fordtrucks97up-digest Wednesday, April 1 1998 Volume 01 : Number 042



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In this issue:

Re: 99' F150's ["Union Auto" ]
Rough idling 97 F150 w/ 5.4 liter engine [Jay Murphy ]
Re: Rough idling 97 F150 w/ 5.4 liter engine ["Union Auto"
Re: Rough idling 97 F150 w/ 5.4 liter engine ["Douglas R. Floyd"
re'99 Superduty engine/plow/tow options? [KNBD87D prodigy.com (MR JOSH J ]

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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 07:32:26 -0600
From: "Union Auto"
Subject: Re: 99' F150's

The usual introduction to new vehicles is in October. This means you can
usually buy one in mid Sept. The F-150 should be available at this time.
It will have a 4 door supercab (probably standard). All of us at the
dealership are hoping and praying that they never bring dual tanks back
again. We had way to many problems with them over the years and one big
tank gets the job done just as well.

Nathan Bernard
Union Auto, Inc. Ford Mercury
Union, IA 50258
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From: Zach Whitehill
To: fordtrucks97up listservice.net
Date: Monday, March 30, 1998 7:03 PM
Subject: 99' F150's


>I'm going to order a 99' F150 this year, and I was just wondering
>if the 99's are going to have quad cabs, when I could order the new one,
>and if a person can get dual gas tanks on the 99's. I love my 97'
>and hate to give it up, but I need and extended cab.
>
>If anyone can help thanks...
>
>Zach
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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:40:59 -0700
From: Jay Murphy
Subject: Rough idling 97 F150 w/ 5.4 liter engine

Does anyone have any ideas on solutions to the rough idle problem that I'm
having with my 5.4 L 97 F150? Since about 2,000 miles (I now have about
10,000 miles on it) this engine started doing it. It doesn't show up in the
tachometer. It is pretty much constant at idle, but goes away above idle.
The dealer says that it's inherent in the 5.4 L engine and that they get
complaints all the time. They try to equate it to the rough idling due to
the cams in yesteryears' muscle cars (which is not at all what it is like).
Anyone else having the problem?

Thanks,

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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 13:21:01 -0600
From: "Union Auto"
Subject: Re: Rough idling 97 F150 w/ 5.4 liter engine

The only 2 5.4L problems we have had is one had a bad injector (very rough
running) and one had a bad spark plug (intermittent roughness). I have had
no complaints of roughness. You should ask to drive a new truck with the
5.4L to compare to. This would prove or disprove their answer of "they all
do it"

Nathan Bernard
Union Auto, Inc.

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From: Jay Murphy
To: Fordtrucks97up-Digest (E-mail)
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 12:06 PM
Subject: Rough idling 97 F150 w/ 5.4 liter engine


>Does anyone have any ideas on solutions to the rough idle problem that I'm
>having with my 5.4 L 97 F150? Since about 2,000 miles (I now have about
>10,000 miles on it) this engine started doing it. It doesn't show up in
the
>tachometer. It is pretty much constant at idle, but goes away above idle.
>The dealer says that it's inherent in the 5.4 L engine and that they get
>complaints all the time. They try to equate it to the rough idling due to
>the cams in yesteryears' muscle cars (which is not at all what it is like).
>Anyone else having the problem?
>
>Thanks,

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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:25:29 -0600 (CST)
From: "Douglas R. Floyd"
Subject: Re: Rough idling 97 F150 w/ 5.4 liter engine

>
> The only 2 5.4L problems we have had is one had a bad injector (very rough
> running) and one had a bad spark plug (intermittent roughness). I have had
> no complaints of roughness. You should ask to drive a new truck with the
> 5.4L to compare to. This would prove or disprove their answer of "they all
> do it"
>
> Nathan Bernard
> Union Auto, Inc.

I bought a F150/5.4L about 4 weeks ago, and I have not (knock on wood)
noticed anything like this.
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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 17:27:21, -0500
From: KNBD87D prodigy.com (MR JOSH J TENNEY)
Subject: re'99 Superduty engine/plow/tow options?

You CAN get the F-250 crew cab with the plow/tow package and the V10,
but it MUST be a shortbox, which you want.
Josh

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