Excursion - Too many miles?
Hi all. Currently own a 2005 Ford Excursion, V10, with about 120K on the clock. All is stock from Ford. We currently tow a 25' TT that weighs 4500# dry (probably 6000# loaded). We have taken it out...
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jerem0621 wrote:
The COP's are VERY reliable. They typically don't fail.. what usually fails is the boots and springs..
Yes.. that is a CRACK in the body of the COP. I found that 6 of these bad boys had identical cracks.
So the COPs are NOT reliable....I agree with your approach of replacing them all rather than chasing them piece meal....
To the OP, I have 160k on the burb and it runs like brand new. Latest work I did was new ball joints, tie rods and control arm bushings, it brought that back the new-car feel! As others have mentioned, if the truck has been maintained well, I wouldn't hesitate to take it on a road trip.
One thing I did was sign up for the Good Sam Emergency Road Service. If you do have an issue with the truck, they will come and tow the truck to the dealer (or repair shop) and tow the TT to the nearest CG.
I signed up years ago when friends we were traveling with lost the transmission on their Expedition....cost them $500 to have the TT towed off the NJ Pike, and then they had the privilege of dry-camping in the parking lot of the trans shop while work was done.
