AMESmith87

Driving back to washington and truck started acting up. Went to a Shop and the tech is saying more then likely a broken valve spring on cylinder 3. I have 400 some odd miles left till im home to base. I have to be back tomorrow. Do you guys think it will make it?

Turkey Hunter

Explain the trucks symptoms a little more. I've never seen a valve spring break on 1 of these trucks but it is very possible. Is there hellacious noises? Missfire?

AMESmith87

Mis fire cyl 3, mis on start up. real slugish to go from a stop, chugging down gas. Engine sounds horrible. Changed number 3 spark plug. It was shot. Went to a Shop guy hooked up a computer and cyl 3 value was like -100+.

Turkey Hunter

Change the coil pack lol. You may have a major engine problem but I'm going with a bad injector or coil pack.

AMESmith87

The tech checked coils and listned to injectors. I also swapped around coils also. They are all fine.

Turkey Hunter

Hmmm. Just because and injector opens and closes doesn't mean its good. Is it smoking or anything? I mean if a spring break depending on how it broke the piston is prob gonna be hittin the valve and causeing all kinds of noisy hell.

AMESmith87

Its noisey alright. Gona drop it off at ford in the am

AMESmith87

Dealer is saying cylinder three is scored and the truck needs a new motor. 6200 to have it replaced

j_blueridge

I had a rebuilt JASPER engine put in my '90 F150. It was nice. Something like $4000 for the dealer to put that in 5 years ago.

Turkey Hunter

Sorry to hear about your bad luck man. You can get it done a lot cheaper with a good shop and a junk yard motor or a jasper.