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Old 09-23-2014, 09:12 PM
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Default Another new f150..

Ok I bought this f150 for 800 bucks, it's very very rough but I figured if it ran and drove and the 4x4 works it's gotta be worth something, anyways it's a 1997 f150 4x4 ext cab long bed, 5.4 auto, tranny shift hard sometime and has alittle shudder in OD(any ideas?) check engine light flashes at you while driving has no driver side cat, interior is rough, motor runs ok, cuts out once in awhile, tires are ok, 4x4 works good, rides nice, needs brakes also think one is dragging, here some pics, think I did ok? Or got ripped off? I have some big plans for this truck if the motor and tranny check out to be ok, also the part I hate most is 253k miles..

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Body is in ok shape, starting to get rusty but seen worse
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Old 09-24-2014, 04:00 AM
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I think that's a good deal, hell I would've taken that it I saw it, for 800 bucks that's awesome
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Old 09-24-2014, 04:43 AM
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I think the CEL flashing means a miss fire. Pull the codes and it will tell you.
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Old 09-24-2014, 05:32 AM
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Looks like my dads truck op, good find.
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Old 09-24-2014, 05:46 AM
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Ok thank you, but man this truck is going to need some love to get it reliable, it's got a miss, tranny shifts weird I think it's cause by the miss, and needs brakes interior is rough
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Old 09-24-2014, 05:47 AM
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and its a bad misfire too because of the flashing CEL
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Old 09-24-2014, 05:50 AM
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And the guys over of f150 forum don't think I did to good lol
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Old 09-24-2014, 05:51 AM
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yea i dont think so either...that bitch is ROUGH
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Old 09-24-2014, 05:51 AM
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and its a bad misfire too because of the flashing CEL
coil?
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coil?
no those use a coil on plug set up...individual coil for each cylinder
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:01 AM
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scan it!

id do plugs...... motorcraft!
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:01 AM
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Personally I would have passed. Fix your missfire, and your od shudder should go away. Good luck, you're gonna need it...
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:03 AM
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and then there is that horrible body cancer issue...the rockers and doors are just gone
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:04 AM
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no those use a coil on plug set up...individual coil for each cylinder
ya? So could a coil or two be bad?
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:05 AM
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ya? So could a coil or two be bad?
scan it!
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