Question for you master mechanics
My son bought himself a 2005 (more or less) Ford Expedition that been sitting on blocks and I thought it was a stupid purchase but kept my mouth shut, thinking that making mistakes was the one sure wa...
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:Don a rod can knock without being thrown, I currently have a 06 Ford F-250 with a 5.4 that has a rod knocking in it. I bought the truck for next to nothing with intentions of putting a new motor in it.
The fact that he said it got loud and makes me think it spit a spark plug or two. This would be easy to figure out by just looking at each plug. If they all are there then I would think a tow to a shop to have it checked out would be in order. But I agree if it threw a rod you would know right then and there.
By "it cranked but was loud and stalled after 500 feet or so" do you mean a knocking sound or exhaust noise?
Don
I do agree a mechanic can listen to it and usually tell very quickly what the issue is. The 5.4 can and does have many issues.
