miles on your 4.9
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From: Northern MA
Well the money from plowing gets put in the rainy day fund, that fund would pick up a 2003 or better truck in a heartbeat. Home and neighbors plow and one small commercial. It'd be a shame to discard it, hanging with a truck over 500k miles you know every little sound and feeling. Frugal and sentimental I'd say.
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1996 F150 4x4 5 speed.
221,000 miles. Rebuilt the head about 2000 miles back. Two burned exhaust valves causing a miss. The bottom end looked new. No ridge or scoring, and could still see the factory crosshatch in the cylinder walls.
221,000 miles. Rebuilt the head about 2000 miles back. Two burned exhaust valves causing a miss. The bottom end looked new. No ridge or scoring, and could still see the factory crosshatch in the cylinder walls.
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191,600 on my 93, never had the valve cover off, but i should since it leaks a bit. had to do the side cover about 1000 miles ago, it fell out in little pieces. other than that very minor what i consider consumable items. alternator and starter rebuilds, belts, plugs, etc. far and away the most reliable and economical truck ive ever had. the bodys gonna fall off before the engine even thinks about taking a day off. you cant beat a 300!
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From: Lawrence Swamp
Sorry 4 jackin da thread.
Thank you both for the post back. Ah is ed-u-macated (twice!).
There's another 300/4.9 in Reading, MA on here (may B close 2 U)
AND
I'll keep my eyes out for 2004 F250s. (love 2 C a V-10 ford! heard they were in the [was it centurion, no that wuz a surburban-like Bronco] van of a little earlier era).
Now back to yer regularly scheduled 4.9 thread...
Thank you both for the post back. Ah is ed-u-macated (twice!).
There's another 300/4.9 in Reading, MA on here (may B close 2 U)
AND
I'll keep my eyes out for 2004 F250s. (love 2 C a V-10 ford! heard they were in the [was it centurion, no that wuz a surburban-like Bronco] van of a little earlier era).
Now back to yer regularly scheduled 4.9 thread...
