1986 Ford F-250 - History of Ford's 1st Diesel F-Series Truck | AutoMoments 

Far from mint condition? Major cosmetic defects? Bud its a bullnose F-Series with NO body rot. Its pretty close to mint condition

I have a 1984 F-250 with the 6.9 diesel. Best truck I've ever owned, never going to buy a new truck! No electronics to worry about, everything is straight mechanical - easy to fix.

Work has been taken out of trucks and country music has moved to the city.

I totally agree, all the "truck" has been taken out of today's trucks. They used to represent hard work, now most of them are luxury vehicles.

I rather have that old "beater" Ford pickup over any of the new ones on the market, and that is saying a lot considering I am not a Ford guy. THIS is a truck, today's pickups are Cowboy Cadillacs, feel like I would break the damned things just looking at them funny. "But today's trucks are more comfortable and have more technology" you might say.... Technology and gadgets do not make a great truck, being easy to maintain and able to take abuse makes a great truck.

I love the F series trucks from '85 to '97. They were the last Ford trucks that felt like trucks.

meanwhile im in my 2001 7.3 powerstroke with a manual transmission, crank windows and a flatbed

Climate controls you can use without taking your eyes off the road...what a brilliant idea! Makes you wonder why car companies don't think of it today.

An honest review about pickup culture. I really like older trucks. I even got a small little 1985 Nissan 720. old no luxury components just a plain old compact truck that can used for light work

83 F-250, 6.9. Ran like a top. New needles/seats - $260. New injectors on a new powerstroke? $2500. No laptop required for anything under the hood. Last check, 400k miles.

I would say 5% of drivers actually need a pickup. Most are just A-B vehicles. I laugh at people who can't afford to save money but drive full size pickups that get 18mpg and take 8 quarts of oil. Different strokes for different folks I guess. Oh, and a truck does not equal more manly. A little man in a lifted truck with nuts hanging off the back is still a little man..

Bring back vinyl seats and rubber floors. Love the work trucks.

Proud owner of an 86 f250 with a 460. Shit gas mileage, but with a service body she carries everything I need, squirrelly on the freeway unloaded but with weight honestly not that bad plus it was my dad's work rig. Used to play in it as a kid. It was my dad who instilled what a man is supposed to be in me and I see the truck as an extension of him. Strange how a simple truck can have so much sentimental value. Great video by the way

Am I the only one that hates touchscreens? Bad enough you cant get a phone with out one, why does every car need one?

Cyan interior with fake wood in a work truck. Fancy. They don't do them like that anymore. In fact, they don't do anything like that anymore.

This engine came out for the 1984 model year, Dad bought one in 1983. We used it to pull a 350 bushel grain trailer, stone picking, going to our hockey games. Super Cab with full length box. 95 mph top speed at 2300 rpm. A Beast of a truck.

I have a ‘94 F250 with the turbocharged 7.3 IDI and 5 speed manual. Best truck I’ve ever owned. Gets good mileage, goes like hell, has no electronics, and fires right up in subzero temperatures. I will NEVER sell it. If the engine croaks, I’ll rebuild. If I can’t afford it, I’ll store it until I can.

I miss the utilitarian aspect of the pickup truck of this generation. They may look attractive, and they provide a few creature comforts, but to me, a pickup truck is a utility vehicle, first and foremost. If you have a lawn mowing business and you need a vehicle to haul a lawn mower to a job site, then that's what a truck is for. I've never understood how that kind of purpose got lost in today's world of the SUV and the crossover vehicle, where everything about the vehicle has to be car-like.

92 f250 hd 4x4.The engine block has a crack that's jb welded and is still going strong.

throttle body injected diesel, oh god that statement is painful.

I only buy old trucks for my company it is better to fix it your self then computers.

This body and the 94 facelift until 1997 was my favorite body style. Hell, I'd almost consider GIVING him my 2008 1/2 ton free and clear for this truck

You nailed it. I'm the original owner of a 83 F150 SuperCab. It does everything!! BTW that rear seat is great for kids. There was an aftermarket kit that brought the seat up higher.

My 78 GMC K-35 watched this video with me in the shop. She wants to meet that Ford! They're kindred souls of a sort. They may not have the same parents but they're both working trucks with the battle scars to prove it! When my dually rolls through town (with her dual glassies rapping) on her way to the parts store or pulling "her" race car people do double takes and many times give us a wave or thumbs up. Kids always want pics taken with her and she always obliges. Even if they don't want to admit it people LOVE old trucks!

