anyone else have this much trouble????????
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From: indiana
anyone else have this much trouble????????
i purchased my ford in late october of last year. since then i have put over a grand in nickle and dime parts such as
exhaust, clutch kit w/bearings, water pump, egr valve, evp sensor, vacume resivor, gas tank, oil pan gasket, pushrod gasket, rear main seal, e brake cables, motor and tranny mounts, u joints, coolant hoses, O2 sensor, fan shroud, battery, 2 starters, alternator, oil pressure regulator, and a surpentine belt. also i still need to put a fuel pump, brake cylinder, complete front end alignment, transmission work(trouble gettin into reverse),and i think my rear end is going out. now my question to you all does anyone have this much normal stuff go out in such a short period of time. i was just wondering if i was the only one.
i would rather "set my ford on fire and roll it down a hill than ever drive a chevy or dodge"
exhaust, clutch kit w/bearings, water pump, egr valve, evp sensor, vacume resivor, gas tank, oil pan gasket, pushrod gasket, rear main seal, e brake cables, motor and tranny mounts, u joints, coolant hoses, O2 sensor, fan shroud, battery, 2 starters, alternator, oil pressure regulator, and a surpentine belt. also i still need to put a fuel pump, brake cylinder, complete front end alignment, transmission work(trouble gettin into reverse),and i think my rear end is going out. now my question to you all does anyone have this much normal stuff go out in such a short period of time. i was just wondering if i was the only one.
i would rather "set my ford on fire and roll it down a hill than ever drive a chevy or dodge"
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From: Memphis, TN
anyone else have this much trouble????????
I do, but I beat the #@!! out of mine. It sounds like you should do your own "nickel & dime" repairs & maintenance - it's fun, easy, cheap, and very rewarding.
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anyone else have this much trouble????????
I have a '91 and it has cost me a little bit of money. But all of that is because the owner before me neglected the hell out of it. He never did any of the recomended matinance on it and I ended up paying for it.
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From: Thunder Bay,ON Canada
anyone else have this much trouble????????
You are driving a 12yr old truck (as per sig), I would expect most of that and a bit more. I have a 94 and I have most of your list atleast twice. I have rebuilt the front end (4x4) 3 times and I have owned this truck since new. I do drive pretty hard on or off-road, I should have been a rally racer!!!!
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anyone else have this much trouble????????
I bought mine around 6 months ago. Since then I have put in a muffler, steering gear box, steering pump, steering lines, a/c compressor, dryer, front end alignment, 2 tires due to latter, a/c fan, fuel tank selector switch, trim panel for guages, clutch fan, valve cover gasket, u-joints, carrier bearing, front brakes, battery, full week cleaning the interior.
After all that I still love driving this truck. I owned a nissan extended cab before this and there just isn't any comparison. I would put more into this truck if I could afford it but right now I just need it to run. When I bought this truck I saw some of the things that were wrong with it but even with the surprises I enjoy driving this even over my wife's '96 explorer. I see greater respect from other driver's on the road.
I bought this truck with the idea that I would fix what breaks and so far I have done that. I purchased a manual and have fixed almost every item mentioned myself. Like Steve said repairing it yourself is very rewarding.
After all that I still love driving this truck. I owned a nissan extended cab before this and there just isn't any comparison. I would put more into this truck if I could afford it but right now I just need it to run. When I bought this truck I saw some of the things that were wrong with it but even with the surprises I enjoy driving this even over my wife's '96 explorer. I see greater respect from other driver's on the road.
I bought this truck with the idea that I would fix what breaks and so far I have done that. I purchased a manual and have fixed almost every item mentioned myself. Like Steve said repairing it yourself is very rewarding.
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From: Wanatah In,
anyone else have this much trouble????????
Ive owned my 94 since it had 40k on it and it now has 258k on it. I take good care of it but still have to nickle and dime it a little. But it still looks like new, and the money I have to put into it is far far less than buying a new truck, Ive become so familiar with it that it would be hard to buy a new truck.
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From: Spokane WA, USA
anyone else have this much trouble????????
I've put over ten thousand in mine in the last year, it's easier to state what I havent replaced. and I think that would be the NP435- oh, that's going bye-bye - I just bought a small block C-6. oh, and i don't have pics of the new paint job. soon I hope
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From: indiana
anyone else have this much trouble????????
i have done all of the work on my truck myself, and i bought it off of someone who didn't take care of it either. and i know all of this stuff is usual to go out, but it has just kinda taken me back as to how fast all of it happened.
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From: Bryan Texas
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I owned an 81 longbed ranger 150 bought for two hundred bucks for the body. I had a 83 f250 super cab with the 400 good motor fun truck but shot fronend and like most work trucks body was rough. Pulled the motor swaped out the 302 for the 400 got it running good and the money pit was dug. First alternator and then ignition module. Both gas tanks had sludge and i went to fuel cell. Then Every u joint went out and twisted the drive shaft and bearing in the rear end . after that I gave up and sold it for what i paid . Somwhere from my yard to my friends shop the truck on a trailer burned its own transmisson. he pulled the motor to put in his dads 78 3/4 ton and only had reverse so a two hundred dollar truck cost mr over 900 dollars and lost of time .