Fuck every bit of this bullshit and go buy a fully restored old 4WD pickup with zero electronics amd a manual transmission.
Trust me, you will be much happier and it will be cheaper.
If you do decide to get an old , restored pickup, you can add all kinds of shit to it if you can’t live without all the crap they put in the newer trucks.
Leather seats, electronic dashboard, electronic ignition, cruise, A/C. power windows, door locks remote start, masive stereo, whatever you want, the sky is the limit.
You may still winding up spending the $50,000 if you really want to but what you WON’T have, is a delicate, piece of shit, money eating, Prima Donna of a truck when it’s all said and done.
And you won’t have to take the body off the frame to repair it.
Just my opinion, your mileage may vary.
OK, so what he has now is an almost brand new 2007 F-350 Super Duty with a bullet proof 6.0 Power Stroke and a transmission to handle it. Yes, he spent a shit load of money.
Still cheaper than a brand new 6.7 that could spin the main bearings or frag the high pressure pump at any moment. A new rig goes for around $80,000. Just friggin’ nuts.
Leigh
Whitehall, NY
PLEASE TURN OFF THE INCREDIBLY FUCKING ANNOYING AUTO PLAY VIDEOS !
I KNOW HOW TO START THEM – DON’T NEED A VIDEO NANNY.
MY COMPUTER IS SLOW AND IT IS VERY FUCKING AGGRAVATING !
There is no option available for me to turn off autoplay. Your computer however, does.
Google it and quit yelling at me.
Hehe. Like bitching because your sore as hell playing a game of softball at 66 and blaming your predicament on the other team.
ROFL! I have Javascript disabled in my browser, so all I see is a black rectangle with a link in it, so I open it in another browser if I want to watch. And I usually don’t. I waste enough time on YouTube as it is.
blueray, you use all caps again and bitch like that, Phil won’t have to ban hammer your ass, I will, Phil is a nice guy, doesn’t appreciate confrontation, not me, I sometimes relish it and will go full berserker.
WTF areyou trying to trash my reputation or something?
I am more than capable of handling the dumbass.
When he starts running his own blog, be sure we all know so we cannot visit
When he starts running his own blog, be sure we all know so we cannot visit.
The alternator in my car was worn out at 160,000 miles. To replace it I first had to drain the radiator so I could remove the lower rad hose. It took almost four hours of removing parts to get the alternator out. I’ve had it with modern cars. Keep It Simple Stupid is my philosophy from now on.
I just bought a ’77 Mercedes with a carburetor, 4 speed manual, hand crank windows, no A/C.My next vehicle will be an ’80s pickup with a straight six and a manual transmission.
First time changing the alternator on a 2005 Escape, it took me almost 11 hours. The second time took me 6 hours; the third, 4 hours.
Makes my Taurus look like it is self fixing like Christine.
Leigh
Whitehall, NY
Same thing with The Wifely Unit’s 2004 Focus.
The fuckers want you to take the wheel and inner fender off and remove everything by Braille and snake it out from the bottom. It was in fucking January and colder than a well digger’s ass so I made just enough room to get it in the garage. Unfortunately, tucked right up against the wall bench on the passenger side so I couldn’t even squeeze in enough to take the hubcap off. If I remember correctly it took me 6 hours just to get the fucking alternator out, after taking motor mounts out, beating a bracket on the inner strut housing completely flat and using a six foot long prybar to pull the engine forward to get enough clearance between the intake manifold and the firewall to get it snaked out.
Pissed off?
I was livid getting that cocksucker out and then I had to pry the engine forward again and snake the new one back in, by myself, left handed.
That’s when I vowed I wasn’t working on that dirty fucker no more..
I recently had it in the shop to have them replace ALL ELEVEN fucking coolant hoses on that little bitch and I was happy to pay them for it.
Bought a ’76 F250 hiboy straight 6 (300) with 4 speed (3+granny) and 75k original miles for $4k. Have about $15k in “fixing” (clutch, brakes, U-joints, tires, etc). Gets about 13mpg. Maybe another $6k to go but even now, I trust it off-road and difficult conditions far more than my 2015 F250 (which gets 14mpg). American wrenches and no electronics but the 8-trak and CB (those are required in 70s pickups, eh?). Doesn’t go fast though – 65mph is pushing it – but it’ll go slow forever.
Unless you pulled the original distributor and replaced it with a points unit, your ignition is “electronic”. Specifically the “blue” Dura Spark II.
Fortunately, they are pretty reliable – most of the time.
I did own a 81 Fairmont that would go through modules like tic-tacs. After rebuilding the entire ignition system several times, I replaced it with a 60’s Falcon points distributor. Just kept a file in the ash tray and a feeler gauge on my key ring.
Leigh
Whitehall, NY
I could go so far as to say any vehicle with an alternator has “electronics” as well – but you know what I meant.
I had a 2005 F350 crew cab, long bed, dually, 6.0 diesel. Loved and hated that thing. Bone stock (meaning the head gaskets could go any second) but it was strong, fast, and a joy to drive. I sold it with 199k on it after rebuilding the turbo and the fuel injection computer. It blew the head gaskets a month later.
I also had a Ford Flex that blew it’s water pump. On the 3.5 v6, the water pump is driven by the timing chain. It’s inside the engine, under the timing cover. When it goes, it frequently leaks coolant into the oil and if you don’t catch it quick you’ll blow the motor. Replacing the water pump means doing a timing chain/guides job, 20 hrs labor by the book, if you can find a mechanic willing to do the job. Had to do it myself and that damn timing cover is about 1.5″ from the frame rail. When the giant aluminum tubes for the rear ac went bad I sold that one too.
Dumbass
The video guy that is