Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans - Pre- 1987 / Classic Corner

Tires

Trucks_and_stuff — Thu, 28 May 2026 01:26:54 GMT

I honestly have found that tires take a while to burn up on truck if its not your daily driving. What would y'all normally spend on tires for a truck. I have these 2 options one cheap but still very trusted and other more expensive but they are good years after all. What tires do y'all run?

My beautiful 85' F-150

Trucks_and_stuff — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:49:53 GMT

This is my 1985 F-150. I was gifted it from my grandparents and it has been pretty wonderful. It drives very smooth and shifts like butter. It has minimal body rust and I honestly think it's in fantastic shape for how old it is. It has had a few small issues but nothing major or super difficult to fix. Let me know what you think about it and anything you think that would look good.

Radiator reservoir

Atalossowner — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:31:49 GMT

I have a 1985 i6 and I just want to know if it has a radiator reservoir or not. There is a box on the driver side that says washer fluid only, but it looks like it is divided in two and there is what looks like a hole on the bottom of it. The reason I ask is there is a hose running from the top of the radiator just under the cap, across the top of the radiator, to the driver side fender and is just laying there. I've read a mixture of it could be a drain hose, go to a reservoir, or go somewhere else. There is only one small hose so I don't think it's the one people are saying cap off

Note: I have not owned it very long and am changing all the fluids before the first time driving it since initially getting it, and know next to nothing about it or vehicle engines in general. Thanks for any responses!