Ford 534 C.I. Gas Bird

[Curt Sprenger]

George,

I don't remember the rear end ratio. Contact Jim Benson at
Jim.Benson@... or thebenson79@... or jbenson71@...
. He owns the coach. Maybe he can find it on one of the information
plates or on a tag on the rear end housing. Ask him for pictures too. He
had the 'Bird painted in Mexico. Looks great.

If I recall correctly, fuel mileage was just over 5mpg, better after the
upgrades, maybe 5.5mpg. I traveled down the highway at 62mph. I always
towed at least 4,000 lbs. Ask Jim what the gas mileage is.

Yes, gen. will not get any fuel at 1/4 tank.

I believe there were two options and the 750 Holly had the electric
choke vs. manual. I don't recall anything more about it.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, Calif.



gnburke@... wrote:

> Hello Curt, Thanks for your reply. Do you remember what rear end ratio
> that your 74 FC31 had, and what was your ave.mpg. My first fillup was
> 6mpg, (2nd) 5 mpg, (3rd & 4th) averaged 4 mpg. All fillups were over
> 325 miles, and ran out at 387 miles, but was only able to get 90
> gallons in. Need to replace the fuel gauge, but also want to find out
> why a 100 gal. tank will only take 90 gal. when empty. Have heard that
> the gen. will cut off when 25 gal. remains. At present, I can go 387
> miles before I will have to push. But, if I run the gen, who knows.
> The original Holly/Motorcraft carb. is a model 4150. Do you remember
> the # of the 750 cfm that you used? Many thanks, George Burke 1977
> FC31SB Charlotte
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Curt Sprenger
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Ford 534 C.I. Gas Bird
>
> George,
>
> Our previous 'Bird, '74 FC31, had the 534 gas engine. I did most of the
> maintenance, no gear changes.
>
> Gas mileage and performance improvements...upgraded the distributor to
> the Pertronix breakerless, new plugs/wires/coil, removed the factory
> installed governor & carburetor stuff and installed a 750 Holley
> carburetor.
>
> I never let the tank get below 1/3.
>
> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>
> George Burke wrote:
>
> > My new to me 1977 FC31 gas powered Bird needs a little help. Would love
> > to hear from anyone who has ,or now owns a gas powered Bluebird that
> > came with a Ford 534 C.I. engine. Issues are what did you do to improve
> > mpg.Did you ever have the rear gear ratio changed? If you had a 100
> > gallon tank, did you run out of gas at 90 gal., (in other words, thats
> > all it would take when we ran out!)Any help,i.e (if you do your own
> > mechanic work, or where if you had work done by someone else), would be
> > appreciated. George Burke 1977 FC31SB Charlotte
> >
> >
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