Rust!
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What rust?
All I see is seasoning!
Heck, to permanently get rid of that "rust" you'd need to disassemble it completely, blast all the iron bits, primer, paint and clear coat it all.
It will outlast the truck as is, nothing to worry about.
All I see is seasoning!
Heck, to permanently get rid of that "rust" you'd need to disassemble it completely, blast all the iron bits, primer, paint and clear coat it all.
It will outlast the truck as is, nothing to worry about.
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It's not just Ford, every manufacturer does things the same way.
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Not really, or maybe it's true nowadays. My Tacoma (first brand new vehicle purchased) had paint (still does) on all those parts. Even knowing it's a non issue, it was still disappointing to see all that rusty bare metal when I bought my 2019 SD.
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I am not really worried about rust on replacable parts, what irked me was that it looks to me like the first picture is from part of the engine. I want this engine to last two decades, orange rust, to me, does not make that seem reasonable.
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That is not rust, it is the "Engineered Lifetime" that came into play about 1970 with the era of the Ford Pinto and the Chevy Vega.
If you notice, few of those two are on the road today.
The question was presented back in those days "Why build a car with a long lifetime" ?
Build lower quality that has a shorter lifetime and sell move vehicles.
This is why restoring an old vehicle has become so popular. Paint and rustproof as it is built from the frame up.
If you notice, few of those two are on the road today.
The question was presented back in those days "Why build a car with a long lifetime" ?
Build lower quality that has a shorter lifetime and sell move vehicles.
This is why restoring an old vehicle has become so popular. Paint and rustproof as it is built from the frame up.
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Pretty common surface rust points, not saying it is right but ford is thinking most people won't ever look and/or care what those components look like so a little surface oxidation won't impact the performance of the part. Bit of soviet T34 style manufacturing.
If that level of rust concerns you, never look under a truck from north of the Mason-Dixon line.
If that level of rust concerns you, never look under a truck from north of the Mason-Dixon line.
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Well assuming this is a 6.7, this engine came out in 2011, it is now 2023. We are over half way to your 2 decades and I have yet to hear of one rusting through. So I am inclined to think you have a pretty good chance to make it.
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There are some things that just dont warrant worrying about. Those parts are of a thick casting and are not going to rot away. Plenty of half century old trucks and equipment out there with unpainted castings that are still solid and usable. Property reclamation is a part of my business, ive run across many old (50-70yrs) cars, trucks, farm equipment, you name it just left to rot away on overgrown abandoned lots. Sheet metal is rotted away, most thicker parts are still solid.
