jimx200 wrote:
So did you buy the rig? I see them up here in Sacramento area around that year for $8500-$10,000 and in good to excellent condition. IF it's been taken care of, there is no downside. Take it to a good wrench for new hoses, belts, fluids flushed (including brake fluid), install new brake pads and hoses, get the roof sealed, flush out the holding tanks, service the generator, new rubber, and enjoy the heck out of it. Betting all of this can be done for under $2500. or so. You can buy a newer 2006 on up for $17,000 and still spend $3,000+ on getting it road worthy. Don't worry about the Triton engine with the 2 valve..we had a 1999 (98 production year) and that beast never let us down.Plenty of power and don't worry about any spark plug issue. Any mechanic can change out old plugs and torque to specs. Get out and enjoy life.
I agree, most/all of this stuff is what should be or may need to be done to an old car to make it as road worthy as possible.
Your estimate is misleading and off by a factor of 2 at least.
But $2500 ain’t going to cut it unless you do the work yourself. The above list is 2 grand in parts and days of work. Less if some things not needed, more if others needed.
And one should worry about spark plugs on ALL Triton engines. Not a definite reason not to buy one but whether it’s a plug spitter or plug sticker, the potential is there.
Rather have a plug spitter. Heli coil kits are easier than the ones that break off. And they will break off when changed.
Just did plugs on a super low miles, garaged since day 1, 2006 4.6 Triton motor. They all came out, barely. Had to work at every one and all were corroded in. And that was 32,0000 miles and 13 years of dry warm storage.
