Recent content by f-150guy

Thanks, Lowrider. Asked my service advisor about it. He strongly advised against it because of the extensive use of Ethanol gaso it would probably ping badly. Since I would have to hire it undone if that happened, I decided not to.

Has anyone installed a 2 or 4 degree cam advance kit in a 351 Windsor? If so, what was results? Increased fuel econ if so how much? Noticeable Increased torque/performance? If so what if any problems were encountered in operation? I did this once in a 360 & got 17% increrased fuel mileage and...

Thanks for info. I bought truck new. has 69+++ actual miles on it. Has anyone installed a cam advance kit to advance 2 maybe 4 deg? If so what was the results? Did it increase torque? MPG (if driven moderately conservatively)? Did it cause any problems? I did that on a '71 360 F-250 and it...

Thanks Motorhead6, Darrell & Lowrider. You confirmed what i needed to know. I had the timing cover off of a 352/360 Fe (different series I know) once & didn.t effect cooling system so I was skeptical of diagnosis. I am well into senior citizen age & no longer do much except light jobs. Miss...

I found a small spot of coolant on driveway, Inspected, & saw a bit of evidence of a small seep but could not locate. Coolant level at that time was normal. I went to get gas & while there, coolant started flowing from under truck. Service adviser diagnosed it as timing cover gasket bad &...

Does this engine have coolant flowing thru the timing cover?