Ol whitey Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Hello, I have a 1981 F-250 that I have had for a few years. My goal is to eventually do a complete restoration my experience is probably going to be an obstacle, however I really love this truck. There is rust but was running pretty good before I took it on longer road trip for work due to the fact that my other truck was down. From what I could tell one of the previous owners had filled a hole in the timing cover with epoxy and it finally blew out on my way home. Luckily I was only a few blocks from home when it happened. The shop I usually go to told me they couldn’t find the part, so I did some searching and found a after market cover and decided to do the install myself. I have found it very hard to find information though. I swear even the Chiltons manual is a lot thinner than they used to be. Definitely a source of frustration but I really can’t bring myself to throw in the towel. And I feel like I definitely came to the right place. Looking forward to getting started! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Welcome! We have a lot of fans of the 4.9/300 here so I'm sure you'll find some help. This forum also has the most comprehensive documentation of these trucks that I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Welcome! Glad you joined. Where's home? I ask because we have a map (Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu) and we can add you with a city/state or zip. Who knows, you might be close to one of us. Chilton's? Never! Use the factory shop manual, which we have most of on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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