Older guy I used to work with never change the oil in his. He would just keep adding oil, like cheap **** from the Dollar General. Sumbitch knocked like a Jehovhas Witness on crack but to my knowledge it's till running
Ford buyers beware
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Lol. I had a 66 bronco when I was a teenager and used to put used drain oil in it cuz main seal was bad. Had the 289 with 3 on the tree and 279k miles. Man I wish I still had that thing. Sold it for $500 when I was 18 and moved to CA.
I can't claim this info. My relative informed me of these problems and was adamant about avoiding them.
I have tried to learn everything I could all my life. If I took an interest in it I read up on it, researched it and delved into it with my hands. Most people are just happy to know one thing which is usually their job and then sit around and guzzle beer and watch football every chance they get. That was not me. I'm not afraid to talk about what I've learned. Even though it comes out wrong sometimes I'm confident in what I do and what I know. Unlike those that cower away from speaking out because of lack of knowledge they simply poke fun at people and crack jokes because they don't know anything else. That's cool, I'll leave them to it. I'm not always correct on some things and I take that as a learning experience and move on. However, I will not cower and sit back quietly and fear of being wrong. The people that usually make fun of others are the people that don't talk about what they know. That's because they don't know anything and they live in fear that somebody like them will crack jokes and make fun of them. So I appreciate the shout out. I believe you're stand-up guy regardless of what anybody else thinks.
I noticed that almost every truck that passes me on the highway are ford's. They have to keep their speed up so when the engine quits it will coast as far as possible.
Turn on your flashers and one may stop and help
Fords are good trucks no doubt. I must have sold a few hundred when I was working the pre owned lot. Not one ever came back for repair. Of course that was before 2004. Most cars and trucks from the late 90's to present are decent vehicles. I know most of the engines are marvels of modern technology and will last a very long time if maintained properly. Of course that goes for most makes. If you take care of them they will serve you well. Now there are exceptions as with all mechanical pieces but for the most part they are very well built. I think we have a little ways to go before we hit import level quality but we are getting better year by year. I mean look at the strides in engine efficiency over the last 20 years. V8 engines getting between 20 to 30 mpg on the highway from displacement on demand jobs. People would have laughed at that idea in the early 90's.
I didn't know you could get an Allison in a Dodge. That would be awesome. I do have a Cummins, love it. It has the old style auto in it. I got @ 100k out of the original trans. And another 100k+ on it's current one. I have a GMC with the 8.1L gas and Allison, awesome truck. The trans even has a brake on it. The Ford is a 460, great engine. The Ford overdrive trans just isn't strong enough for the engine. I have @ 73k on the current trans and that's the most I've gotten out of one to date on that vehicle. I got @ 330k+ out of my mercedes trans, no complaints. And my wife has @ 360k+ and still going on a Toyota Camry.
I’ve read a bunch of opinion in this but felt like once opinion turns into untrue fact, it’s time to clear it…
Georgia does not have a 3 day cooling off period for car sales. I’ve seen people try this constantly. In Georgia, when you take delivery, you now own the vehicle. The are “ways” around this but a buyers remorse period ain’t it chief.
That being said, if you have proof, lemon law isn’t hard. My best friends explorer ST was lemon lawed 6 months ago for full msrp.
Please don’t be that guy who spread misinformation though.
