ok so i just rebeult the th bottom end of 97 4.2 with only 80,000 miles on it then got it back together then like 50 miles later it started running like crap missin like hell the stop and then started again and would not stop run a compression test had one cyelder dead no compression at all pulled valve cover everthing looked good nothing wrong everthing working pulled the head and found a stuck valve what is the odds of that i really dnt like the 4.2 anymore

 

Sometimes when it rains it pours. Could've happened with any brand or engine.

 

o i know but this is the second engin in the truck the first one bent a rod cause of a bad haed gasket typical for that year and it was at 65000 miles then this happed to a reman engin at 89000 on the new engin i have not heard alot of good about the 4.2 in the 97 and 98 trucks i might try to find a 4.6 or a 5.4 to put in it

 

D@mn. That'll give a guy a rash pretty fast.

 

I have a ford car which I've been using for last 10 years but now I need to change it because of the same problem. Besides, now a days many other companies have brought cars which uses less fuel. As you know ford needs much fuel and due to it's shortage of mileage more people like me are changing their cars.

 

All brands, including Ford, have models of fuel efficient cars.

 

Haters.... I have a focus that gets 36-40 mpg... not terribly fuel efficient for a conventional fossil fuel engine... and it's an automatic too