Bob, I assume you meant F-250 which is a pickup vice E-250 which is a van. Check the GVWR rating tag in the driver's door. It should be 7500 pounds if it was equipped as the highest capability 3/4 ton Ford of that era. If it is less, a rating in the 6200 pound range, it would be a light duty 3/4 ton p/u which would still be adequate for a smaller and lighter trailer. The "one ton drive train" claim may be only sales hype as 3/4 ton and one ton trucks used the same engines and transmissions, only the rear axle and springs were higher rated. The one ton would have also had a thicker stronger frame, larger brakes, and would require a three point race driver's harness to keep the driver behind the wheel on a rough road. If that truck has a rear axle assembly removed from a one ton as the seller claimed, it will probably have a 4.56:1 ratio which will have the engine buzzing at nearly 4000 rpm at 60 - 65 mph. One ton trucks of that vintage were "fender side" pickups with 9' beds. If the truck you are considering has a 351 Cleveland the original engine has been replaced with a later engine. A '66 Ford would have been originally equipped with a 352 ci or possibly a 390 which is the same engine with a longer stroke. The 352 and 390 were a different design, reliable but slow and not fuel efficient. If the old truck is in good shape it will make a good tow vehicle for your trailer but it won't be economical, even with 2 barrel carburetor. You will need all 60 gallons of $2/gallon gas to tow with it. A C-6, if that is what it is equipped with, is a very tough old transmission. I think it is the basis of the later E4OD overdrive transmission. Harvey Barlow ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Kiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 10:04 PM Subject: [VAC] Smoke & Tears > Well I finally finished buttoning up my 1979 Ford E-150 camper van > puller. Two months and $1700 and it passed California Smog, with no smoke > and running well. As I pulled out of the mechanics yard I noticed a > picture perfect puller for me. > > It is a 1966 Ford E-250 special issue called "Camper Special". It has one > ton drive train and three separate gas tanks totalling 60 gallons. The > current owner says that it was designed for the biggest camper shells. > > It is in cherry shape but has only a simple shell over the rear bed. The > engine looks brand new. Too make a long story short we agreed to a > straight swap . . . subject to test driving tommorow. > > If any of you have feed back on this relic I would greatly appreciate. It > has a 351 Windsor with a 2barrel carb and C-6 transmission. > > This deal would certainly change my perspective on "smoke & tears". To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
