Posted by Aaron A. Arnold on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 at 07:34:28:
In Reply to: Engine in '57 W-100 posted by Russ in Seattle on Monday, October 23, 2000 at 17:25:08:
I think the 315 is a very good engine, with plenty of torque. I drove from Santa Fe to San Antonio 725 miles on $45.00, so thats like 16-17 mpg. Not bad at all for a 4wd Town Wagon with 4.10s, and had 7.50x16.0 tires. MPG was even be better with the 19.5s that I put on it.
If your truck is in nice original condition, I might think again about doing a conversion,
unless you are planning on driving the truck long distances, day after day.