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Post by 3onthetree on Apr 12, 2008 20:34:57 GMT -7
I further cleaned off my casting numbers, and got a new reading, 3921968. I looked it up and i have a 250 which means i have a 4.1, which means i dont have a 292, which means im now suicidal and severelly depressed, but that aside, im actually proud to say that i get better "get up and go" than my dads truck, and its a 6.0. Is it the manual tranny that makes it fly? And also, do you think i have enough torque to haul a trailer with a backhoe on it?
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Post by C10 - C90 Bill on May 11, 2008 18:32:37 GMT -7
There was an easier way to tell a 292 from a 230 or 250. The side covers on a 292 are approx 6 inches tall and the 230/250 side covers are about 4 inches tall. Also the motor mounts on a 292 are staggered.
Unless you have a 1-Ton truck or larger with a least a granny gear 4-Speed, I would not be towing a backhoe and trailer. Even then I would make sure the GCVW would cover it. It's not the engine I'd be worried about, but the size and capacity of the truck. A 250 is a good engine, altho I wouldn't over work it.
Also, the manual trans in a truck does make a difference. Over a stock automatic anyway.
Bill
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Post by Scooter3 on May 20, 2008 20:25:23 GMT -7
I would worry about the clutch burning up, or better yet stopping it.. I would find myself a Ford to tear up for that job,lol
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Post by 3onthetree on May 22, 2008 19:27:17 GMT -7
haha thanks
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anyone know if its possible to turn my c10 into 4x4 ?