Ford 400m Engine

[cleo]

In a recent article from a 4x4 publication rating "The 10 Best Used Truck Bargins" they mentioned the 400M engine as one to avoid. Why and can these problems be fixed without an engine swamp?

 

[dicain]

i have a 78 f150 and the engine has no power, all most no after market parts and runs hot all the time(all the smog @$%#% stuff). man what was ford thinking

 

[Txquadhunter]

http://www.projectbronco.com/Technical_Art..._the_rumors.htm

 

[zakcode]

i have a 400 in my bronco. i like it. it does have a new cam/lifters,manifold w1" spacer/edelbrock 600-1405 carb/ kn filter/msd ignition with a few xtra degrees of timing/dual exaust. oh yeh it runs hot but twin flexalite fans and a 160 degree thermostat help alot.biggest down fall so far is it really likes 93 octane for some reason /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Sorny]

Well I had one im my old F-150 Ranger and I loved that engine. That engine had over 275,000km on it and I put it through **** (The truck found its dimise after I hit a on coming Truck). 3 months after the acident my friend baught the truck for parts, to my surprise after sitting hafe the winter it started on the first try and ran like a top. Man I miss that truck, as for over heating I had no problem except for when I had a winter front on it and it was warm outside.

 

[bigblue]

hav a 400m in my 82 F250, Never has run hot,always cold. Have put the engine threw **** and in five years of having it never have replaced more than a lifter. I think that this a is an awsome engine

 

[Broncobuster]

I have a 400 in my 78 Bronco, have run them in other trucks too. I like them alot. No cooling probs., but I run a 4 core rad. If you keep the timing right you shouldn't run hot. If you want to put in a bigger cam, make sure you have the heads worked to accept the increased lift! I learned that the hard way. I run basically stock....just intake and carb changes and the small Summit cam....runs good and runs reliably.