Well thats good to hear......we hate having to watch people make the mistake of going to a chevy....that never turns out well.....LOL

 

It's important to get second opinions from multiple dealers for just this reason. I think you found either a lazy or corrupt dealership that wanted to rake you over the coals. FoMoCo itself isn't at fault for that, but you do have grounds to write to them regarding that particular dealer.

Ford doesn't like when dealers try to screw people over. It's bad for the name, as I'm sure you've noticed.

EDIT: Oh yhea, glad it's going to be OK

 

Have you ever tried Friendly Ford in Monroe Mi? I know its not to far from IDA. They have been real good to me and my family as far as service goes. I took my truck in(2004 f-150 FX4 5.4) in May for a plug change at 117000miles. They quoted me a price of $249 to change them. Well two days and 7 broken plugs later my truck was done and returned to me. They could have tried to charge me for extra labor but instead gave me a free oil change for having my truck so much longer than they quoted me.

 

I'll stop and talk to my (former) salesman and let him know of my thoughts... Might be worth a payback.

 

Actually they were next in line. I ruled out Whitman in Temperance due to the fact that many down in Bedford township are mad as h**l at them for wanting to sell some land to Wal Mart… They seem like they are having hard times down there. People don’t like change down in Bedford.
A friend of mine just had his truck in Sprit Ford for the same issue, a mis at idle and after they ran the diagnostic on it, at no charge, they told him he was covered if something does turn up. (bought an extended warrantee) He did say it ran better after he drove out but the only dealing I had with Sprit was a stop in the parts department. My 97’s connection at the brake pedal went bad and I had trouble getting the truck out of gear along with no brake lights.
I am happy to hear your comfortable with Friendly as they are only 16 miles from me, and in case I need a fix up that way I know I may be able to trust them. My salesman was up there for a couple of years, but he migrated to Toledo for some reason

 

So glad to hear this news, same as I was when my '02 got a new pair of cylinder heads (problem with the early Romeo PI heads).

Fords are darn good trucks, and although I believe there is no need for overhead cams and all their complexity in a truck motor, I have to say that I am fond of the mod motor (if only because the raw block casting looks so cool forming that giant Vee). Let's hope your (and my) lower ends hold together.***

One thought: ask them to put new plugs in the new head, and maybe to change the plugs on the other side as well. My van got new heads at 42k miles (warranty), and Ford bought a LOT of new parts for me (new oil, filter, antifreeze), but they were *not* gonna spring for a new set of spark plugs(!?) I mean, the new heads had nice new clean holes and they wanted to use the old plugs. So I paid the deductible and parts only cost on the plugs. Yours is a 3V engine, right? Have them put in those new 1-piece plugs if you can. They might give ya a freebie on the labor since the engine will be taken down pretty well anyway.

It is so good to find the right dealer; I am very happy with mine. I've got 68k on the van now, and absolutely no problem with the heads or the install work.

George

***edit--I just realized my Freudian slip--my lower end is NOT holding together. I will have a little hernia operation early in Feb sometime

 

Actually I replaced the plugs about 1,000 miles ago. Thats was the first step in the eval process for me. When I did the plug change I criss crossed the cop's install to determine if it was a coil, and still received the P0308/P0316 codes. From there I was trying little stuff like fuel filter and checking vac lines.
I have not seen any post on lower end issues, but many post of over 100,000 miles on the engines.

 

great news...now, beg FTEKen to change the title of this thread to something a little less demeaning to the Ford name,,,

 

Man, good for you. I'm glad everything turned out all right.

Iceman V8 is a moron. Hope karma bites him in his preventive maintenance butt!

 

I think your right: Change it to "My winning battel with Fo Mo Co"

Ok guys lets put this thread to rest...

 

so how long did you drive it with a miss,tried to fix it your self look at post 67.

 

guess you washed out the cyl.lucky they will fix it.

 

I'm glad it worked out...For BOTH of us.

 

Acyually had a rough idle for several months: Just kept getting worse.
I did not receive a code until late Oct or 1ST week of Dec...
Not sure what post 67 is.

 

I had the same problem with spark plug wires on my Toyota Tacoma that I owned at the time. Toyota payed for the parts and labor. Did the Ford dealer find mouse droppings with the wire insulation in the droppings? Small claims courts are around for just this type of asinine thinking.