FrazerJames Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Are you just towing it up onto a rollback? Or towing it a block or two to your house? I ask because I want you to be safe. But if you have a strap you can connect to the frame right behind the bumper. Maybe go under the bumper and up over the frame and put the hook on the bottom of the frame? While you are out, maybe in the morning, a few World's Fair doughnuts? Haha! You know your STL! You can probably guess what happened. My buddy pulls up with a tow strap and she starts right up. Drove her the last two blocks and she’s sitting safely in front of the house. I’m going to get better pics in the daylight but I grabbed some engine bay pics for first round. Gotta go read the photo posting guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazerJames Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Haha! You know your STL! You can probably guess what happened. My buddy pulls up with a tow strap and she starts right up. Drove her the last two blocks and she’s sitting safely in front of the house. I’m going to get better pics in the daylight but I grabbed some engine bay pics for first round. Gotta go read the photo posting guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Yep, spent some time there. Miss Ices as well. Anyway, I see a DS-II ignition module, so that's good. No TFI. Dave is guessing a fuel system problem, and that's probably it. But I've seen situations where the battery voltage got so low the engine wouldn't pull due to a really poor spark. But now that you have it you can figure all that out. Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I missed the highway speeds question. The Broncos typically came with 3.50 gears, and with the C6 you'll be turning ~2750 RPM at 65 MPH. It should do fine on the highway. However, that's well above the "sweet spot" in RPM for the 300 six, which is about 1000 RPM lower, so it isn't going to get stellar MPG. And it may not want to run a whole lot faster as that engine doesn't like to spin all that fast - it is a great engine but is a low RPM/high torque unit. I've not driven a 300/C6 combo so I really can't say. Perhaps someone else can? I know Matthew/Dorsai has a pickup with the 300/C6 combo, as outlined here, but he has 2.75 gears. Maybe you need to figure out what gears that Bronco has? Decode the certification label on the page at Documentation/Specifications/Certification Label. Or go directly to Documentation/Specifications/Axle Ratios. My 300/c6 with 3.08 rear had some slow downs going through the hills in TN and Virginia on the way back to SC. Some stretches I would bog down to about 50-55mph pedal to the floor. Granted mine was also in questionable shape and had had the vac system disconnected at the charcoal filter. Smog is gone etc. The 300/E40d EFI engine in the E150 with 3.73 rear drives like nothing will slow it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullnoseLuvr Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Hi Gary! Yep, I’m on The Hill! Right in the center of it. Across from DiGregorios Italian Market to be exact! Love this neighborhood, but Tower Grove is great too! Interesting thoughts on the ECU. Does the “limp home” reset? The seller says they’ll drive for 5 minutes, it’ll start to fall on its face, and then if they pull over and wait a bit, it’ll drive normally again. I’ll find out about those gears! If the EEC is disconnected the ignition module will go static, so you'll have no advance and lack power. Is that old Italian restaurant in the basement still there? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullnoseLuvr Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 If the EEC is disconnected the ignition module will go static, so you'll have no advance and lack power. Is that old Italian restaurant in the basement still there? Mark Sorry, what I said applies to the TFI ignition. I don't know how the DS would act without the EEC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazerJames Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 If the EEC is disconnected the ignition module will go static, so you'll have no advance and lack power. Is that old Italian restaurant in the basement still there? Mark Real close to completing the replacement of the fuel tank as noted in http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/Red-striped-and-renewed-tp67502.html Lots of gunk. If that doesn’t do it I’ll head down that path for sure. Haven’t dug that deep yet! Re: basement restaurant - I’m thinking probably not. There’s a pizza place in South County that’s known for being in a basement, but I don’t think there’s one on The Hill anymore. Sounds like The Hill for sure, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Sorry, what I said applies to the TFI ignition. I don't know how the DS would act without the EEC. DS-II doesn't have an EEC. It is standalone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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