1980 200 - is it worth buying?

[Falcon62]

New truck, Phil? Did the green monster finally rust away?

No, the green beast lives on, but has been relegated to only heavy duty work now. I ride in comfort these days, '04 Ranger XLT SuperCab with the 4.0 SOHC and 5 speed auto. 8) Pics here: http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16417

...told him I'd like to come along for the ride sometime (when it's not 100 degrees over there ) If that happens, maybe we can have a short vist- please PM me your phone # so I can call if I get a last minute invite from him someday.

Cool, you've got mail! 8) But if you don't want to come over when it's 100 degrees, then you'd better wait until after the end of September. We'll be making a run westward in early September, probably the weekend after Labor Day. My brother-in-law offered me a nice fiberglass canopy for my truck, all I'll have to do is paint it to match.

 

[Anonymous]

Sedanman,
Besides the EGR port, the 80-200 motor in my 62 Falcon wagon has the large port towards the front of the log that you describe. It is threaded to accept a vacuum tree which operates various accessories. The primary tube of the tree, which is larger is plumbed to the PCV valve. I also have vacuum leads from this tree feeding the vacuum modulator of the AT and also the vacuum side of the vacuum / fuel pump which operates the vacuum windshield wipers.

Mike A

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks, Mike- if and when I get to see this engine again I'll have to ask the owner if he has the vacuum tree. If not, maybe there's a way to plug it up and run vacuum from another source that's not in such a conspicuos place.

 

[Anonymous]

I forget the size, but it is either 3/8" or 1/2 " pipe thread. Any threaded plug or reducer will screw right in. The vacuum tree isn't too big or unsightly. I plugged the extra vacuum ports by simply slipping on plastic caps that are made for that purpose. If you look around I'm sure you can find something that only has as many outlets as you need. I strongly encourage you to run the PCV valve. It actually helps your engine stay clean internally by evacuating the carbon out to send back through the intake for re-burn. It doesn't hurt performance or fuel consumption.

Mike A

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I put a PCV on my 170 after getting tired of the smoke show at stoplights from the blow by coming out the old road draft tube I'm not sure of the valve cover on this engine had a PCV hole or not- unless I need it to hold carb linkage in place (depending of course on my carb choice ) I'd stick with my 170 cover with the PCV hole anyhow.

S-man

 

[Anonymous]

Sedanman,
If it has the original valve cover, the PCV valve is adjacent to the port in the intake. If you use the "tree", just a short hose with a 90* bend is necessary to hook it all up. Very clean and very simple. I just ordered a digital camera. If you want I will send a pick of my set up. I work out of town and won't be at home until this weekend to take the pic.
Mike

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks, Mike- there's no hurry, as I don't even have the engine yet. If I save money by buying this one, I may have enough $ left over to buy tri-power, so in that case I'd need to relocate the pcv and vacuum outlets to make room for the intake. Time will tell!

 

[Anonymous]

The carb. I'm using is a remanufactured Holley 1946, the stock carb. used from '78-up. The '78 and possibly the '79 Holley 1946 carbs don't have all the emission stuff like the '80-up carbs do. It runs great once you can finally get it tuned. .

Falcon64,

The engine deal fell through but I'm still looking for a carb to run on my current 170 and future '65 200. Does this holley you are running only work with the later model factory cable linkage, or did it hook up to your stock falcon linkage? Do you recall the flange bolt spacing? I'm hoping I can find one and adapt it to my heater hose plate.

S-man