Alright, might be looking into a new truck, 92, 4X4. I don't know for sure but I'm guessing it's a 302 or a straight six. It's also a manual.

What all should I know about the inline 6 cylinders ?

~Thanks.

 

Dependable, strong old engines that use a lot of gas.

 

Are they really bad on gas ? I've got a 5.4L right now.

 

My experience is yes, pretty bad. Maybe someone else will chime in with the opposite experience.

 

very strong engine loads of torque. But be ready for the gas its like 9-11 mpg in my dads bronco.

 

Well, we bought it. 92 F-150 Custom. 4X4, Standard cab long bed, has a farming hitch and a toolbox for the bed.

 

Also, it's a 5 speed.

 

good buy. would wake for a nice hunting/farmwork truck.

Lift and Tires and it will be a nice trail rig!

Any plans for it?

 

Daily driver. My 5.4L is starting to act up. Broken Manifold bolts, now leaking coolant from the broken bolts. Short in the wiring saying it overheats randomly and what not. And it has 240,000 miles.

 

oh thats sounds like a headache there. hopefully you can get it fixed up.

 

Not going to dump money into the 5.4L, going to clean it up and sell it as is.

 

The 300 is one of the greatest engines Ford has ever built. Take care of it, and it'll take care of you. Drive it like it was a diesel (i.e., don't rev the **** out of it, they tend to bend pushrods and break rocker arms doing that).

 

Great engine, better than a 302. Will last forever.

 

That's because the 300 is a truck engine and the 302 is a car engine. The 300 is bog slow but it will pull anything. It's all low end torque and absolutely no horsepower.

 

I owned a 92 reg cab, 2wd, short bed with the 300 in it.....I was I still had it. Awesome truck!