I get 5gpm ... you get 25 ydspm ... should be b a happy medium somewhere ..


all good

Ted=Jr. BC



----- Original Message -----
From: "patrick bradley" <Puck2k@...>
To: Econosrus@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:47:46 -0000
Subject: [Econosrus] Re: OT Ford 390

> Somewhere around 25 to 35 yards per gallon, depending on how it's built.
>
> Personally, mine's a 44 year old vehicle, and I would not expect it to hold up
under abuse like
> hauling sand every week (for instance) but dependability and reliability fully
depend on what you
> buy and what you put into it.
> The frames are thin, they are a unibody, and the small rear diff. is weak
compared to a 9".
>
> Patrick in OK
>
> --- In Econosrus@yahoogroups.com, "david mix" <DMix48@...> wrote:
> >
> > When it rains it pours. My 62 van blew a clutch and my S10 failed smog.
Thinking of a 63 F150
> with a 390. Can anyone comment on the mileage that truck might get? Also any
comments on the
> early trucks regarding their durability (I regurally haul a ton of sand with
my S10).... thanks
> David in Mt Baldy
> >