Curious about these trucks
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Tuned
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Curious about these trucks
Hi all. i am new to this era of ford trucks, but not to fords in general, and i currently own a 97 with a 4.6 that i am pretty familiar with. there is a chance that i will have the possibility to upgrade trucks this summer and i would love to get an 04 or 05 but i dont know anything about them. are there any problems that i should look out for that are common? i have read about a butyl ??? whatever that is basically would it be a good idea for me to do this upgrade or should i stick with the 97-03 family that i am familiar with? thanks for any and all input as this decision will affect me for probably the next 5 years.
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the only real thing that you have to worry about is the spark plugs on the 5.4L V8. They like to get stuck in the heads. So if you are going to buy a higher mileage truck then you should have them changed as a condition of sale. Other than that, these trucks are really good.
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thanks for the reply. that is a good idea to make it a condition of the sale.... i do remember hearing something about that.
what are people generaly getting for mileage in these trucks? if i get one it will be a 4x4 with either of the v8s.
also, what is a butyl? i heard that kicked around somewhere as a problem and i have no clue what it is.
what are people generaly getting for mileage in these trucks? if i get one it will be a 4x4 with either of the v8s.
also, what is a butyl? i heard that kicked around somewhere as a problem and i have no clue what it is.
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I just went from an '02 to '04. Both 5.4L. I got around 13 mpg's with the '02 with 3.55 gears. I get 15 mpg's with the '04 with 3.73 gears. Both trucks are 4x4 supercab FX4's. I am very pleased with the mileage the '04 gets. I can get around 400 miles out of a tank, where before I would only get around 300. The tank on the '04 is only a couple galllon bigger.
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I just went from an '02 to '04. Both 5.4L. I got around 13 mpg's with the '02 with 3.55 gears. I get 15 mpg's with the '04 with 3.73 gears. Both trucks are 4x4 supercab FX4's. I am very pleased with the mileage the '04 gets. I can get around 400 miles out of a tank, where before I would only get around 300. The tank on the '04 is only a couple galllon bigger.
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I live about 10 miles from town, so when I do drive it, it's usually at least a 10 mile trip of highway involved, unless I take the back way. I drove it home about 150 miles after I bought it a few months ago. I got 15.8 on two lane roads at about 60 mph and slowing down thru small towns on the way home. Haven't had it on the interstate yet, don't know if it will get better or worse running it for a long period over 70 mph.
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