Hey gang, this IS TRACTOR RELATED cuz I use my Motorhomes to attend Tractor Shows !!!! Anywho, soon as Im done here Im gonna tackle a hard job I both Love n Hate on the latest Class C Van Style Motorhome I purchased last week off Flea Bay up in Rochester New York (lookin for some moral support lol). Basically, what I ALWAYS do on any of these 460 Fords is pull the fan, radiator and water pump and install a new Heavy Duty 4 Core Radiator and a new Water Pump. Those (*&^%$# Fords have 1000 bolts on the Water Pumps attached to alternators n smog pumps and PS Pumps and AC Compressors and the kitchen sink and are a BEAR to change. We all know GM is better lol BUT on the Class C Van Motorhoimes most are built on Fords, HOWEVER I will say, the 460 and C6 is a good power unit and has never let me down provided I keep fuel flowign to her. This ones fine (the water pump) but I once changed a waterpump on a 460 Van Style Class C Ford on the Road in Gainesvelle Florida in the rain and IM NEVER GONNA CHANGE ONE ON THE ROAD AGAIN so I replace em when I buy a new coach with over 50K miles on it. In order for them to cool when in the Mohave Desert, I ALWAYS replace the radiators with new 4 core units plus EVERY BELT N HOSE plus add another Tranny Cooler (maybe a filter) and have the Fluid n filter flushed n changed. Then its new wires, cap n rotor, double platinum plugs, new 2 1/2 duals n turbo mufflers to let em breatheeeee eeeee eeeee. HOWEVER GHRRRRR RRRRR RRRRR the tough job I dread on this one is there are 2 exh manifold bolts broke off flush with the head which I absolutely WILL NOT TOLERATE (even thought they arent currently leaking) but the heads n valves n engine are excellent and I hate to pull the heads if I dotn have to. Fortunately, they are the back 2 on the pasenger side so maybe I can use an angle drill and drill em out????? ? On that same side once the exh manifold is removed I will install all new exh pipe mount studs and use anti sieze and new brass or stainless nuts when reconnecting the pipe (which is leaking now where it mates to manifold grrrrr rrrrr rrrrr r) FINALLY, you cant even see of get to most this stuff until the DUAL smog pumps grrrrr rr and all them hoses n stainless pipes to the smog manifold are all first removed. This is carburetor so all them pumps n hoses n pipes etc etc etc might accidentally get lost and properly capped n plugged off and not find their way back????? ??? )(*& happens you know lol. My plan is to do the tear down today (its like 50 degrees here) then get the new radiator n water pump etc Monday and start her back before it gets too dern cold since this is an outside but under roof on protected south side lean to job. God Bless yall n have a safe blessed n happy new year. See you maybe at the Florida Flywheelers in late February if I get this dern thing back toghther by then lol. Anybody wanna come help me????? ??? John T
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