Truck / suv craigslist findings week of 3/20

[Dasfinc]

What are the "trouble" areas to look for on an excursion?

Early gassers like to spit plugs.

 

[Yaj Yak]

If it was excursion it woulda went another 75k before you had any real issues

the burban would have too except someone swapped the gauge cluster...

that thing had 300k+ for sure

they threw a 8x,xxx gauge cluster in and tell people it has 11x,xxx

LS GMT800's are pleeeeeeeennnty reliable.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Early gassers like to spit plugs.

Only due to people installing them wrong....

 

[Yaj Yak]

they get over tightened or what?

 

[DEEZUZ]

No one cleans the threads. As we know aluminum and any other type of metal, steel, corrode. So when you break these plugs loose, which are deeeeep down in there, usually coolant and moisture get down in there too, making a fuck of a mess... So people Crack em loose and screw news right in. Whether they torque em or not doesn't matter cause the threads(only a couple) are full of corrosion and shit. Plug doesn't seal nor torque right.. Then pop...

 

[Yaj Yak]

ah i see.

 

[DEEZUZ]

When I swapped my 4.6 out, I religiously cleaned the threads out of the new motor and torqued them to spec. Well over 80k on that motor and no pluggy poppy yet. The guys I worked with at Ford said that that's what they seen most from other shops or comebacks is th threads weren't even cleaned

 

[Dasfinc]

Only due to people installing them wrong....

That's fine, but it's still a gamble when you buy an early triton. The plug may snap when you try removing it, and/or its already ruined and may spit them.

Make no mistake, I'm a huge fan of the platform, and have owned an Expedition with a 5.4 and loved the truck, but I didn't touch the plugs on it. It ran smooth, so I left it the fuck alone.

 

[boostedguy05]

well the one in indy sold, the3 one in shitcago is supposed to be sending me more pictures.

also waiting to hear back from a dealer on a yukon xl i e-mailed an offer on. dealer website had it for 5,7xx and listed on CList for 4,999. i offered 4500 OTD

 

[boostedguy05]

[MENTION=750]RICH17[/MENTION] wants a rich17 truck. Here you go,

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/5505321454.html

 

[Yaj Yak]

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[boostedguy05]

Ah. it was a cheap kinda clean, but rusty ext cab 3 door truck.

 

[Bub]

My buddy is going to look at this beast for his son

https://wausau.craigslist.org/cto/5512244663.html

 

[boostedguy05]

No quad steer no care

 

[DEEZUZ]

My buddy is going to look at this beast for his son

https://wausau.craigslist.org/cto/5512244663.html

Talk about poser ass diesel knock off... perfect for your buddy's kid

 

[crooks]

Lots of rust under those flares. I see linex above the flare.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Lots of rust under those flares. I see linex above the flare.

Thats why I'm flared up!

 

[Bub]

Talk about poser ass diesel knock off... perfect for your buddy's kid

he's 16. it's a Country Thunder Pussy Magnet if you ask me

 

[ktraver97ss]

No quad steer no care

 

[EmersonHart13]

It is almost the end of the week of 3/27....

 

[Yaj Yak]

someone start that thread.

i have good posts waiting.