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Just bought a '99 F250...

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Old 02-22-2010, 12:01 AM
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...with 240,000 miles on it, the truck has a 5.4 and is 4x4...what problems should I be looking for(or forward to)? what preventive maintenance should I do first? The oil pressure gauge show no pressure so I had it towed to a friends shop. The kicker is I only paid $700 for the truck, so I know I am probably gonna dump another $2000-$2500 to get it running reliably...
 
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Old 02-22-2010, 07:32 AM
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Ya probably the transmission will go and maybe the driveshaft to the four wheel, that went out on my friends. I have a 01 f250 with 210000 and i havent had any real problems yet.
 
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Old 02-22-2010, 10:28 AM
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frozen and stripped out spark plugs,bad coils,rotted off manifold bolts...these are common issues!! the only one i had was manifold studs...$395 to fix at 72,000 on a 5.4 2001 F250 4x4
 
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