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OK. Back on topic for a minute. Just found another truck I like. And it's a Ford so it is in the lead. Going to check it out tomorrow.

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I was Ford through and through. Nothing but Fords in my driveway, until....

We bought a 2012 Dodge Durrango Citadel with the 5.7 in it. I love that thing, it is awesome!

If you have a newer Hemi you should if nothing else add a catch can to it. this will keep you from getting carbon buildup in the valve train. The PCV recirculates into the intake and with the catch can you have it vent to the can instead.

My current truck is a F350 powerstroke, my next truck will be a Dodge Ram Hemi truck.

Mel
 
Oh, one more thing, been thinking of getting the 65 done ASAP and getting rid of it and getting a challenger.

Mel
 
"guruatbol" said:
Oh, one more thing, been thinking of getting the 65 done ASAP and getting rid of it and getting a challenger.

Mel
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You may recall I was thisclose to getting a Challenger a while back when shopping for a vehicle for the boy and me to share. Glad I didn't. Nothing really against it except it kinda got old pretty fast the more I looked at them.

The red Ford is pretty sweet. Custom leather/suede seats with a matching red stripe. New wheels/tires. Has a BedRug in the back. Bedrug.com

Pretty steep price tag though. Not sure I want to drop that much right now. But with under 50k on the odometer it will be around a long time...
 
I drove a Challenger RT with the hemi (IIRC) a couple years ago at a track day. They conned me into instructing so I drove the car first session to show the line. I was not impressed with acceleration and it felt like a boat, but the brakes were stupendous! The car just felt big, inside and out. It does look pretty close to the originals though.
 
"Horseplay" said:
OK. Back on topic for a minute. Just found another truck I like. And it's a Ford so it is in the lead. Going to check it out tomorrow.

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That's what I was looking for. EXPENSIVE.

Bill
 
I could put you in this bad boy...


I'm already tired of it lol. Notice the Sluggo vinyl on the front bowtie :roll

Bill
 
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"67 Fastback" said:
That's what I was looking for. EXPENSIVE.

Bill
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They can be. Hoping to get them down quite a bit on this one. Have an appointment tomorrow to talk deal. We'll see.

In the meantime, doe anyone here have a Ford truck with the 5.4l Triton 3 valve engine. Doing a bit of research and there seems to be a serious issue with changing/breaking spark plugs on this engine. Lots of internet talk of $2-3k tune-ups do to this problem. Most of those are older tales as now it seems there is a tool to pull out the broken plugs (yes breaking is a VERY common occurrence it seems). Now the dealer charge is more like $1,000-1,200! Crazy. So anyone know if I should be wary?
 
I've never had a problem with broken plugs...on my 7.3L Powerstroke.
 
"Horseplay" said:
They can be. Hoping to get them down quite a bit on this one. Have an appointment tomorrow to talk deal. We'll see.

In the meantime, doe anyone here have a Ford truck with the 5.4l Triton 3 valve engine. Doing a bit of research and there seems to be a serious issue with changing/breaking spark plugs on this engine. Lots of internet talk of $2-3k tune-ups do to this problem. Most of those are older tales as now it seems there is a tool to pull out the broken plugs (yes breaking is a VERY common occurrence it seems). Now the dealer charge is more like $1,000-1,200! Crazy. So anyone know if I should be wary?
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I have a 5.4 but it only has 25000 miles. No problems so far.
 
I've had 3 or 4 come through my shop for well over due tune-ups. I learned quickly on the first one that the tool is needed. Napa sells the tool for just under $100. First one I broke 3 out of 8 but was able to get them out with the tool. The last one, 7 out of 8 broke..... Again, with the tool it was no problem, just some extra time, like 15 mins per broken plug. Both trucks were well worked and beaten F250s with over 160,000 miles. They decided to do the tune-ups because of miss firing due to excessive plug gap. If done early enough, should be able to change them with no problems.
 
"RyanG85" said:
I've had 3 or 4 come through my shop for well over due tune-ups. I learned quickly on the first one that the tool is needed. Napa sells the tool for just under $100. First one I broke 3 out of 8 but was able to get them out with the tool. The last one, 7 out of 8 broke..... Again, with the tool it was no problem, just some extra time, like 15 mins per broken plug. Both trucks were well worked and beaten F250s with over 160,000 miles. They decided to do the tune-ups because of miss firing due to excessive plug gap. If done early enough, should be able to change them with no problems.
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Thanks. That is what I wanted to hear from someone I could trust.

It seemed most of the horror stories were from early on and the availability of this specialty tool seems to have changed the game somewhat. I've got no issue spending an afternoon or even longer if need be doing the work so long as I know it can be done without pulling the heads. Who knows, maybe this one has already had them changed. Hope to find out tomorrow. Dealer has not only the Carfax but also claims they sold it to the original owner and have service records.
 
Tool works really well, it has a porcelain pusher and then the easy out. There are other tools that don't have the porcelain pusher and instead have you chip the porcelain, haven't used that one but heard its a pain in the rear. Also a good idea to run seafoam or some kind of carbon cleaner through a few tanks of gas before hand. The carbon on the plug shaft is what locks them in there.
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I have an 2002 F-150 with the 5.4L. I took it to my local mechanic for the 100k "tune up" last summer. He had no problem getting the plugs out. It was a couple few thousand over 100k and 10 years old. I run Costco gas in it.

fd
 
"FordDude" said:
I have an 2002 F-150 with the 5.4L. I took it to my local mechanic for the 100k "tune up" last summer. He had no problem getting the plugs out. It was a couple few thousand over 100k and 10 years old. I run Costco gas in it.

fd
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02 use a standard plug and are not prone to problems like the later model 5.4s
 
I have a 5.4 in a 2004 Screw bought it used in 07. Had the plugs done earlier this year, cost me 300 including plugs broke 4 out of 8. Shied away from doing it myself after reading many threads about it on forums. Had a hard time around here finding a shop that would even give an estimate to do the job, as soon as they heard 5.4 3V they said we don't do plugs on those.
 
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