It has a 460 engine and a 5 speed manual transmission. I am looking at this one owner used vehicle to buy but would like to know more about this year. Anyone know of any issues with the 89 F250?
This engine is fuel injected so yes it has a computer or ECU as we call it, they are very trouble free under 100,000 miles, only real complaint was rough idle on manual trans models, no fix, I worked for a Ford dealer for 20 years so i have a large experience base on this truck, worked on hundreds of them.
Posted on Feb 12, 2009
The fuel injected version of this truck is much more reliable than the older non injected engine, better fuel mileage and much more power, I love fuel injection, easy to diagnose once u get the hang of the it, is he to old to learn? I am 60 and I still feel like I pick up new automotive technology pretty fast, my Corvette has every kind of electronic gadget, traction control, computer controlled transmission and engine, and so on, I just bought he manuals and read them and learned the cars workings..
12 in town and 16-18 on the highway is more like it,but that all has to do with speed you cruise at (me 75 MPH) and how hard you accelerate, and how quickly u get into the top gear.
that is low for a highway trip, have the fuel injectors cleaned, u could run some LUCAS brand injector cleaner through it and see if it helps.
disconnecting all this smog related stuff will have zero effect on fuel mileage, in fact it may drop, I hear this from time to time and it just ruffles my feathers to no end, also then u pollute the air that I and my children and grand children breath
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Thanks for such a quick response! The truck in question here is a one owner in great shape. He did put a new paint job on it 2 years ago, he said Ford had a paint peeling problem with that year. Lots of new parts (with receipts), 124,000 miles on the truck and the engine was rebuilt at 100,000 miles. Everything works in this 20 yr. old truck and the interior is all in tack. I really need something that my husband can work on when there is a problem. He doesn't want anything that HAS to be hooked up to a computer to be diagnosed. He doesn't have a problem diagnosing our 86 F250 and working on it and I am hoping this would be about the same. Our 86 is a 2WD and this 89 I am looking at is a 4X4 which is what I need. Thanks again. Any other issues I need to watch out for?
He is 55 so I guess he's not too old to learn. We go tomorrow (a 5 hour drive) to look and hopefully purchase this truck. The owner claims he gets 18mpg in town and 22 on the hwy. Everyone we have talked to said "no way" with the 460 engine. The owner said the 5 speed really helps with the gas mileage. My husband thinks at best we could get 18mpg on the highway. Any F250 / 460/ 5 speed owners out there that could share what kind of mileage they are getting?
Thanks for the responses you guys!
Well, we went yesterday and bought the truck. Drove it home 165 miles, all highway. Set cruise on 60 mph, 1700 rpm's, Filled up and got 11.5 mpg. Why would we get just 11.5? What can we do to get closer to that 18 mpg?
Thanks again! Will pick some up at the auto parts today and try it.
We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and knowledge with us. Just wanted you to know that!!!! We also heard that if we disconnect all this smog related stuff it would help with gas mileage. We are checking into that too. Here in Idaho, our laws don't enforce that YET! We bought the truck in Washington and they are very strict about the smog equipment so this truck has it. I will keep you posted.
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