'84 150 - engine trouble
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'84 150 - engine trouble
Howdy,
I'm new around here, but I've reading for awhile. Nice forum, with lots of helpful information! Thank you.
Anyway, I have an 84 F150 - 4x4, 6cyl 300, 4 spd manual with 176k. A while ago I had it out in the field (i was putting up snowfence) idling, and suddenly she started running kinda rough. I instinctively gave her more gas but to no avail, it died. I don't remember hearing any horrible loud noises or bangs, she did sound kinda loaded down, but other than that i didnt notice anything to unusual. When I tried to crank it over to restart, it rolled over a couple of times and then didn't move (it didn't fire, just cranked over). I could hear the starter trying to engage, but it sounded like the engine was too hard for it to crank. I waited awhile, and then tried several more times. Each time it would turn over slightly, then nothing. I figured the engine ceased up or something, so i ended up just towing it back to the house and since then it's been sitting in the driveway. I did go out once and remove all the plugs, when I did so she rolled over fine. Also, i drained the oil and didn't notice any metal chips or anything unusual.
I'm just a beginner at trucks, but i know the basics. i didn't know what the deal was here, though. Anybody have any suggestions or idea as to what might have gone wrong? Thanks in advance!
-Lincoln
I'm new around here, but I've reading for awhile. Nice forum, with lots of helpful information! Thank you.
Anyway, I have an 84 F150 - 4x4, 6cyl 300, 4 spd manual with 176k. A while ago I had it out in the field (i was putting up snowfence) idling, and suddenly she started running kinda rough. I instinctively gave her more gas but to no avail, it died. I don't remember hearing any horrible loud noises or bangs, she did sound kinda loaded down, but other than that i didnt notice anything to unusual. When I tried to crank it over to restart, it rolled over a couple of times and then didn't move (it didn't fire, just cranked over). I could hear the starter trying to engage, but it sounded like the engine was too hard for it to crank. I waited awhile, and then tried several more times. Each time it would turn over slightly, then nothing. I figured the engine ceased up or something, so i ended up just towing it back to the house and since then it's been sitting in the driveway. I did go out once and remove all the plugs, when I did so she rolled over fine. Also, i drained the oil and didn't notice any metal chips or anything unusual.
I'm just a beginner at trucks, but i know the basics. i didn't know what the deal was here, though. Anybody have any suggestions or idea as to what might have gone wrong? Thanks in advance!
-Lincoln
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