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JJBIRISH
Mar 26, 2014Explorer
1995 she has 200,000 miles and is a dedicated TV… engine never had a pan or valve cover removed, and still carries like new compression and burns no oil… starter, coil replaced once…
tranny had the pan removed for inspection and filter once in 2011… fluid changed with the pumped method every year...
rear had wheel bearings once… fluid replaced every year…
cooling, radiator replaced once several years ago… coolant replaced yearly…
steering had 1 tie rod bad and all replaced, everything else original and good including the ball joints… power steering pump replaced three times in a year (rebuilt junk sucks)…
this has been one great truck and TV… it is also a halfback conversion which is the absolute best setup for a camping vehicle… I did try to replace it once but sold the replacement after a year and reactivated it… it still looks good with a good interior, people ask to buy it often…
the best camping vehicle…
What’s old have to do with it???
I do put far fewer miles on it now that the driver is old…

tranny had the pan removed for inspection and filter once in 2011… fluid changed with the pumped method every year...
rear had wheel bearings once… fluid replaced every year…
cooling, radiator replaced once several years ago… coolant replaced yearly…
steering had 1 tie rod bad and all replaced, everything else original and good including the ball joints… power steering pump replaced three times in a year (rebuilt junk sucks)…
this has been one great truck and TV… it is also a halfback conversion which is the absolute best setup for a camping vehicle… I did try to replace it once but sold the replacement after a year and reactivated it… it still looks good with a good interior, people ask to buy it often…
the best camping vehicle…
What’s old have to do with it???
I do put far fewer miles on it now that the driver is old…

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