miles on your 4.9
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From: london, ontario
i have a 69 f100 and 3 years ago i pulled the original 240 out.i used to go through about 3 ltrs of oil a day, the pcv hose kept blowing off because there was so much pressure in the engine from having no rings.that engine caught on fire 3 times from gas leaks, had a cracked intake manifold, exaust manifold, and was leaking coolant near the end.
when they pulled the engine apart, they said well give you a 300, cause we can't fix this.lol
the main reason i pulled it was i had a thermos fall on the gas, and it floored it.i snapped the mount, the metal not the rubber.lol
but it always got me where i was going.and now i'm 30 000 into the 300 with no problems yet
when they pulled the engine apart, they said well give you a 300, cause we can't fix this.lol
the main reason i pulled it was i had a thermos fall on the gas, and it floored it.i snapped the mount, the metal not the rubber.lol
but it always got me where i was going.and now i'm 30 000 into the 300 with no problems yet
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Never had to walk because it broke down
Hello everyone! New to the forum but not new to the 300. Bought a 1976 f-150 reg cab long bed 2wd np435 4spd new in 76. (Ordered the thing cause all they had on the lot were either stripped down with nothing or luxo liners with everything) Anyway 28 years and 110,000 miles and I have not yet reached $250. in repairs/things that broke. (that does not include maintenance or wear items of course) I never used it as a daily driver, only when I need a truck for something. Whenever I drive it its doing some sort of hauling or towing or going places I cant take my car. So its done some hard work including cross country trips w/12K gross (truck/trailer/loads, inc 9,000 ft mtn passes) Before this truck I owned other ford sixes inc 223, 200, 240. So I know "six in a row can go". I dont ever intend to sell or trade this truck. I'll keep it and drive it as long as I can keep it going (able to get maintenance & wear parts for it) Hopefully another 28 years and then I wont need a truck any more.
Thanks to every one here who shares their time and effort and wisdom here regarding ford trucks and especially the in line 6.
Thanks to every one here who shares their time and effort and wisdom here regarding ford trucks and especially the in line 6.
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i recently lost my fair 19 f150 with well over 400k on original motor odometer stoped workin could be way off and the only thing i ever changed or was changed was the oilpan gasket and the valeve cover gasket i knew the previouse owner and original
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From: Arkansas
I got my 1992 F150 in 95, it had 27,000 on it then. Now with 9 years and 3 trips between Arkansas and Oregon (at 2,317 miles one way) I've logged 167,000 miles. First major problem was this past sunday, the EEC fried and the only thing I can find wrong is the elect. pressure control solenoid in the E4OD ohms out at 4 ohms while the rest read 20 ohms but that is for another topic. 4 sets of brake pads, 3 alternators, 1 starter, 3 sets of tires, 1 custom front end by my now exwife (THAT was grounds for divorce)......I miss my I6!!!!!!!
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From: Northern MA
Arkansas Bob, check that ground lead between the neg battery terminal and the ECM harness, its a pesky one, the plastic gets porous, the acid vapors get in there and dissolve it while it still looks squeaky clean on the outside.
I'm doing a short haul from Augusta to Phoenix, 2800 each way, nice little hotshot load for some extra $$. Not too bad at $1 a mile, sometimes wish the I6 got better gas mileage, 5k# trailer load gets about 8.9 - 9.2 mpg. 10 empty trailer (16' enclosed) and 11-12 empty truck. 350k miles and still counting, time to flush the transmission (M5) and xfer case, going with synthetic atf for both.
I'm doing a short haul from Augusta to Phoenix, 2800 each way, nice little hotshot load for some extra $$. Not too bad at $1 a mile, sometimes wish the I6 got better gas mileage, 5k# trailer load gets about 8.9 - 9.2 mpg. 10 empty trailer (16' enclosed) and 11-12 empty truck. 350k miles and still counting, time to flush the transmission (M5) and xfer case, going with synthetic atf for both.
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From: Northern MA
Ya don't need luck son, make that first oil change at 1k miles to get the junk out of it, then if you're using dino oil, every 3k miles should be fine, and don't forget to grease the stink out of it at every oil change. Remember, grease is cheap.
-Jason
-Jason
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From: Arkansas
Thanks I will check the ground. The best mileage I ever got was 27 mpg, but that was with a 35 mph tail wind, behind a cold front with no load driving across Kansas and OK. at 75 mph on a trip from Oregon to Arkansas.
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From: Northern MA
Heya Gang,
Just an FYI as I've seen even in this thread a lot of posting about oil pressure on the late model trucks. From 87 up at least until 97 the oil pressure gauge is semi faux, it has a regular circut running through a 20 ohm resistor with a on/off 5 psi sender on the engine itself.
I've seen the resistor in the wiring harness, the harness had a tag that said 'RESISTOR' printed on a band. On my 88 and a 97 the resistor is on the back of the instrument cluster by the oil press gauge. Bridge the resistor or remove it from the harness, replace the small on/off sender with a large variable one and you'll be seeing a more variable oil pressure.
This was done by the big three due to thousands of warranty claims of low oil pressure from folks that didn't know how to read a gauge.
-Jason
Just an FYI as I've seen even in this thread a lot of posting about oil pressure on the late model trucks. From 87 up at least until 97 the oil pressure gauge is semi faux, it has a regular circut running through a 20 ohm resistor with a on/off 5 psi sender on the engine itself.
I've seen the resistor in the wiring harness, the harness had a tag that said 'RESISTOR' printed on a band. On my 88 and a 97 the resistor is on the back of the instrument cluster by the oil press gauge. Bridge the resistor or remove it from the harness, replace the small on/off sender with a large variable one and you'll be seeing a more variable oil pressure.
This was done by the big three due to thousands of warranty claims of low oil pressure from folks that didn't know how to read a gauge.
-Jason
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I have a '77 F-250 that my father bought new, all that has been done to it is new lifters, cam and valve train at 316,000 in '98, after my Dad passed away I started driving it everyday and it now has 427,000 on it with no hint of giving up yet.