292 in a 1ton?
 

Is/was it common for a cab and chassis dually to get a 292/4spd? I bought one today and that is what is in it. Its a 1982 Cab/Chassis with a 292,SM465 w/PTO and a utility bed(coming off asap).....gonna revisit my flatbed BBQ truck plans.
This thing has PS and Hydroboost!

Re: 292 in a 1ton?
 

I've never seen one in person, kind of rare around this area. Every early to mid '80's cab and chassis I came across when looking for a truck either had a 350 or a 454. It seemed like I found more 454 powered trucks, my '84 was in the best condition of all the trucks I looked at (and the cheapest!) and even had working A/C still charged with R12.

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That's how my 84 k30 plow truck was born. 292, turbo 400 and 4.56 in the axles. Pushes great. No land speed records. It also has hydroboost and ps.

Re: 292 in a 1ton?
 

Back in the old days when a truck was a truck even a 1 ton had the base model engine of a inline 6.Is it rare to us yeah was it when it was new i have no idea,But when a company bought fleet trucks they bought the cheapest truck they could.

Re: 292 in a 1ton?
 

It was made to haul heavy stuff, not go fast. Makes perfect sense in that context.

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Even a 292 six can work well with the torque multiplication of a 4.56 axle, and the SM465's insanely low first gear.

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Yeah, I remember when fleet and military trucks were BASE trucks: 3-speed column shift for the 1/2-tons, and 4-speeds for the 3/4 and 1-tons trucks.

Tinted windows? Carpet? Radio? No way!

A/C? It's got windows doesn't it?;)

I even remember some with spare wheels, but no spare tire.

And if there was a "delete" option for anything, the trucks were ordered that way.

Re: 292 in a 1ton?
 

i have a 1980 c30 cab chassis dually the glove box tag list the 292 sm465 with 4:10 gears its hydro boost power steering. its 427 tall deck NP541 5 speed now. funny i had a 79 c30 single wheel with the same spec 292 4 speed.

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1:1 final gear and 4.56's might work for a farm but not for road travels. Can't imagine it can tow very much with only 160hp.

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Lot of mid 60s C50s and C60s had the big 292 in them also. We used a 61 Viking 60 with the big six and a straight 4 speed. Geared, low, could pull anything but slow.

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These are almost the exact specs for every CUCV pickup ever made. The M1008, M1028 and M1031s I mean. 6.2 Diesel with 165 Hp, TH400 with 1:1 3rd gear (they weren't lock up converters, so not even 1:1 really...) and 4.56 gears...

Re: 292 in a 1ton?
 

My 78,P-30 has the same drivetrain.
At 60 mph,it's really screaming!
But,we once loaded the van body with old Chevy engines and parts and a trailer behind it with my tractor.Quite a load.
Pulled it all just fine!
Mike.:chevy:

Re: 292 in a 1ton?
 

This is why the school district I got my plow truck from finally sold it. Worked for the first 31 years but they needed to pull a trailer and it wasn't up to the task. I love how flat the torque curve is with this motor. I plowed for a long time with a K5 305 700r4 and love how this 292 pulls great right off of idle. Makes it really easy to be smooth and still get a lot done.

Re: 292 in a 1ton?
 

There was a time when dump trucks and road tractors were routinely built with no more HP than that. They got around on torque, and weren't expected to be fast.

Times change.