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Don
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Date Posted: 12/ 9/ 09, 10:39am
Hi Mike,
Mostly what the others said. The PT's are much more intemidating size wise but less stressfull to drive, I found. Servicing a FC, while cramped, is no more challenging than a diesel pu truck. On a PT think in terms gallons rather than quarts and then multiply by the number of quarts you are now accustomed to.
On a PT I find that as you approach a bad hill on a hot day that you choose a reasonable spead that you can hold, and stick with that from the onset. It is easy to have the oil temperature shoot through the roof, and if that gets to hot, if you allow the engine to idle your oil pressure will drop to zero, alarms go off...! On a non-turbo cat, they are not being pushed to hard via the govenor, harder to destruct, uphill anyway.
For many, starting out with a FC would be a good learning experience, in prep for a PT. My past (people don't like the term "Old") FC1980 had a spring suspension, that worked pretty well on back roads, it was pretty short at 30 feet and you could get out of tight spaces. With any bird you have to ask yourself if you take that turn will there be an easy way out, and if you'll sink like a rock.
Unless the bird was very well maintaned it is probably not economical to think you will simply have local shops do repairs. Either buy one that is very well maintaned or plan on learning to do most of the work your self. A shop could easily spend an hour just looking for your battery chargers, let alone a relay.
What ever you get, you will hardly be aware that you are towing something.
As far as engines go, the 3208 is a basic four stroke diesel, the 92's are a less typical, now, two stroke supercharged engine. The 92's are much more substantial size wise, have replacable cylingers, so are more heavy duty. You can burn either engine up with poor treatment, neither were cheap in their day. Both have a tradition of going on and on if cared for.
Hope this helps,
Don
1987 PT40 8V92TA
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