Its been awhile since you've posted about your truck.How many miles now?Any problems?I use your input on your truck to guage my trucks future.

 

Hey buddy! Thanks for asking.

208,000 miles and running like a top.
I need to replace the front struts and rear shocks, and the rotors (aftermarket rotors installed around 50K miles) are a little warped. 160,000 miles on them so I ain't complaining!
Might burn 1/2 quart of oil between 5K mile oil changes.

Other than that, running fine. And still have the original serpentine belt.

 

FOLLOW UP....

I had a moment of concern. The morning after my glowing praise, I exited the interstate on the way to work and the darned truck started loping and idling like it was running on 3 or 4 cylinders.

I was a little bummed.......

I made a quick metal assessment of what was going on. It would run fine just off idle.

A stop by the local parts distributor, one set of Motorcraft plug wires, and now it purrs like a kitten.

It might blow up on the way home, but the thing runs perfectly. Very pleased for 208,000 miles.

 

Wow,I hope I didn't hex you! Mine is at 68K miles and doing fine.The only problem I have had was at 14K miles it was pinging like a woodpecker on a street light! Ford had to tear down the whole top end,decarbon everything,install a complete new pcv system,and new plugs.I'm getting 19-21 mpg on the highway and 15-17 mpg city.

 

Have you done the intake manifold coolant intake/output hose combination? If so, for how long have you driven it like that? I'd like to know b/c my 2000 F-150 V-6 is leaking at the intake manifold and I am being told I have to replace the entire intake manifold to the tune of almost $2,000.

 

I am pretty sure that you can cut that flush with the intake then drill and tap it to accept pipe threads.