how many miles
how many miles
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Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Virginia
how many miles
I have a 96' F-150 4.9 (300) 5 speed manual with 315,000 miles. I use it daily for the company that I work for. This is my personal truck. The company owns 4 Chevy C-2500 4x4 and all are worn out between 215,000 and 240,000 miles.
This ford does the same work that the chevys do on a daily basis. There's alot to be said about a ford and it sure isn't (FORD = Found On Road Dead.
This ford does the same work that the chevys do on a daily basis. There's alot to be said about a ford and it sure isn't (FORD = Found On Road Dead.
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Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Memphis, TN
how many miles
I've sorta lost track of how many are on my engine 
. I've changed the engine twice and the odometer at least 4 times, but I'm pretty sure it's got at least 300Kmi and I know it's never been opened. I change the oil every 2Kmi. 
http://www.webphotos.com/list_photos...&smi=1&a=13217
. I've changed the engine twice and the odometer at least 4 times, but I'm pretty sure it's got at least 300Kmi and I know it's never been opened. I change the oil every 2Kmi. http://www.webphotos.com/list_photos...&smi=1&a=13217
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Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 298
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From: Kentucky
how many miles
There is only 38,462 miles on the one I own, But I know the history of the truck and in the winter it would run for 6-8 hours a day and only get 2 or 3 miles on it, 3-4 hours a day in the summer and only 2 or 3 miles a day also...
I wonder what the Miles-hours ratio is???
I wonder what the Miles-hours ratio is???
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From: Quaker Hill ,CT U.S.A.
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Joined: Feb 2002
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From: purgitory
how many miles
i have somewhere between 190k and 200k on the body and frame. but just four years on the rebuilt engine. and one year on the converted 3speed trans. and it has a chipped gear. i think i'm doing ok except for the tranny.
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Joined: Dec 2002
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how many miles
This isn't the first time I've bragged about my dads truck. His truck('79) has almost 380,000 miles with only a valve job at 200,000. That includes me beating up on it for four years and going over 20k between oil changes. That truck just wont die! I figure that in another 10 years its just going to be a chassis with a 300-6 that still runs strong. The rest of the truck is falling apart around the motor
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 333
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From: Safford, Arizona
how many miles
Almost 230,000 and still rev high and get through the mud pit pretty fast. I just can't make this thing break. It doesn't use hardly any oil either. My old 305 has less than 50,000 and uses 5X the oil than the 300.
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Joined: May 2001
Posts: 1,021
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From: Florida
how many miles
172,000, not sure if it still has the pep it did when new, but other than gaskets and ignition, nothing's been replaced. Haven't touched the internals at all. Still idles like a lexus 