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I am in the market for a used Ford F150. I have seen many various models and have some questions I am hoping to get answered. I have come across a 2000 F150 7700 4 x 2 SuperCab with a 5.4 l Triton V8 with duel gas and propane. The purpose for the vehicle is for domestic use around the house and to and from work. The commute is approx 20 kms, 12 miles roundtrip. My question is if this is too much truck?
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It would all depend on your driving habits and if you are going to haul any loads. They use the same 5.4L in some of the F250 models as well. But if it only going to be used for getting back and forth to work, unless you like to haul *** when you drive there, then it may be a bit much.
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Is it a factory profane conversion such as an old MOT truck? I wouldn't pay much extra for the propane truck if it was a factory conversion over a normal gas powered truck.
You should be aware that the propane parts on the truck are very expensive to replace. The fuel filter from Ford is about $400 CDN!! You can get cheaper aftermarket filters though.
The Compuvalve is one of the main parts of the propane coversion and I think the last one I replaced was about $2500 or something ridiculous like that.
They run well when they run but when the propane system needs fixing usually the best bet is to just disable it and run it on gas.
You should be aware that the propane parts on the truck are very expensive to replace. The fuel filter from Ford is about $400 CDN!! You can get cheaper aftermarket filters though.
The Compuvalve is one of the main parts of the propane coversion and I think the last one I replaced was about $2500 or something ridiculous like that.
They run well when they run but when the propane system needs fixing usually the best bet is to just disable it and run it on gas.
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I am not sure if the truck is a factory conversion or not. I was thinking of disabling the propane as the tank sits in the box which is short and takes up most of the space. Is the propane removal a difficult difficult task or do you just remove the tank? The truck has 64,000 km (approx 42,000 miles) with a price tag of $10,800 Cdn. There are no power options other than the power under the hood.
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That sounds like a decent enough deal.
I'm inclined to agree with Bill that it may be more of a truck than you need. However if your needs ever change in the future it might work out ok. Say if you got a trailer or something.
To disable the propane you can just remove the tank but you can also remove all the extra stuff under the hood if you want.
If it's the factory system getting rid of the extra junk under the hood makes it way easier to work on. I've seen it take up to 6 hours to replace the spark plugs
I'm inclined to agree with Bill that it may be more of a truck than you need. However if your needs ever change in the future it might work out ok. Say if you got a trailer or something.
To disable the propane you can just remove the tank but you can also remove all the extra stuff under the hood if you want.
If it's the factory system getting rid of the extra junk under the hood makes it way easier to work on. I've seen it take up to 6 hours to replace the spark plugs
