Baldy's 100% there - the 265 was the optional V8 for the 3100, 3200, and 3600, the 283 was only available in the big trucks

if yer into original, do the 265 [if it's the latest one with an oil filter], if ya don't care, then nobody would question a 283, a better choice IMO grin

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics