Hey guys! Jake here! I'm 17 and still don't have my first truck or car lol. I have a friend who might sell is 96-ish F-150 straight 6, 4x4, 5 speed manual 6ft bed. I know the owner who bought it new and boy did he beat the crap out of it. But its still running strong. Hopefully i'm gonna buy it this spring. It's the truck that suits me the best. Hopefully I wont have to Fix Or Repair Daily. I'm more of a Dodge guy but Dail Overhauls Do Get Expensive so I'll go with what I got. Funny thing is the old 250's of that year with the wide mirrors were my dream truck as a child and now im getting something pretty darn close. I joined the forms to find out what "efficient" mods i could do. Such as exhaust systems, plugs, spark plug wires, throttle body spacers, programmers. Stuff to get a little for HP, Torque, and MPG type mods. Let the fun and games begin!

 

Welcome to the site Jake. I can't help any on your truck.
I drive an 85 Bronco and the newest rig I have ever had is a 90 W250.
Great trucks both. But I am way Old school.

 

Good luck with the truck and welcome to FTE

 

Hi there, welcome to the site!

 

Well the original truck I thought I wanted was my Dad's 1988 Dodge Dakota V6 3.9L 4x4 3speed auto. Until I realized it screamed at 55mph. Itls a nice little truck...besides all the rust and shot interior. I'm sure this ford will be a nice starter. Maybe I'll get some pics of the Dodge up here and get the picks of my Dad's 1977 Ford F-350 Custon 400 Big block 4speed dumptruck.

 

Hi Dragondude Welcome to FTE Your at the right place to share the enthusiasm for your new Ford withe the community.

There are a lot of Ford lovers here who are quite the knowledgeable bunch and are always willing to help their fellow Ford owners that might have a question or need help in trying to solve a problem.

Lots of good info and people here enjoy the forums

 

Dragondude, welcome to FTE.

 

Hey Jake I can't PM ya as yet till ya get a few more posts. I am having some problems on my 90 W250. Electrical I think. Do ya know enough about them to maybe help when ya can finally do the PM thing?

 

Maybe I didn't state myself correctly bud. I like to tinker but don't know jack squat lol . I know how an engine runs and that the distributor makes the electricity. Hehe
i can offer advice but it will the Captain Obvious stuff I wouldnt mind trying to help though!

 

No problem Bud. I am sure I need to replace the ign switch (It won't shut off. Got to kill it in gear, than disconnect the Batt), Fuse box (it is broke in half and now has jumper wires from one side to the other), And computer.

 

I think you need a new car lol. I think it's weird it will start but wont shut off. I would think the ignition switch would be the first place to start, after that the fuse box then the computer. Maybe you can find a junked car and take the parts.

 

Welcome to the forum