Bustedup
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- Aug 12, 2017
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- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- FORD
- Transmission
- Manual
Greetings folks! Be away for about 5 years. Sold my 2005 2.5 SWB Flareside and just bought a 2009 XL Supercab 2.3 with automatic. It is stripped down! Only options I can see are automatic and A/C. Crank window and manual locks. AM/FM radio! No jump seats. 168K miles. She has been neglected. A quick look shows a bad valve cover gasket leak, leaking water pump, he heater valve/4 hose connecter is leaking and there is a power steering leak somewhere. Former owner died of malignant melanoma and I bought from family. WHAT A CONVOLUTED COOLING AND HEATER HOSE SYSTEM! Really FORD? I know this is a Mazda engine but damn, could you have made the cooling/ heater hose system any more complex? Did you hire German engineers for this? The more hoses and fitting the bigger the bonus?
Will be getting the cooling system sorted out as well as all the leaky components. After that, I will start collecting new and used parts to repair low speed deer impact damage to the left front. Inside is nasty because he rode his muddy mutts around in it on his farm.
Will be getting the cooling system sorted out as well as all the leaky components. After that, I will start collecting new and used parts to repair low speed deer impact damage to the left front. Inside is nasty because he rode his muddy mutts around in it on his farm.
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