1988 Ford F250 Pickup, Extended Cab, Low Miles, 7.3l Diesel W/ Wvo, Survivalist? on 2040-cars
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
This is my '88 Ford F250 diesel with WVO capability. I bought it for an adventure, trying out the whole pickup truck thing-- and it's lots of fun-- and the waste vegetable oil thing, in case there was a major fuel crisis, but I just don't use this truck as much any more as I should to justify owning it, and I'd rather not spend the time right now trying to get and filter WVO. If I had a barn I'd keep it just in case, but I don't. So I am at least offering it, and if it doesn't sell that's OK. As with any vehicle, there are good points and bad points. Bad points first. It needs some attention. Someone broke the passenger side quarter-glass (next to the back seat), and I haven't gotten around to replacing it yet. It probably won't be much, but there it is. When I first got it, I forgot to set the passenger brake and it rolled a few feet, brushing at about two miles per hour against a wooden streetlight post, which stopped it but caused a faint dent on the passenger side-- which I only notice at a certain angle, so I haven't fixed that either. The connection under the hood to the air conditioning is loose and needs tightening. It has a block warmer but I never used it and I'm not sure it works. And of course, as with any 26-year-old vehicle, there's a bit of rust/corrosion here and there, but nothing very serious. (Examine the photos for details.) It has two fuel tanks, but I've only really used the smaller one, so the other one should probably be examined if you want to use it. Someone put extendable side mirrors on it which swivel too freely and which really ought to be taller for comfortable and safe driving of a heavy-duty truck that sits so high off the ground. I've been racking my brains, but I think that's about it. The starting price (less than I have in it, as usual) reflects these drawbacks. Now the good stuff. It has Ford's 7.3 liter IDI diesel engine, which some people I've talked with have called the best automotive diesel engine ever, which is no longer made due to emissions considerations. In normal-to-hot weather I have no trouble starting it, and with fully charged batteries (it has two) it doesn't take that long in cold weather. It's a manual transmission-- which I consider a plus (I like control), and which seems to be getting rarer and rarer with each passing year. It's an extended cab with bench seats, meaning that up to six people could fit in the cab. It's a HD (heavy duty) and sits fairly high off the ground so you don't need to jack it up to slide under it and see what's going on. It has a camper cap (though one window has a minor leak). It has low mileage (83314 or so) for such a vintage pickup, and these things, I'm told, often last for over three hundred thousand miles. And it has a WVO conversion-- meaning you can operate it on diesel or WVO as you choose-- with a kit bought from and professionally installed by Greasecar.com. This has not been operated for a little while, so it should be cleaned first, but it wasn't used all that much, so it should be fine. With both tanks and a full 40-gallon tank of WVO, this beast would probably travel a thousand highway miles without refueling, which for a 5000-pound vehicle is not too shabby. Interior is pretty good-- no cracks to the dashboard or splits to the seats, and it doesn't smell or anything. All in all, this is quite a good, solid pickup, even if not currently perfect, and if you wanted to customize it (as I might do if it doesn't sell) it could become amazing. It would be ideal for a prepper or survivalist, since if TEOTWAWKI comes, petro-fuel will be hard to come by. Please note that I'm not a professional about this sort of thing, but I'll be glad to work with you to answer questions, et cetera. ETA-- NOTE that in response to multiple requests for more photos, they have been taken and uploaded to this link. |
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