some people do not know how to maintain a vehicle. as some of you know i puchased a 1997 f150 and have been repairing it daily. well today it over heated because the water in the radiator was frozen. when i bought the truck i knew it needed a radiator flush. been trying to find the time to do it this week. well when i was forced to do it today i found some grossness in the radiator. below are some pics. keep in mind that is all from the radiator. the concrete was spotless before i started draining the radiator. enjoy the pics

 

that really sucks.

 

Grossness. lol.

 

i have a possibly stupid question. did all that sand come out of it too??? you said the concrete was spotless... just wonderin

 

If it was frozen, that means fluid would have expanded in your block. I would do a pressure test just to make sure everything is ok.

 

At least I'm not alone in buying a horribly unmaintained truck.. My97 5.4 has had so many problems I couldn't even tell you ll of them.. Just some of the important ones ENGINE TRANNY TRANSCASE all before 150,000 good thing I did the work my self it'd be a $20,000 if I had to bring it to a shop seriously I've grown to hate it now that everythings fixed I just want to sell it.. just in case something else goes wrong.. Anyways Now that that's off my chest....

 

I agree with you, I would wanna sell it to. I wouldn't mind something a little newer.

 

I guess I was lucky, the guy I bought my 97 from had about 100 receipts for shop work. He took it to the shop for EVERYTHING he heard a noise, it went to the shop. Air filter changed went to the shop, trans oil changed shop. I swear I have never met anyone so neurotic about maintaining a vehicle. 150k and not a problem.

 

yes sand and rust flakes. i ran water threw it for 3 hrs before brown water stopped flowing. when i first opened the drain valve it was just wet sand that came out. like chocolate pudding.

 

ford did that for me. everything is ok.