I love the look of these 80s Ford trucks, especially with the 2 tone paint

How does this channel only have 12k subscribers?

My 1988 7.3 diesel is still going strong. 1000 pound combine tires, round bales, rocks, this thing hauls it all!

I have a 1985 f250 with 460 and i go 75-80 mph all day everyday... turns,goes, and stops really great. But thats because ive actually taken care of my work truck i guess.

I have a 1999 ford 7.3L and a 2001 7.3L

Way back when people bought pickups especially Ford pickups because they needed them for work now people buy pickups to look pretty in them and compliant about terrible mpg. Plus now they don't even have smoker windows to help get rid of the habit not a smoker but those windows actually gave a good amount of air in.

I have an 86, a 96 and an 02. My friend said my farm is also a home for wayward F250s. I also drove F250s in Iraq.

Nicely done video. My daily driver is a 1986 Ford Ranger 2.3 Turbo Diesel(4D55) 5speed. No options(not even a radio) other than having A/C and a rear sliding window. 25mpg city and an angry 86 horsepower.

im about to get a 95 to 97 model 7.3 f250 or f350 because im starting a business

fast forward to 2003 when ford introduces the 3 valve 5.4 triton with vcs and decides to ruin their trucks with the biggest piece of shit engine ever.

Back when automobiles were awesome! I doubt good ol' Henry Ford, the man who invented the assembly line, the Ford Motor Company, and the gravity fed carburetor (As in the Model T) would've liked what his company is like today.

Really wish they'd make classic styled modern trucks. I want the safety and comfort of a modern truck but with the simplicity of an old truck's interior. No power windows, no touchscreens, no electric seats, in fact, bring back the bench seats. All I want is button/knob climate control options and a radio.

Oh I love that truck and really love the sound of that diesel engine!!

I dated a girl in the early 90's who's father had a '87 IDI F250 4wd (locking hubs) and a plow on the front. He had a snow clearing contract with Roosevelt Mall here in philly. I was more in love with her fathers toys than I was her. Lathes, English wheel, hydraulic presses, quads, dirt bikes etc etc. He was a man's man and I wanted all his toys! Sadly, we broke up and I'm still jealous of her fathers toys (35 years later).

as long as it has more than 4 cylinder and goes brrrrr grrrr brap brap brap its nice car

My 4x4 2010 F150 6.5ft has hauled countless loads of firewood, cinder block, mulch, topsoil, tree branches, couches, refrigerators, ovens, kayaks, tires, and more. The hitch has pulled travel trailers, car trailers, & produce stands. I've even yanked out fence posts with my truck. I LOVE having a truck...

I had an 08 f250. Bought it brand new. Used the piss out of it. Took good care of it too. Received 24000 for it on a trade in for my 2016 f350. Use this truck too. Pulling a trailer for more than half the mileage that gets put on. Modern trucks are designed to be comfortable like an everyday family vehicle. But tough enough for work.

all I want is a simple reliable work truck, with a few modern touches like usb charging and power windows, but really truck now are way to complicated and expensive...well done video by the way

My Grandma had a Diesel cutlass back in the 80s, never got to see it but it's interesting knowing that diesels were once a common place at one point.

Dude, brilliant... The most honest representation of the modern auto market I've ever heard outside of my own rants and raves..... From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU......

One can still order a basic work truck. I have a work truck. But I will admit it isn't really for heavy work. It's just a basic regular cab F 150 with 4x4. I use it for light work but living In a heavy snow area a truck is just sensible. I used to get stuck in heavy snow all the time. Being a truck owner for 11 years not once yet. But yeah if you see the big fancy, extended cab pickups it's usually just a family vehicle and will probably now ever see any type of use for work except maybe the occasional project. But that's ok.

My dad has an 84 when I was a kid. Brings back memories

I was told by a friend once that my ‘90 F150 was an “old man truck”. I don’t think he meant it as a compliment, but I took it as one.

Thanks for the review, I have the same truck. It made me a living and let me go back to college after a few years. They are amazingly simple, reliable and easy to maintain. I gradually modernized mine over the years with taller gears, overdrive transmission, and turbocharger. It still can't catch the new 400Hp diesels but I don't need it to. Low cost of ownership more than makes up for it. I never found the truck intimidating but it helps that I grew up driving old, long ford pickups for work. Even when I got a job after college and drove brand new fleet trucks, I never enjoyed them the way I do the old, reliable beast. Its undergoing a frame-off resto right now and I hope to be finished sometime next year. No plans to sell.

