Originally Posted by 70f100longbed

Hi I work at a Ford dealer so post your vin and I can run it on OASIS to see if the gaskets were changed. Also these engines are notorius for the EGR ports getting clogged. Go to the 4.2 forum for more info as I have posted about this many times. Just change your oil regularly, use motorcraft FL-400s oil filter, and drive on

Originally Posted by sts2002

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 11-Dec-02 AT 09:11 PM (EST)]I bought a used 1997 Ford F-150 4.2L V-6 with 64,000 miles, It has a new paint job, but I guess I did not do my reasearch good enough, I am hearing so many negative comments, can anyone tell me what i need to do, the truck seems to run great, but poeple are saying the motor just goes at low miles, sling rods, leaking coolant, bad transmission, I am really scared, I won't even drive it now, I have had it 6 days, and i can't return it, is there any information like recalls, warranties that i can purchase, incase i have problems, I am so scared, I got it for a fair price, but i didn't find all this negative information out until after i bought it, my truck seems to do good, but i am terrified to drive it, in case it just blows up, please help me, this is the first ford i have ever owned, and 6 days later i won't drive it, it has been checked out and it is fine so far, please give me information if there is any, I would like to keep it, and i don't want to sell it to someone and something happen to it, i am so confused, PLEASE HELP ME.

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Is there anyway i can check my truck to see if it is one of the bad ones that has problems!!

P.S. What do i ask Ford when I call them!!!Please Help ME!!! :-(