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Looks like its the pilot bearing/bushing its cracked! I have a new T/O gonna research it a bit further my leg swelled up big time pushing it too hard.

So for the first time since buying it in 2018 my beater 300 dollar ish 71 W200 has failed me! clutch went out the other day I crawled under there, removed inspection cover noticed that the T/O bearing was off the fork, spent some time getting a bushing from a riding lawn mower A arm on the engine bl...

Thanks Just ready to tackle that after i slam a sandwich...

Im dealing with what seems like a similar issue, my 71 W200 318/ Np435 just lost clutch pedal. Several years ago I added an old shock absorber bushing where the linkage pivot that goes on engine block side resides, it didnt have a bushing when i paid 300bucks for the whole truck, that seemed to tigh...

That thing is sweet! check the brakes and drive the crap out of it they can handle it. Just give plenty of space to the vic in front of you!

So I thought id update you guys as im putting off troubleshooting a wiring issue. I have a 71 W200 bought it cheap on the way to scrap yard drive it daily. I call it my IGT (Implement Green Truck), recently stranded me (back in Fl) with a dreaded firewall connector issue but im sorting it. The good ...

Do you have a pic? could it have been the Ballast resister?

Im getting about 10.2mpg, 71 w200 318-3 w 2bbl and, 4.10s, I know on my gone but not forgotten 66 D100 w slant 6 I added a water injector kit, went from 11.3- 12.7MPG. I was just digging thru my stuff and found another water injector setup im going toss it in tomorrow and do a milage check.

Sweet!

These trucks are fairly simple and a joy to own and drive. Brakes are not the most effective system even when completely rehabbed, you cant drive it like a modern car, give your self plenty of stopping distance. I recently picked up a 71 W200, I was gonna drive it some 80 miles back home but decided...

Specwar, that's a nice old rig did you pull the trigger on it? I just picked up a 71 W200 wish it had the tower of power slant 6, mines got a 318-3 trying to get it too run better waiting on a carb rebuild kit from mikes carbs and im probably gonna have to shell out for a distributor I need to figur...

So its been awhile since I have been able to ride around in another PW, I just picked this one up in June, been super busy and couldn't afford to title/tag her till yesterday. Anyhow picked up on a somewhat sketchy CL deal had been watching it for months but at 4K was way too much, it dropped way do...

Nice rig!

So, I had a 66D200, I reluctantly sold it cuz I needed a 4x4, I found a great deal on a 78 F250 4x4 in order to get it I had to recover the owners airboat that was sunk. I did the recovery gave him 1200 bucks and drove it home, been using it for awhile sold my 66 D200 to another guy, who promptly to...

Awesome build! I love old Ford trucks near as much as old Dodges! I have been searching CL near and far for an interesting build that could be long distance daily Driver for my long distance recon trips! A while back I saw a mid 70s ford F250 with 351, 4wd, gear splitter, dual tanks set up in Wyomin...

Thanks that's what I figured.

Ok gentlemen here is a slight issue I have just uncovered in my 66 D200 slant 6 carter single BBL, Np 435, I have been driving all morning stop and go traffic, no problems no overheating, when I got home I was doing a routine oil check (slightly below full) and I noticed the clear fuel filter bubbli...

Hey, Yep there is a rtrn spring on the slave I have been using her hard since this post with zero problems after hooking up the return spring on the clutch pedal all seems fine now, which is good cause I'm super busy. I love this old truck!

Well done set up, I collect water all the time even though I live in Florida, at My GF place I have 5 55 gal drums hooked up on a pedestal 4 ft off the ground. When it rains it will fill all 5 of them in short order. This catches rain off a 100 year old barn with tin roof about 800sq ft.. I know its...

Wally, thanks for the response, Clutch question follows: When I first got the truck there was a spring (not OEM) on the clutch pedal assy, I took it off and for months noticed no problems other then a squeak when pushing in the clutch pedal at the mounting pivot point under dash. After some pinpoint...