Forget the piston stop

[oldbuzzard]

Quick someone change the subject to what oil mix ratio is best

 

[oldbuzzard]

I use my Fiskars. . .

Philbert

Which size? It makes a difference you know.

 

[Chevboy0167]

 

[HarleyT]

Which size? It makes a difference you know.

My wife says that all of the time.....

 

[oldbuzzard]

My wife says that all of the time.....

Yours too?

 

[Bill G]

I just pulled the intake and exhaust manifold off my 81 F-150 300 straight six between posting on this stupid forum . Ticking noise .Every professional auto mechanic says it was a cracked exhaust manifold on the back side, but if it is it's invisible. One of the exhaust ports is coated black, and the rest are relatively clean. I took the wires off one by one and they all caused a skip. But, I'm afraid I've got a valve problem.

The 300 was one of the best engines Ford made. I will not say they are bulletproof because nothing is but they are darn good. A lot of folks discount them for a heavy truck. I have put a lot of miles on them. Many decades ago we were picking corn and hauling to the elevator about about 12 miles away. Dad had a F-150 with a 300 4 speed. I was too young to be driving but has that ever stopped any of us? WelI I overloaded a gravity wagon and headed out. Well since it was a gravity wagon there was zero tongue weight. When I got home and Dad saw the scale ticket he put a string of words together. I had 212 bushel on it which is 11,782 pounds plus the wagon.

My former father-in-law had a F-350 with a 12ft flatbed. It had been a dog food delivery truck it it's former glory. Well I had to pick up a Oliver tractor I bought and used his truck to go get it. Well I put GN flatbed and headed out. I looked down and the oil pressure gauge was below "L" I looked at the other oil pressure gauge he had and it was low as heck. He told me it would be fine. Well I got the load back home and told him he really need to take a looks at it. He laughed it off and said it will be fine. Well a few weeks later he took off for North Dakota with a load of horses and gear for vacation. He was traveling with a group and was trying to keep up with the guys with diesels. Well needless to say that was the last trip that ole 300 took before a rebuild. He worked teh snot out of her and she could not rise to the task. He limped it home. I just looked at him and said "I told ya it didn't have any oil pressure and you told me it il be fine"

 

[Evan]

I just noticed the weed whip and fiskars saws. Also see a ford 300 or 240. Ive found those things can be tuned with nothing more than a hammer.

This a 22kx450 with 150hours one intake valve is getting spongy doing piston valves and timming chain.

As pictured about the only tool needed for this stage was the trusty hammer.



Since were so on topic ill share the thing that has a fairly built 300 by me