This brought tears to my eyes because some trucks need to be worked because they were built for it not pavement princess 👸

Ford offered a diesel ranger in '83

I bought a 1989 XLT F250 IDI diesel my senior year in high school. I agree with what you alluded to, regarding trucks today being luxury vehicles. Diesel pickup trucks today are a fad; I was driving diesel vehicles before it became the "popular" thing to do. Those old engines were ten times what they're building now. We have a 6.4 powerstroke in our F550 service truck, and the engine puked at about 65K miles. Had to replace the engine. The engine has been trouble from the day we bought it. Didn't have to worry about that with the old ones. Like I've always said, they don't build them like they used to. Love your videos. Thanks for making this one. I'd love to see a video on the Mercedes 240D four-speed manual, or the 220D. Great cars. Just discovered your channel. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos! Thank you!

due the suburban they are amazing

Love my 89 F350 XLT Lariat Crew 4x4 7.3 idi

Trucks just aint trucks no more they are luxury vehicles

AA class # 1 super chingona truck!! Congrats to whoever owns it.

6.9 run good but they are gutless

This is cool man I have a 96 Ford F150 with 5.0L Windsor V8 with 203,634 miles on it and it's still going strong. The only thing I replaced on my truck was the starter but other than that mostly was just simple maintenance and cleaned out the transmission fluid just to get rid of the shuttering it was making and it hasn't had a problem ever since.

Ford is the best!!!

A good friend had one of these. Loads of mechanical issues. Very hard starter in winter.

Ford has always put out a very good diesel motor

So I got a 1992 f250 xlt 2wd with the 7.3. Im.18 and have a perfectly good car but really want a truck. So it needs work such as a break line rust fix oip pan replacement and starter. Other than that it's great. Is it worth like 500$?

I will take that over my 2005 F250 King Ranch, my grandfather bought an F150 XLT Lariat brand new in 1986, I loved that truck.

1:43 the 6.9 is a diesel, it DOES NOT have a throttle body therefore it couldn't be throttle body injected.

That's back when ford lasted more that 5 years.

I enjoyed your video I agree a lot trucks just aren't used trucks anymore a lot of the newer trucks are big old computers with a bed made of fiber glass aluminum and plastic I just bought a 1982 Ford f-250 extended cab with the lariat trim line with 88,000 miles o the odometer and it's going to be doing a lot of work

I have the sucessor to that truck and love it. A 91 F250 XLT Lariat club cab 4x4 camper special 7.3L IDI with 140k on the clock. It sees more mud and dirt snow and ice and tows with a full bed than any new truck or even old ones i see in the area i live in in southwest ohio. I recently had the opportunity to yank a stuck dodge 6.7 diesel 5500 out of the mud. I was called because a silverado 3500 6.6 LB7 could not pull it out and a 5.9 3500 dully dodge could not free it. I pulled it out in 2 wheel drive with no problems except some very embarrassed friends who had to call the guy with the oldest farm truck around to pull it out. Granted it has the original E4OD and a good working transfer case i just wanted to try to free the dodge without locking it in 4x4

Is this truck on sale because I want it

Well modern pick ups may have spoiled all you folks but I drive a 97 F-250 HD XLT with the legendary 7.3 L Powerstroke in it so there

Years ago I Picked up a mint condition 93 f250 7.3, ATS intercooler turbocharger system, E4OD with a Gear Vendor.. truck had plenty of power loved it I think I paid $9k for

Now I will agree with the fact that trucks are a bit of a status symbol now, I've own three trucks in the 5 years I've been driving, and I haven't really needed a truck, but I do still work with them. I moved up from my old 1995 F-250 to a 2005 dodge cummins. It is a 4 door, mainly because I like big 4 door trucks. But it's still just a base model, crank windows, manual doors, and stick shift, because I don't need or want all that fancy stuff. I want a truck that will work day in and day out, and one I'm not afraid to get dirty when I do need to go work on the farm or out in the woods. But finding trucks like that, which are relatively new, is a harder and harder thing to accomplish nowadays.

That brought back memories. First truck was a 86' F150 XL super cab, long box, 4x4. Other than mine having the front bench seat the interior of that truck was just like it.

And now my f250 cost more than my brothers range Rover 😲

Just got the temporary registration (still need to do the weight certificate to complete) on my my grandparents 1986 F250 6.9 diesel and after market turbo which hasn't been on the road in about a decade when i moved out from New Mexici and for 8 years before that. I am so dang excited! Lived the video and the information you related. Thank you!

