2018 F-150 hype....believe it or not?
So while looking into travel trailers, I’m also looking into the trucks to pull it. I’m applying the same rule of weights that I was applying to truck campers when I was looking into them; whatever th...
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SidecarFlip wrote:I've never had one rust through, either. Now, I do have almost 200K on this truck but even so, they could have made the **** tube out of plastic and it would last forever. Heck, the intake manifold is plastic.westend wrote:
Use has to be considered, as well. If you plan to go to Alaska or cross-country, get a bigger truck. If you are just going to slip out of town for a few weekends in a Summer, trick out a new F150 that will handle the payload. I haven't priced new Fords, lately. You may find that a 1 ton is about the same price as an HD tricked out F150. Also, with the longevity of these newer trucks, buying a used truck may be a good alternative.
One caveat: Have the dipstick tube treated and repainted/coated so it doesn't rust out. I spent the better part of this afternoon trying to remove the stub of my dipstick tube. Tomorrow, I will be going in with a MacGyvered up extension so that I can either tap and pull the remaining tube out of the block or will hammer and push it into the pan. Either way, it will be tedious because of the location.
Wow... I've heard of Ford oil pans getting rust holes in them, never a dipstick tube..,.
FWIW, to access the remaining tube in the block, I'll have to thread an extension from above and between the galleys in the exhaust manifold. The hole into the block is behind a motor mount and in front of the oil filter mount bracket. Hopefully, those won't have to come out.
