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I am looking into buying a F-350 probably between the years of a 90 and 96 because I like the old school box style instead of the more rounded shape the newer ones are. Anywho, I didn't know what particular forum to put this post in, so if it gets moved at least I know where to go next time.
1995 Ford 350 115K Auto V8 4x4
Is that a lot of miles for a gasoline truck? It seems like a good deal as far as price, 9G. Crew Cab, 460, 9.5" Lift, 38" Tires, Rino Liner. I have a limited budget, so the lower priced vehicles have some more miles on it, but should I be expecting any problems if I were to purchase the vehicle as far as engine to your best of your knowledge? Thanks.
1995 Ford 350 115K Auto V8 4x4
Is that a lot of miles for a gasoline truck? It seems like a good deal as far as price, 9G. Crew Cab, 460, 9.5" Lift, 38" Tires, Rino Liner. I have a limited budget, so the lower priced vehicles have some more miles on it, but should I be expecting any problems if I were to purchase the vehicle as far as engine to your best of your knowledge? Thanks.
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I think the industry standard for 'low mileage' is 15K a year, which would be 165K on that truck, so that is low mileage. How much life is left in the engine is another story altogether. It seems like most engines today will go 200-250K easily with proper maintenance. You should run Carfax on the truck, have a trusted mechanic check it out thouroughly, and if you're satisfied with all that, crawl all over the truck and try to get a feel for what it's been through. You can usually spot trucks that have been abused versus ones that have been cared for. Look at a lot of trucks, and you'll see what I mean. IMHO, I wouldn't be afraid of 115K on a nice truck. It should easily get double that.
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Originally Posted by w1ck3d
Is that a lot of miles for a gasoline truck? It seems like a good deal as far as price, 9G. Crew Cab, 460, 9.5" Lift, 38" Tires, Rino Liner.
Then again, I have 350K on my 93 F350 crewcab on the original engine, and a nasty, loud valve tap for over 200K of that.
The best thing you can do is perform a dry/wet compression test and at least get some clues as to the engine condition. Drive the truck gently, then rev and shift quickly, stop short, turn hard, and so on, to get a feel as to what is working right and what may need repair.
On any lifted truck I'd pay particular attention to the alignment... sometimes improperly lifted trucks look great but no one can alignment which will run you into the poor house in worn tires and ball joints. Just something to look carefully at.
Good luck!
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The two best things you can do check out an engine (short of pulling it and inspecting the bearings, is to have a compression test done and check the oil pressure with a mechanical gauge. Once the engine warms up, you should be holding at least 20psi. Anything below that, and you're looking at a rebuild - probably in the next 50k miles or so.
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Thanks for the replies. I asked him plenty of questions to keep him coming up with answers. This is what he said with the last email, so at least I know the lift wasn't crappley done, but I'm trying to arrange a meeting with him so I can check the truck out in person and possibly drive it as well.
the tranny went out about two monnthes after i got it, it had aprox 88,000 miles
on it then. im sure your aware of the problems ford had with those tranny's. i
was suprised it was still going on the origional one. i spent the extra cash
and had it rebuilt with all the upgrades and a shift kit. i had them **** can
all the plastic parts in it. i added a bigger tranny cooler, and a banks trans
comand module. i have just started advertising it as of last night, so i have
not heard from too many people yet. i am interested in getting the asking
price, but may consider droping. i have done some good things with this truck
while lifting it. the steering was all replaced with a cross over conversion.
the drive lines where re- done, and i added trac bars to kill the axle rap. i
have only had it in 4 whell drive a few times, and it was just to back up a
small 4 foot muddy hill without tearing up the ground. im sure you know these
trucks dont ride like cadi's, so it should be understandable that it was not
wheeled. i used it mainly to drive too and from work, and to tow my boat. my
boat is a single seat drag boat, and the bare hull only weighs 313 lbs, so it
hasn't towed to much.
on it then. im sure your aware of the problems ford had with those tranny's. i
was suprised it was still going on the origional one. i spent the extra cash
and had it rebuilt with all the upgrades and a shift kit. i had them **** can
all the plastic parts in it. i added a bigger tranny cooler, and a banks trans
comand module. i have just started advertising it as of last night, so i have
not heard from too many people yet. i am interested in getting the asking
price, but may consider droping. i have done some good things with this truck
while lifting it. the steering was all replaced with a cross over conversion.
the drive lines where re- done, and i added trac bars to kill the axle rap. i
have only had it in 4 whell drive a few times, and it was just to back up a
small 4 foot muddy hill without tearing up the ground. im sure you know these
trucks dont ride like cadi's, so it should be understandable that it was not
wheeled. i used it mainly to drive too and from work, and to tow my boat. my
boat is a single seat drag boat, and the bare hull only weighs 313 lbs, so it
hasn't towed to much.
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Update: I am going to go out there tomorrow to take a closer look at it and test drive it. I found out a lot more information on the phone as well as the second email. Hoping I will like what I see and drive and buy it. This is what the second emila kinda consisted of:
the lift is a combo of a few diff kits. i took the best of what i could find
and ran with it. the springs are skyjacker 6", and the front uses a 3" off road
wharehouse shackle revers kit ( supposed to make it ride nicer and adds 3", and
a .5" angle block to help the front driveline. the back has the same spring,
and the factory 3" block was replaced with an orw 5" block. it also has a 2"
body lift. all of the bumpers have been lifted, and the 4x4 shift lever was
lengthened. i installed all of the lift myself. i will be honest, these 1 ton
fords dont ride super nice, but this one does ride a whole lot nicer than a
factory truck, and you wont find one like it that rides any better. the total
lifted hight, including the body lift, is 11.5" in the front, and 10" in the
back. it rides about .5" high in the front.
it has a keyless entry / alarm, that automaticly rolls
all windows up when the doors are looked / alarm is set.
like you said, i have been swamped with
replys on it. i looked at all the trucks being offered on truck trader, and im
pretty confident that my truck is nicer and priced much lower than all similar
trucks. im not in a big hurry to get rid of it, so i am going to stay firm on
my asking price.
and ran with it. the springs are skyjacker 6", and the front uses a 3" off road
wharehouse shackle revers kit ( supposed to make it ride nicer and adds 3", and
a .5" angle block to help the front driveline. the back has the same spring,
and the factory 3" block was replaced with an orw 5" block. it also has a 2"
body lift. all of the bumpers have been lifted, and the 4x4 shift lever was
lengthened. i installed all of the lift myself. i will be honest, these 1 ton
fords dont ride super nice, but this one does ride a whole lot nicer than a
factory truck, and you wont find one like it that rides any better. the total
lifted hight, including the body lift, is 11.5" in the front, and 10" in the
back. it rides about .5" high in the front.
it has a keyless entry / alarm, that automaticly rolls
all windows up when the doors are looked / alarm is set.
like you said, i have been swamped with
replys on it. i looked at all the trucks being offered on truck trader, and im
pretty confident that my truck is nicer and priced much lower than all similar
trucks. im not in a big hurry to get rid of it, so i am going to stay firm on
my asking price.
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