Just bought 85 f150
10-25-2020, 08:32 PM
#3
Don't Touch the Trim
What engine? I had an 85 with the 5.8 HO. Almost impossible to get it to pass smog every year. Otherwise it was bulletproof for 15 years and 170k miles.
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10-25-2020, 08:58 PM
#4
Had one for 15 years and it was such a good truck. Basic maintenance (used dealer at the time) and not a lot more. Sold it to a guy that drove it over another 100,000 miles. It was a 302 V-8, 4x4 manual tranny with EFI and when sold it had about 175,000 miles. Look carefully under the hood for plastic lines that need some help - most can be RVT siliconed back in place. This truck was used in a rough, rural mountain area and it held up really well.
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10-26-2020, 10:33 AM
#6
Not exactly sure. The older gentleman I got it from just said 302 v8. Is that the same as you had? Also, being this old means its exempt from emissions here
10-26-2020, 10:34 AM
#7
Had one for 15 years and it was such a good truck. Basic maintenance (used dealer at the time) and not a lot more. Sold it to a guy that drove it over another 100,000 miles. It was a 302 V-8, 4x4 manual tranny with EFI and when sold it had about 175,000 miles. Look carefully under the hood for plastic lines that need some help - most can be RVT siliconed back in place. This truck was used in a rough, rural mountain area and it held up really well.
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10-26-2020, 06:54 PM
#9
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I had one in a 1989 F150. It burned 1 quart of oil every 3000 miles. Other than that it was a great engine/truck.
Enjoy.
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