Posted by flying belgian on April 13, 2013 at 16:25:59 from (98.132.233.146):
Went to look at another tandem grain truck today. This was a Ford L-900. 534 gas engine and 13 speed. Truck was real nice and clean but can somebody tell me if that engine should be this gutless? First of all it started real nice but even after it was warmed up it would cough when you revved it up. I don't think it is in the carb because even if you pulled the choke a little it would still cough. Looked like the distr. cap had been replaced not to long ago but the plugs looked like they had been in there forever. Could that do it? Truck has a 20 ft. box and it had about 10 inches of heavy snow on floor but it acted like I had 500 bushels of grain in it. Out on the hyway it took about 2 miles to get it up to 55 mph. Engine was turning about 2500 rpms at 55. Came to a medium hill and it pulled it right down to 30 mph. It has been 35 years since I last drove a gas large grain truck and I just don't remember that it had that little power. Acceleration through the gears was a joke. Even if you revved it at a stand still after you got past the coughing it just did not have much snap to it. Is that typical of that motor? Will a new set of plugs correct that? Anyone have any experience with a 534? Are they all that doggy?
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