83 was the first diesel F series when they came out with the 6.9

Worked on these at a Ford dealer back in 1987. Many 6.9 never any problems the problem started with the 7.3. The same block but bored out. The lack of coolant system maintenance and ignorance would have your 7.3 with coolant in the oil many garages as while as we thought it was a oil cooler failure. We were all wrong it was cavitation of the cylinder walls causing pin holes to let coolant into the cylinders. The 6.9 with thicker cylinder wall thickness this problem was rare. The chemistry of coolant types and drain intervals have come a long way since the 80s. The modern Diesel engines we have today cavitation is a rarity the rattle associated with the diesel combustion cycle is gone. That rattle would cause the cylinder on the coolant side to expand and contract creating a void a small air bubble this would be like a miniature jack hammer removing a micro scopic piece of cast from the coolant side of the cylinder. Over many cycles this would bore a hole right through.The new engines with 10 times the injection pressures fuel management that 50 times faster than the early 2011 engines and pilot and post injection run as smooth as a gasoline engine.NOW the problem is the emissions. 98% of breakdowns are now emission related thank you California.

I have a 2012 f150 but recently purchased a mint 2000 f250 7.3! and will be selling the f150. too many electronics in newer trucks = more shit to break

As much as I love old vehicles, I appreciate the safety of new vehicles.

I have a old 83 2.2 Perkins Diesel ford ranger love that truck

I had a 83 f250 with the 6.9 best truck ever made I wouldn't piss on a modern day diesel if they were on fire especially Ford nothing but trouble

I would take a 70s 80s f150 way before I take a new one. Hell give me a 300 six 4 speed. Can't even get a manual transmission no more. I want my truck to ride like a truck.

Arguably the best diesel engine every offered in a Ford. Each series since has had more problems and a larger repair shop bill

8 yrs ago I sold my 84' f250 6.9 with a 4 spd and 4:10 gear factory truck and guess what.. I miss it! ugghh stupid decisions we make.

When the trend of owning a pickup truck dies there will be a MAJOR surplus of barely used trucks in 10-20 years.

The newest truck I own is a 1989 Ford F-250, no special features, no heated seats, no little knob to back a trailer for me. Hell it ain't even got power windows and that's the way I like it. Just a good old work truck that I wouldn't dare trade for a new one

my dad has an 05 6.0 lariat and he uses it it for both work and play. Its under his company name so even though he owns his company he cant jsut use it to go on road trips. Even though we used to take it camping and what ever with our holiday trailer now he just uses it for his welding rig for jobs and when he needs to drive from home to work then home again

This video was good till that song at the end . That is far from the kind of music played in a truck maybe a Prius with a man bun and skinny jeans. You won't make it to the front seat of that truck listening to that crap.

My 97 has 395k and is daily driven. Doesnt do alot of work anymore but it's done it's time and ran its miles reliably

My dad had one of those. Can't remember the trim level but it was top of the line. His was a crew cab dually model and did a great job pulling the travel trailer.

3:27 Filmed in...SE Pittsburgh suburbs, on PA 48 north, headed towards Pitcairn? Isn't that Home Depot just past US 30?

My 97 f350 is always connected to a trailer of some kind but it sucks diesel has gone up in price

I don’t like trucks after 2012, I use my 01 F150 Lariat for work all the time

These older diesels need fuel , one power wire and a little bit of maintenance........these newer diesels need a latte and a safe space in order to run. I will keep my 6.9 .

Can you do a video/mini documentary on my 1996 C3500 crew cab?

Well done, but clearly spoken from a 2020s perspective.

i agree 100% to me the simplicity and rugged reliability of old trucks is what makes them trucks!!! fancy gadgets and gismos are fun until they stop working!!!!

That back seat in those was actually awesome in the down configuration. My dad had an 88 dually extended cab and we left that back seat folded down and put one of those thick cushions that was a chair but when folded out became a bed. It was about 4 inches thick and made an awesome bed back there. We took a huge trip in 91 all over the US and I slept for hrs and hrs back there.

Growing up, my family had a 1980 Olds 98 with a 5.7 diesel, two 1982 Suburbans with 6.2 diesels, a 1982 K5 Blazer with a 6.2 diesel, a 1986 K10 Suburban with a 6.2 diesel, and a 1991 K10 Suburban with a 6.2 diesel. Added all together, they produced 225 horsepower and ran 65% of the time... ;-)

That's my truck except mine has a 460 carburated gas engine.

You are not right for came out with the first diesel motor in 1982 it was 6 .9

I just bought a 1987 6.9 for my first truck I love it