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Nov 14, 2010 | 05:38 PM

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adamax21

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need some advice...

Hey all! Look, I have a 97 f150 lariat. Its got the 5.4L. V8 with 4 wheel drive. I got it about a year ago. It had been sitting for about 3 years. I paid a grand for it and it had 204K mile on it. I cleaned it up and changed the oil in it. Now its starting to tap. Its been a great work truck and id like to keep it. Would I be better off rebuilding the motor and trans or just buying another truck? I have all the means to remove and rebuild, im just not sure if it'll be worth my time. Thanks guys!!!

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Nov 14, 2010 | 07:59 PM

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First check to see that all eight spark plugs are torqued correctly as these heads had a tendency to shoot out the plug when over tightened.

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Nov 14, 2010 | 10:11 PM

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When is it "tapping"? If it is only when it is cold, it could be just piston slap. If it is still running ok, I say just drive it.

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