Re: [Spridgets] 1999 Ford F150 opinions, please

[JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>]

Peter,
I tow with a '96 F150 5 litre. It's got about 170,000 miles on it and seems
OK although it gets rotten gas mileage and Ford trucks need front end work
at around 120,000 miles. I've also got an '86 GMC which handles a lot
better and is less thirsty.
JohnD

On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 3:45 PM, derf <derf247@gmail.com> wrote:

> I had a 1997 F150 with the V6 and a 2000 F150 with the small V8.  The
> trucks were fine but I feel the motors coulda and shoulda lasted
> longer.
> At 120k?  I dunno if there is a way to check the timing chains but
> that is about how long the motors lasted before something slipped in
> the valve train.
> IIRC, Frank drove F150s but got rid of them around the 120k mark.
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