Singin' Sue 71615 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 On 8/3/2021 at 5:03 PM, LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L said: I'll be driving the 2002 K3500 Silverado with the Duramax Diesel and the Allison 6 speed transmission for a while, considering new truck prices. Dad did good when he ordered it. I'd rather he was still here, but I think of him every time I get into it. I have the dilema of selling momma's Silverado...or putting in another Allison when it blows... I guess I'll decide when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, Singin' Sue 71615 said: I have the dilema of selling momma's Silverado...or putting in another Allison when it blows... I guess I'll decide when the time comes. Buy a rebuildable Allison off of Craigslist and have it rebuilt. Store it until needed or until you sell the truck. If you sell the truck, sell the transmission for a profit too!! I’m sorta’ like a vulture when I’m looking for parts as spares. I’m ALWAYS looking for good parts at great prices that I can put back for a future project, a needed replacement/repair, or to sell later at a sizable profit. It doesn’t work for everyone, but being prepared will always give you a better outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 I decided to keep what I have after test driving the used 2019 f250 with 22000 miles. The air conditioning was broken and ar 40mph thr steering wheel shook real bad for a few seconds. Turns out it had a recall but fird only fixes it if it happens to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 15 hours ago, Trigger Mike said: Turns out it had a recall but fird only fixes it if it happens to you. Ford only changes the steering damper. They are in the middle of a Class Action Lawsuit over the "death Wobble" as everyone calls it. To really fix it you need an aftermarket high quality steering damper, new tie rod ends, and an adjustment to the wheel alignment. Around $750 is what it cost me. Wobble gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 23 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said: My 2018 Ford Flex has about 20,000 miles on it. Just a lesson learned for the Ford V6 which is installed in 6 models including the Flex. The water pump is internal to the front timing cover. Or as I found out internal to the engine. When the seal goes, the engine gets the water killing the engine. I did some research and found a huge number of consumer complaints about this. A "used" engine was $7K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 hour ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: Just a lesson learned for the Ford V6 which is installed in 6 models including the Flex. The water pump is internal to the front timing cover. Or as I found out internal to the engine. When the seal goes, the engine gets the water killing the engine. I did some research and found a huge number of consumer complaints about this. A "used" engine was $7K. Ford is famous for having engine-killing design flaws. Many moons ago my dad learned the hard way that his early Ford Escort had a cylinder head with such a thin casting that the first time it overheated was its last. There was a shop in Seattle that specialized in rebuilding cylinder heads, and they told us that Escort heads were not repairable because they were so thin and weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 The last new vehicle I bought was in 1998 when the new Ford Super Duty came out with the new 7.3 Powerstroke diesel. I put 300,000 miles on it and never touched it other than normal maintenance, engine or tranny never apart. Didn't want to take it to Alaska towing our trailer, so I bought another truck. It was in 2015 and I bought a used 2013 F350 4x4 crew cab diesel Ford with 19,000 miles on it. I am still driving it today and it has 80,000 on it now. No repairs either. Also have a 2015 Explorer Sport I bought my wife in 2017 with 18,000 miles on it. Still driving it, now with 55,000 miles on it. I will never buy another new vehicle, to many good, low mileage preowned & leased cars and trucks out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc X Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 3 hours ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: Ford only changes the steering damper. They are in the middle of a Class Action Lawsuit over the "death Wobble" as everyone calls it. To really fix it you need an aftermarket high quality steering damper, new tie rod ends, and an adjustment to the wheel alignment. Around $750 is what it cost me. Wobble gone. Nothing new there. I had a 1979 F150. As it's steering damper got older it started to wobble. I replaced it with a new heavy duty one, lasted till I got rid of the truck. Kind of wish I still had it. 300 cubic inch 6 cyl and a 4 speed manual. Bulletproof driveline and no computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: The last new vehicle I bought was in 1998 when the new Ford Super Duty came out with the new 7.3 Powerstroke diesel. I put 300,000 miles on it and never touched it other than normal maintenance, engine or tranny never apart. Didn't want to take it to Alaska towing our trailer, so I bought another truck. It was in 2015 and I bought a used 2013 F350 4x4 crew cab diesel Ford with 19,000 miles on it. I am still driving it today and it has 80,000 on it now. No repairs either. Also have a 2015 Explorer Sport I bought my wife in 2017 with 18,000 miles on it. Still driving it, now with 55,000 miles on it. I will never buy another new vehicle, to many good, low mileage preowned & leased cars and trucks out there. Those 7.3 was good ones. That's what I had in my old horseshoeing truck. Put 350,000 on it shoeing horses. S those was some hard miles. It was still running good when I sold it to another farrier, He used it for many more years. No telling how many miles is on that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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