for a 94 f-150 in 94. I miss this truck and it is something I would want to find for nostalgic reasons.
Good. Bought a 1979 f150 new.. 300 ci, 4 speed, 4 wheel drive, 6 foot bed, a helluva truck.
Beautiful truck. Omg. So clean and rust free.
Those 300 six’s were a great motor . That truck is so quite . Great find .
Now THAT is one sweet truck👍 Great video, LOL "I love my job so much I do it on vacation". But that really wasn't work, it was having fun with a friend 👊
That is like just out of the showroom. Beautiful.
That’s a nice truck. I giggled a little when Rainman was asking for MM tools.
I didn’t get to see this last time I visited him, so this is a treat. She’s such a beauty! LOL @ your TCM joke 😂
Love the added commentary, makes me laugh , I listen while I’m at work rofl !
Brings back memories of the earlier cars I had and would work in in the driveway.
Wow this is awesome and shows my age and tool box that still has all the sockets and wrench to work on all of the pre mill cars and trucks! And those old Fords were the best to wrench on.
This is so much memorable and thanks for posting it!
You & A-Rod were messing with us in another video with a 6.7 diesel,silly rabbit ! Nice truck.Have a great vacation Lauren & kids too
This was an awesome video. My grandpa bought this exact same model brand new in 1982. My dad ended up with it. By the time he got it in the early 90’s, it had seen better days. I remember we would all pile in the cab and whoever was sitting in the middle, had to move their legs to the side so my dad could change gears.
Welcome to Michigan, Ray! I wish there was a mechanic like you around here!
The one handed operation is exquisite. I can barely function with all my fingies, you’re a magician working with a camera hand.
Now that's one hell of a survivor. Very cool truck. And 2 Firebird cameos to boot. Excellent video. 🙂
One of the best trucks! My grandpa had that same truck back in the day, great ride! Fun fact, I shut my fingers in the door when I got out one time and the door was locked, that sucked. Lol. Thanks for the ride guys!!
neat old truck, looks like one of my grandfathers that he used to plow
driveways in lackawanne , ny . wonderful piece of history especially
with it running!
When I had my '68 Chevy C-10..
I, too, had a manual like this. And it was JUST for the 1968 Chevy.. plus all the wire diagrams for each body style.