Joe f-150

in about an 3 hours, im going to be purchasing a 1999 ford f-150 4.2L. Its my first truck ever.. great website by the way.. The truck has 226,500km, the interior is in excellent condition and the body looks fantastic.. Is there anything that i should be concerned about or look out for while test driving it.. thanks for your help..

garbill2003

Welcome to the forum as far as looking out for thing make sure it shifts smooth and the engine doesnt have any noises like ticking

CountryF-150

Welcome to the site.

Joe f-150

Well i took it for a test drive and was really impressed, and ended up buying it.. There is a ticking noise but im sure its coming from underneath the truck, like from the exhaust.? Anyone here have this experience before or know what the problem could be.. Thanks again and long live the F-150.....

Jmfalcon1

This would be best asked under the 97-03 group. That's where you'll find most of the guys with mechanical issues for your model truck posting, and therefore most of the expertise will also be there. You may also want to post in the General F150 Discussion group. A lot of guys here have been driving F150s for decades, and may have owned a truck like yours previously. Best of luck and welcome to the forum.

RPM6000

welcome to the forum

4x4wolf

Welcome to the site

AutoAnything

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Hunter1

Welcome to the Site..

biggreentractor

Probably exhaust manifold leak, had to replace both of mine, sounded like a diesel for a while till it got fixed, also could be EGR tube.