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My Bronco starts easily - even in chilly 3 degree weather.
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:02 pm Posts: 291 Location: Grand Junction, Co. 
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 My Bronco starts easily - even in chilly 3 degree weather.I just wanted to put the word out that you CAN have a carburetor and have it run well.
My Bronco starts right up after sitting for weeks in the winter outside...no issues. Warms up in a minute or two and ready for the road. Just a FYI as there is a perception that you need a EFI to make a Bronco run well. I love my Bronco! Erik _________________ 1969 Ford Bronco with: 351W, Q-Jet, ARB front locker, 3" Suspension lift, NP435 transmission, 33" Goodyear's, roll cage, body rough. |
| Thu Jan 19, 2017 3:54 pm |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:33 pm Posts: 2460
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Re: My Bronco starts easily - even in chilly 3 degree weathe Yah? Next test is to sit in I-70 rush hour when it's 98 degrees outside and not get vapor lock... Good luck with that one!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk _________________ 69 Wagon, 351W, Explorer EFI & Serpentine, ZF5, 35" tires, 3.5 SL, 2 BL, WARN 8274 |
| Thu Jan 19, 2017 6:23 pm |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: My Bronco starts easily - even in chilly 3 degree weathe _________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar. The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering. 1973 Stroppe Baja project |
| Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:08 am |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:02 pm Posts: 291 Location: Grand Junction, Co.
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Re: My Bronco starts easily - even in chilly 3 degree weathe _________________ 1969 Ford Bronco with: 351W, Q-Jet, ARB front locker, 3" Suspension lift, NP435 transmission, 33" Goodyear's, roll cage, body rough. |
| Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:46 am |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: My Bronco starts easily - even in chilly 3 degree weathe What are you using to insulate?
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| Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:29 pm |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: My Bronco starts easily - even in chilly 3 degree weathe I believe that a well tuned carb can perform pretty well for a lot of situations. It's not a requirement to go to efi, but there are many off-road situations where the carb will not work or will flood out. Only bronco I'd consider keeping the carb on is a stocker that I'm trying to keep original.
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org |
| Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:07 pm |
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Moderator   Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:58 pm Posts: 3906 Location: Henderson, Co
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Re: My Bronco starts easily - even in chilly 3 degree weathe Both my broncos had run edelbrock carbs and once tuned right they didn't have any issues.
As a note, just wrapping the fuel lines with a thermal wrap wont prevent vapor lock. I had it figured out on my 79 where it wouldn't vapor lock but the most extreme heat. And even my efi on the 74 vaporlocked in 75* weather. _________________ Rob 74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories. 04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work. Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport |
| Wed Jan 25, 2017 2:11 pm |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:02 pm Posts: 291 Location: Grand Junction, Co.
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Re: My Bronco starts easily - even in chilly 3 degree weathe _________________ 1969 Ford Bronco with: 351W, Q-Jet, ARB front locker, 3" Suspension lift, NP435 transmission, 33" Goodyear's, roll cage, body rough. |
| Tue Apr 11, 2017 8:44 am |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:53 pm Posts: 1276
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Re: My Bronco starts easily - even in chilly 3 degree weathe _________________ Cummins R2.8 diesel, ZF5, AtlasII, HP44/BB9, ARBs, coiled / linked suspension, 37" KO2s, full cage, bumpers, etc. Build Thread: Average 23.5 mpg, Best tank: 25.1 mpg |
| Tue Apr 11, 2017 4:09 pm |
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