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Two-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon · 5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8

1980 Ford Bronco Custom, 5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8, SelectShift automatic

The Bronco Custom combined Ford's 5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8 with the selectshift automatic.

1980 Ford Bronco, redesigned full-size SUV — front three-quarter view
Exact 1980 Bronco reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “1980 Ford Bronco” by aldenjewell / Flickr, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Factory-brochure cover cropped to isolate the vehicle photograph at 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

Trim
Bronco Custom
Body style
Two-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Engine
5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8
Transmission
SelectShift automatic

Ford lists these engines and transmissions for the Bronco line and says options are available in all series or models unless a restriction is stated; the brochure gives no narrower powertrain restriction.

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1980 Ford Bronco: documented configuration differences
ConfigurationEngineTransmissionBody
Current carBronco Custom, 5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8, SelectShift automatic5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8SelectShift automaticTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Custom, 5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8, Four-speed manual5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8Four-speed manualTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Custom, 5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8, Four-speed manual overdrive5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8Four-speed manual overdriveTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Ranger XLT, 5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8, SelectShift automatic5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8SelectShift automaticTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Ranger XLT, 5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8, Four-speed manual5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8Four-speed manualTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Ranger XLT, 5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8, Four-speed manual overdrive5.0L (302 cu. in.) V8Four-speed manual overdriveTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Custom, 4.9L (300 cu. in.) inline-six, SelectShift automatic4.9L (300 cu. in.) inline-sixSelectShift automaticTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Custom, 5.8L (351 cu. in.) V8, SelectShift automatic5.8L (351 cu. in.) V8SelectShift automaticTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Custom, 4.9L (300 cu. in.) inline-six, Four-speed manual4.9L (300 cu. in.) inline-sixFour-speed manualTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Custom, 4.9L (300 cu. in.) inline-six, Four-speed manual overdrive4.9L (300 cu. in.) inline-sixFour-speed manual overdriveTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Custom, 5.8L (351 cu. in.) V8, Four-speed manual5.8L (351 cu. in.) V8Four-speed manualTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon
Bronco Custom, 5.8L (351 cu. in.) V8, Four-speed manual overdrive5.8L (351 cu. in.) V8Four-speed manual overdriveTwo-door full-size four-wheel-drive wagon

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Service desk

What this car needs & when

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Service topics
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Scheduled topics
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Exact references
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  • Engine oil filterView intervals, applicability and sources

    Engine oil filter

    Exact reference available

    Motorcraft FL-1; Ford C1AZ-6731A

    Applies to: 1980 · United States · Ford assigns every US 1980 Bronco unleaded-fuel engine to Maintenance Schedule B.

    Published interval: 15,000 mi / 24,000 km / 12 months · Replace at the first oil change and alternate oil changes; replace every oil change if annual mileage is below 15,000.

    Source: Ford — 1980 Truck Shop Manual, pre-delivery, maintenance, lubrication and emissions volume (preserved scan) · Part 50-29, page 50-29-4 — Schedule B oil-filter row and note 3 · checked

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  • Spark plugs and carburetor air-cleaner elementView intervals, applicability and sources

    Spark plugs and carburetor air-cleaner element

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 1980 · United States · Ford assigns every US 1980 Bronco unleaded-fuel engine to Maintenance Schedule B.

    Published interval: 30,000 mi / 48,000 km · Schedule B replacement interval; service the air cleaner sooner in severe dust.

    Source: Ford — 1980 Truck Shop Manual, pre-delivery, maintenance, lubrication and emissions volume (preserved scan) · Part 50-29, page 50-29-4 — spark-plug and air-cleaner rows · checked

  • Chassis and driveline lubricationView intervals, applicability and sources

    Chassis and driveline lubrication

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 1980 · United States · Ford assigns every US 1980 Bronco unleaded-fuel engine to Maintenance Schedule B.

    Published interval: 7,500 mi / 12,000 km / 12 months · Schedule B; off-highway and mud/water operation require earlier service.

    Source: Ford — 1980 Truck Shop Manual, pre-delivery, maintenance, lubrication and emissions volume (preserved scan) · Part 50-02, page 50-02-27 — Schedule B slip-yoke, spindle-pin, steering-linkage and clutch-linkage rows · checked

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Sources

  1. Ford — 1980 Bronco factory brochure

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