how many miles on your 4.9?
11-28-2011, 05:01 PM
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how many miles on your 4.9?
i am new here and looking to trade my truck for a 1990 f150 with a 300 in it. it looks like a real nice truck the only problem is it has 208000 miles. thats why im concerned. how many miles are these engines good for??? any help is apprecited!!!
11-28-2011, 05:08 PM
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If its been taken care of and you can baby it and care for it it'll last 400,000. My 5.8 has 195,000 and I hit 4000 RPM daily. They're bullet proof motors. If its in good shape and for the right price, buy it
11-28-2011, 05:33 PM
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thanks wondertwin. i know its a jam up motor just wasnt sure for how long. and the price is right because im just trading my suv. i just want a truck. he says it was a work truck but hes been fixing it up slowly. hes says he just put a fresh tune up on it and oil change and he didnt say when but he said tranny is rebuilt
11-30-2011, 04:30 PM
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223k and counting. Just bought mine 3 weeks ago. Changed all the fluids and it still runs well and doesn't burn oil. For the price I paid I will probably just drive it until it dies.
12-02-2011, 09:55 AM
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One company I worked for had three F150s with 300s. These were not lightly driven. These were service trucks that were abused. When I left, all three had over 300K and were running perfectly. I know they consumed some oil but started and ran fine. Now, the transmissions were a different story.....
12-03-2011, 09:15 AM
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Thanks for the help guys. I didn't end up getting the truck but I did get a 87 bronco. Its in good shape inside and out. The motor was supposably rebuilt 600 miles ago its a 302. I like it so far jus gotta get it figured all out
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12-19-2011, 11:43 AM
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My 4.9 has 260,000 and is still running (1988). Previous owner did some "work" on it so I am in the process of trying to figure out some stuff under the hood-gas mileage is crap. Never seen a smog pump before and the Haynes manual and vacuum diagram under the hood are not a lot of help....
