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    i have a chance to buy an '01 f250 with the 5.4 that has a stripped plug hole..

    precisely, i had a harsher comment towards him prior but edited it because i figured it'd just make me look as ignorant as he made himself look. and maxtor, no i've only been working on automotive and marine applications for 8yrs, 3 in an auto shop, 5 on my own. i'm fully aware of the choices...
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    i have a chance to buy an '01 f250 with the 5.4 that has a stripped plug hole..

    thanks, i'll check into that helicoil, but at 203$...ouch, i've sourced a good head for 30$, it's just...putting it on isn't a quick and/or easy job. i was figuring at the price, i wouldn't be to deep in, it's a friend of mine...he paid 1100 for it, and hasn't gotten around to fixing it, so he...
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    i have a chance to buy an '01 f250 with the 5.4 that has a stripped plug hole..

    wow thanks for that usefull post. i wasn't insulting you, i was simply responding to the heli coil idea.....whats your issue?
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    i have a chance to buy an '01 f250 with the 5.4 that has a stripped plug hole..

    can't even get to where the plug hole is, and it's about 4-5" deep :-x
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    i have a chance to buy an '01 f250 with the 5.4 that has a stripped plug hole..

    as the subject line says, i have the opportunity to purchase a '00 or '01 (don't remember) f250, it's a 2wd, regular cab, 225k miles, has the 5.4 litre v-8 gas motor, the pass. side rear spark plug hole is stripped, truck still runs but...no plug so it runs rough obviously. book time says...
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    Howdy from phoenix, az

    just fininshed the waterpump, everything that could go wrong did...took me 3hrs...and a welder...but i got it done :-/
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    Howdy from phoenix, az

    ahhh!! i replaced the upper/lower radiator hoses, but of course it wasn't the source of the leak.....leaking from the waterpump by the pulley, great.
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    Howdy from phoenix, az

    well got it through inspection on monday, it has no governor on it so emissions just passed me without checking it at all (when they made me check for a governor, the person in the other lane in his camaro convertible was pissed, hahahaha...) anyways i've put 160miles on it so far, has a small...
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    Howdy from phoenix, az

    yeah i signed up, but they only have 26 users including me so :-x. i posted an ad though. we shall see. thanks for the heads up. i just need that intake tube, door handles w/key, and steering column and it's ready to go through inspection!
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    Howdy from phoenix, az

    yeah the brackets will Def.. need some tweaking, but i have a 4 and a 10ton porta power so i'm not scared :) but the tow mirrors..no thx, i just paid 60$ for the new pass. mirror! oh and no pm on this end...
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    Howdy from phoenix, az

    well it took me 6hours of waxing....1 coat of scratch remover, 2 coats of wax...but i got most of the "arizona pinstriping" out....i wish i had taken a better photo of "before", you can't see the stripping much in the auction pictures...but it looks like a whole new truck, probably going to pick...
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    Finally Sat In A 2008 PowerStroke F450 KR

    i personally think the 99-05 superduty is the best looking of them all...but hey i just took a home equity loan out to buy a busted up 2000 f350 so...perhaps i'm behind in the times? personally you couldn't pay me to drive any of these new cars..they all look horrible.
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    I make $7 million a month. . .

    hey I'm jealous personally....
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    Howdy from phoenix, az

    i paid 7700$ for it, thus far new battery's, new grille, new mirror, new tail lights...i have about 8100$ into it. still need a steering column, 1 mismatched wheel needs replaced with the correct matching, front door handles/keys, and a few other things... but not to far off from being ready...
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    Howdy from phoenix, az

    hah, i'm 6'2" 160lb :p the tire wasn't flat though, but still pushing it up the embankment at the gas station, by the time it was there, my legs were involuntarily giving out.
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    Howdy from phoenix, az

    Hey, well i've been wanting a turbo diesel for quite some time. i finally got one. it's was a theft recovery, i bought it from the insurance auctions. it's a 2000 f350, quad cab, short bed, turbo diesel, 230k, it has leather, power everything, etc... certainly needs some work, but it's...

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