Reply With QuoteHey Tim,Originally Posted by bikerlbf406
Congrats!
F-trucks are great trucks and the inline six is one of those engines that will run almost forever; I have a buddy who bought am F-150 brand-new back in 1988. He still has it.
It still runs, too!
Well after 3 weeks of having a new job, I just bought me a 2nd vehicle, which now means I'm now on the 29th vehicle in 10 years. It is a 1996 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer Edition. It is a 4.9L straight 6 cyl, 5 spped manual trans with full power & air. Currently has 237xxx miles, but has been well maintained & runs like it has 37xxx miles.
Tim, proud owner of 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 & 2007 Honda CMX250C Rebel
Hey Tim,
Congrats!
F-trucks are great trucks and the inline six is one of those engines that will run almost forever; I have a buddy who bought am F-150 brand-new back in 1988. He still has it.
It still runs, too!
Wow, that is amazing!
Congrads on the new truck. I need me a decent pick'em up truck too.
"Tutto nello Stato, niente al di fuori dello Stato, nulla contro lo Stato " -Mussolini
All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.
Nice truck! Those 4.9's are great, designed when longevity was important to truck buyers. I too know someone that has a F150 with a 4.9 and it has over 300k miles on it. Wasn't '96 the last year for the 4.9?
Last edited by dieseleverything; 02-26-2010 at 09:13 AM.
I can't recall offhand but I know the F-truck has not been as solid since Ford went to the "modular" OHC 4.6/5.4 V-8s. The old 302/351 V-8 was much tougher/suited for truck use but Ford dropped 'em because of emissions certification and gas mileage issues.
I have also read that with the older carb'd 4.9 you can squeeze three times the power out of it and see a less than 1MPG drop. That's a real engine, smart people have been souping up 4.9's and putting them in their "hot rod" pickups instead of 460's for years. I agree I think the Modular motors are junk.
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