Buliwyf
Viking with a Hammer
Finally my Expo build can begin.
I just bought a white 2008 F250 XL, 4x4, Longbed, Extended Cab, 5.4L, 5r110, Manual xfer case, Dana 60/10.25. I
t's got a couple scratches on the bed, nothing abnormal for us. But the cab is flawless, and the interior is really nice. Apparently it was owned by a Gov contracter in PA. I found the PA inspection papers under the rubber floor. Looks like the kind of wear and tear an electrician would do. No plow marks, no evidence that the hitch was ever used. It had some lucky stones and sand still in the bed. I know phone companies use tons of that, and electricians put that under residential generators.
Here's where you'll start to think I'm crazy, genius, or both. The engine was ticking like a time bomb on the right bank. Poor idle like an old Mustang with a huge cam. But it ran down the freeway ok. Maybe a little down on power. Feels like a bad Cam phaser, maybe a couple coil packs, timing chain tensioner etc. etc. The engine smoothed out a bit after refueling, and it did idle smooth at a couple intersections. Seems like she needs some TLC, but isn't quite dead yet.
I made a low ball price offer $4000 less than the allready decent $15k net price. About enough to cover my mechanic installing a fresh Jasper reman'd engine. If it comes to that. So my worst case senerio is that for my $15k budget, I may end up with a much nicer truck than i expected, and have a fresh engine. Better senerio, my mechanic is able to fix it, and I ended up getting a decent truck for dirt cheap.
Seems like a fair deal to the Ford dealer who couldn't sell a misfiring jalopy to anyone sane. A good deal for me, I have room in the budget to pop a fresh engine in, and still be below the about $15k sticker I was ok paying. Great for my local mechanic. He get's to install an entire engine if he thinks that's the way to go.
It's a gamble, maybe. But the rest of this truck is so stout it was hard to pass up.
I'll have pics soon. I drove it straight to my mechanics garage. He'll take a look inside it Monday.
So am I crazy or what? And yes, I'm tossing a Detroit locker in the rear.
I just bought a white 2008 F250 XL, 4x4, Longbed, Extended Cab, 5.4L, 5r110, Manual xfer case, Dana 60/10.25. I
t's got a couple scratches on the bed, nothing abnormal for us. But the cab is flawless, and the interior is really nice. Apparently it was owned by a Gov contracter in PA. I found the PA inspection papers under the rubber floor. Looks like the kind of wear and tear an electrician would do. No plow marks, no evidence that the hitch was ever used. It had some lucky stones and sand still in the bed. I know phone companies use tons of that, and electricians put that under residential generators.
Here's where you'll start to think I'm crazy, genius, or both. The engine was ticking like a time bomb on the right bank. Poor idle like an old Mustang with a huge cam. But it ran down the freeway ok. Maybe a little down on power. Feels like a bad Cam phaser, maybe a couple coil packs, timing chain tensioner etc. etc. The engine smoothed out a bit after refueling, and it did idle smooth at a couple intersections. Seems like she needs some TLC, but isn't quite dead yet.
I made a low ball price offer $4000 less than the allready decent $15k net price. About enough to cover my mechanic installing a fresh Jasper reman'd engine. If it comes to that. So my worst case senerio is that for my $15k budget, I may end up with a much nicer truck than i expected, and have a fresh engine. Better senerio, my mechanic is able to fix it, and I ended up getting a decent truck for dirt cheap.
Seems like a fair deal to the Ford dealer who couldn't sell a misfiring jalopy to anyone sane. A good deal for me, I have room in the budget to pop a fresh engine in, and still be below the about $15k sticker I was ok paying. Great for my local mechanic. He get's to install an entire engine if he thinks that's the way to go.
It's a gamble, maybe. But the rest of this truck is so stout it was hard to pass up.
I'll have pics soon. I drove it straight to my mechanics garage. He'll take a look inside it Monday.
So am I crazy or what? And yes, I'm tossing a Detroit locker in the rear.
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