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alabama0redneck · 03-26-2011, 06:32 PM

i have a 1988 f150 4x4 300 inline 6 the timming gear broke i got that fixed but it ran bad it sounded like my old 2.9l for ranger. i had a bunch of people tell me they really dont bend vavles so i was thinking it was a push rod bent i havent had time to look at it since i work almost 7 days a week now but it will be in my buddys shop so i can have a bay and a place i can work on it. thanks

urjb · 03-26-2011, 07:18 PM

google the following terms

compression check
cam timing
firing order

If you cant figure out the next step from there, you shouldn't be working on it anyway.

and please.. go somewhere else with the 10th grade auto shop questions.. this isnt the forum for it.

Fordman500 · 03-27-2011, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by alabama0redneck

i have a 1988 f150 4x4 300 inline 6 the timming gear broke i got that fixed but it ran bad it sounded like my old 2.9l for ranger. i had a bunch of people tell me they really dont bend vavles so i was thinking it was a push rod bent i havent had time to look at it since i work almost 7 days a week now but it will be in my buddys shop so i can have a bay and a place i can work on it. thanks

You probly have the cam timing off. Or it bent a valve or picked up ome shit elsewhere when the gear went.

alabama0redneck · 03-27-2011, 04:46 PM

shut the hell up i only went to 11th grade autoshop

my dad is going to help me look at it i just wanted to what to expect i had a shop put the timming gear in so maybe it is th vavles

redpitbull44 · 03-27-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by alabama0redneck

i have a 1988 f150 4x4 300 inline 6 the timming gear broke i got that fixed but it ran bad it sounded like my old 2.9l for ranger. i had a bunch of people tell me they really dont bend vavles so i was thinking it was a push rod bent i havent had time to look at it since i work almost 7 days a week now but it will be in my buddys shop so i can have a bay and a place i can work on it. thanks

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Originally Posted by alabama0redneck

shut the hell up i only went to 11th grade autoshop

my dad is going to help me look at it i just wanted to what to expect i had a shop put the timming gear in so maybe it is th vavles

You need to do the following:

1.Learn how to Punctuate.
I don't give a fuck how urgent your problem is, or how cool you think you are, if we can't make sense of what you are saying, we can't help you. With the current state of your grammar, it really looks like a fingerless retarded child has just asked us a question.

2.Learn how to Spell.
Nothing makes us want to help you less than seeing common words misspelled, especially when there are SO MANY programs and add ons that can help you.

3.Learn how to use the search function, both here at Pirate, and on Google.
Not only will it probably answer your question, since it has been asked 1000 times before, but if you run into one of those pesky words you can't spell, you can look it up.

4.Visit http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/index.php so you can get your questions answered without getting your throat ripped out.

alabama0redneck · 03-28-2011, 09:27 AM

ha ha okay thanks man i kinda ask for the flamin but o well i dont think i am cool just trying to learn a little

redpitbull44 · 03-28-2011, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by alabama0redneck

ha ha okay thanks man i kinda ask for the flamin but o well i dont think i am cool just trying to learn a little

You need to do a lot of learning. How old are you?

alabama0redneck · 03-28-2011, 07:31 PM

18. i can spell i just type fast and really dont read it. i went back and read the stuff i posted i see what you mean

swamperford · 03-28-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by alabama0redneck

I am 18 years old. I reread what I posted and understand your complaints. I can spell, my problem is I type too fast and do not check my posts. I'm sorry and from now on I will type complete sentences with proper grammer.

I fixed it for you.

f350n4.6ranger · 03-28-2011, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by alabama0redneck

I am 18 years of age. I can spell, but choose not to, and instead type quickly. I reviewed my previous posts and comprehend how they were illegible, yet failed to correct my actions in this reply.

fify.

Edit: Beat me to it! Fawk.

Restoman2 · 03-28-2011, 09:14 PM

A really good question to ask is: are the 300's interference engines. If the timing chain breaks and the cranks is allowed to turn will the pistons hit the valves. So do some don't.

Pt_Ranger_V8 · 03-28-2011, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Restoman2

A really good question to ask is: are the 300's interference engines. If the timing chain breaks and the cranks is allowed to turn will the pistons hit the valves. So do some don't.

what the fuck did the retarded monkeytyping on your keyboard just ask?

f350n4.6ranger · 03-29-2011, 09:51 AM

The 300 is NOT and interference engine, and uses gears in place of a timing chain.

cdawall · 03-29-2011, 01:46 PM

I vote ask your 11th grade shop teacher.

fishforlife2007 · 03-29-2011, 02:30 PM

i vote to delete this thread and get this kid a shop manual

alabama0redneck · 03-29-2011, 03:25 PM

I do need a shop manual. I am going to buy one before i get started on it. I am use to the 2.9L motor. I never worked on a stright six.

cdawall · 03-29-2011, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by alabama0redneck

I do need a shop manual. I am going to buy one before i get started on it. I am use to the 2.9L motor. I never worked on a stright six.

its pretty dumbass proof one of the most basic motors i know of.

1badb2 · 03-29-2011, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cdawall

its pretty dumbass proof

apparently not.

cdawall · 03-29-2011, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 1badb2

apparently not.

well this should be like xmas for dumbass

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/10...nd-tricks.html

all sorts of fun tricks for this guys beloved POS. personally i would scrap the i6 and get a real motor a 460 fits real nice in the front of that F150, but that would require thought something a dumbass will have trouble with

KRAINIUM · 03-29-2011, 06:54 PM

http://fordsix.com/forum/

fishforlife2007 · 03-29-2011, 07:40 PM

hey now...that straight six is def. a respectable motor...

cdawall · 03-29-2011, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by fishforlife2007

hey now...that straight six is def. a respectable motor...

and so is the chinese boat anchor in my truck

Dr.Danger · 03-29-2011, 07:57 PM

The 300 is a GREAT motor, period.

It's normal for one to go over 300K miles, and they make great low end torque suitable for wheeling, and they are dead stupid simple.

This coming from the guy with a 472 under the hood.

cdawall · 03-30-2011, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Danger

The 300 is a GREAT motor, period.

It's normal for one to go over 300K miles, and they make great low end torque suitable for wheeling, and they are dead stupid simple.

This coming from the guy with a 472 under the hood.

You are correct it is a very reliable motor and has more low end torque than a similar displacement v8 however it cannot hold a candle to a larger v8. IMO it would be much more worthwhile to snag a bigblock and toss it into that truck than to rebuild a tired 300.

I have personally seen one do 650k with proper oil changes. That being said it went through 2 transmissions rebuilds in the process. That motor was swapped for a 460 and it woke the truck up.

KRAINIUM · 03-30-2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by cdawall

You are correct it is a very reliable motor and has more low end torque than a similar displacement v8 however it cannot hold a candle to a larger v8. IMO it would be much more worthwhile to snag a bigblock and toss it into that truck than to rebuild a tired 300.

I have personally seen one do 650k with proper oil changes. That being said it went through 2 transmissions rebuilds in the process. That motor was swapped for a 460 and it woke the truck up.

Because an 18yr old can afford to put gas in a big block or need one.

Not to mention it doesnt sound like he is capable of dropping in a 460 himself.

03-26-2011, 06:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
alabama0redneck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Member # 180417 Location: laGrange Ga Posts: 7	300 inline 6 rebuild help i have a 1988 f150 4x4 300 inline 6 the timming gear broke i got that fixed but it ran bad it sounded like my old 2.9l for ranger. i had a bunch of people tell me they really dont bend vavles so i was thinking it was a push rod bent i havent had time to look at it since i work almost 7 days a week now but it will be in my buddys shop so i can have a bay and a place i can work on it. thanks Last edited by alabama0redneck; 03-26-2011 at 06:32 PM.

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cdawall finally rightside up Join Date: Feb 2011 Member # 184361 Location: EAFB, SD Posts: 716	I vote ask your 11th grade shop teacher. __________________ '05 Ranger Edge SAS'd, 5.38's, D60/D60U, 38.5" TSL SX's, build thread...

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Dr.Danger Cactus Farmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Member # 168243 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 1,570	The 300 is a GREAT motor, period. It's normal for one to go over 300K miles, and they make great low end torque suitable for wheeling, and they are dead stupid simple. This coming from the guy with a 472 under the hood. __________________ -Dave

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03-27-2011, 04:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
alabama0redneck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Member # 180417 Location: laGrange Ga Posts: 7	shut the hell up i only went to 11th grade autoshop my dad is going to help me look at it i just wanted to what to expect i had a shop put the timming gear in so maybe it is th vavles

03-28-2011, 09:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
alabama0redneck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Member # 180417 Location: laGrange Ga Posts: 7	ha ha okay thanks man i kinda ask for the flamin but o well i dont think i am cool just trying to learn a little

03-28-2011, 07:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
alabama0redneck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Member # 180417 Location: laGrange Ga Posts: 7	18. i can spell i just type fast and really dont read it. i went back and read the stuff i posted i see what you mean

03-28-2011, 09:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
Restoman2 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Member # 135065 Location: Louisiana Posts: 104	A really good question to ask is: are the 300's interference engines. If the timing chain breaks and the cranks is allowed to turn will the pistons hit the valves. So do some don't.

03-29-2011, 09:51 AM	#13 (permalink)
f350n4.6ranger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Member # 152532 Location: Montgomery County, MD Posts: 686	The 300 is NOT and interference engine, and uses gears in place of a timing chain.

03-29-2011, 02:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
fishforlife2007 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Member # 175179 Location: louisville KY Posts: 106	i vote to delete this thread and get this kid a shop manual

03-29-2011, 03:25 PM	#16 (permalink)
alabama0redneck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Member # 180417 Location: laGrange Ga Posts: 7	I do need a shop manual. I am going to buy one before i get started on it. I am use to the 2.9L motor. I never worked on a stright six.

03-29-2011, 06:54 PM	#20 (permalink)
KRAINIUM Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Member # 121436 Posts: 76	http://fordsix.com/forum/

03-29-2011, 07:40 PM	#21 (permalink)
fishforlife2007 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Member # 175179 Location: louisville KY Posts: 106	hey now...that straight six is def. a respectable motor...